How Senior Business Leaders Can Ensure ROI on AI Investments

One of the first things potential clients ask us about is return on investment. And honestly? We love it!

Why? Because focusing on ROI eliminates one of the biggest pitfalls we see in AI adoption: “AI for AI’s sake.”

At Verodat, we always start with one simple question: “What problem are you trying to solve?” This ensures that every AI initiative has a clear business need behind it. For some clients, it’s a specific operational bottleneck, like fixing a time-consuming payroll task. For others, it’s broader – streamlining processes, better understanding their business, or achieving automation efficiencies. No matter the case, AI should be a tool to execute your strategy, not the strategy itself.

Start Small not Slow

When organisations first dip their toes into AI, they can feel overwhelmed. The possibilities are endless, and it’s tempting to go big right away. But here’s the thing: ROI isn’t achieved by doing everything all at once.

We push our clients to focus on a single use case during a trial period. Why? Because it keeps things simple and measurable. One of our clients recently tackled a manual payroll process that was eating up two full days every week. Using Verodat and AI, they eliminated that task almost entirely—freeing up their team’s time for more strategic work. The ROI was immediate, the win was clear, and it paved the way for the next use case.

By focusing on outcomes like time savings, cost savings, enhanced quality of insights, and enabling new capabilities, businesses can see tangible results from day one. These metrics make it easy to quantify success and build confidence internally. Think of AI adoption as an iterative process: one challenge, one solution, one win at a time. Not only does this approach simplify adoption, but it also lets businesses justify AI internally without waiting for months (or years!) to see value.

Why ROI in AI is Different

Traditional technology rollouts often follow the “crawl-walk-run” approach: start slow, build confidence, then scale. But with AI, that timeline no longer works. AI evolves so rapidly that if you’re waiting a year to see ROI, the tool you’re using might already be outdated. This is where Verodat comes in.

The cost of AI tools themselves is often low—many off-the-shelf options start at just €10 per user. The real challenge is connecting those tools to your data. That’s the piece most organisations miss, and it’s where we thrive. Verodat brings all your scattered data together, enriches it, and creates an AI-ready data layer. This makes deploying AI faster, safer, and far more effective.

A Quick Win: The Verodat Difference

Let’s talk about why Verodat is so effective at delivering ROI. It’s not just about saving time (though we do plenty of that). It’s about transforming how businesses handle their data.

Take Pen Underwriting, for example. They manage hundreds of bordereaux reports every month—a process that used to take hours of manual effort. With Verodat, they automated the entire workflow, cutting processing time by 94%. That’s not just faster; it’s transformative. By improving data quality, reducing human error, and enabling more strategic decision-making, the ROI wasn’t just about saving time—it also unlocked new opportunities for operational efficiency and growth.

Whether it’s eliminating human error, reducing operational costs, or enabling teams to focus on strategic goals, Verodat delivers ROI that’s immediate and tangible.

It’s Not Just About Tools—It’s About Strategy

Here’s a hard truth: no AI tool will deliver ROI on its own. Tools are just tools—they need the right data, structure, and strategy behind them. That’s why we designed Verodat to integrate seamlessly into your existing systems and workflows.

Our approach is simple:

1. Start with the business challenge. We help you define the problem you’re trying to solve, ensuring every AI initiative is grounded in ROI.
2. Build the foundation. Verodat creates a centralised, AI-ready data layer, so your tools have everything they need to work effectively.
3. Scale with confidence. Once you’ve proven ROI with one use case, you can build on that success, expanding AI across your organisation.

Less Risk, Bigger Rewards

At the end of the day, AI is only as good as the data behind it. With Verodat, you get more than a tool – you get a strategic partner that reduces the risk of AI adoption while maximising its rewards. Whether it’s faster time-to-value, lower operational costs, improved quality of insights, or enabling entirely new capabilities, Verodat delivers ROI you can count on.

So, what’s the first problem your business needs to solve? Let’s start there.