Assessing AI Impact: Notes for Your CFO

Hi there. This is the epilogue to my series on assessing the impact of AI-assisted software development. It brings all the concepts together into one whole. It’s also good for sharing with your CFO and other members of your leadership team. You can find the beginning of the series here: Are You Getting Your Money’s Worth from AI? The rest of the articles are linked below. Comfy? Great. Let’s get started. Give Me the Shortest Possible Version AI-assisted software development is expensive, and while the potential returns are high, they’re not yet proven. The field is changing rapidly, so learning the right approach requires experimentation and measurement. Spending varies by an order of magnitude: from hundreds of dollars per person per month, to thousands. To know which approach is best, you need to measure impact as well as costs. The fullest view involves modeling the ROI of your software initiatives, which requires leadership support and cross-departmental participation. For a…