TL;DR
OMI’s ROI Impact percentage Icon on product pages represents the portion of acceptance-stage cost exposure a tool typically helps teams surface, bound, or reduce.
It is not a promise of savings. It is a structured way to describe where a tool operates in the cost-risk landscape of FAT/SAT reviews.
On projects where acceptance delays cost tens of thousands of dollars per day, even addressing a fraction of that exposure can outweigh the cost of the tool.
Why OMI Uses an ROI Impact Indicator
Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) rarely fail because systems don’t work.
They fail—or stall—because:
- questions weren’t anticipated
- evidence boundaries weren’t clear
- changes invalidated assumptions
- reviewers focused on credibility rather than results
These issues create acceptance-stage friction: pauses, follow-ups, re-testing, and review extensions that carry real cost.
OMI products are designed to make those friction points visible before they compound. The ROI Impact indicator exists to describe how much of that cost exposure a given tool typically touches, not to guarantee outcomes.
What ROI Impact Is (and Is Not)
ROI Impact IS
- An estimate of relative influence, not absolute savings
- Based on where and how a tool is used in FAT/SAT workflows
- Grounded in industry-typical acceptance cost drivers
- Comparable across OMI products using a consistent rubric
ROI Impact IS NOT
- A guarantee of savings
- A prediction of schedule improvement
- A substitute for project-specific ROI analysis
- A claim that results will occur
The Cost Exposure OMI Is Referencing
Across industrial automation, robotics, and complex engineered systems, acceptance-stage delays commonly cost:
- $10,000–$50,000 per day, depending on labor, downtime, penalties, and coordination overhead
These costs arise not only from failures, but from:
- unanticipated questions
- evidence ambiguity
- scope creep during reviews
- change-driven re-verification
OMI’s ROI Impact refers to this acceptance-stage cost exposure.
How the ROI Impact Percentage Is Determined (High Level)
Internally, each OMI product is evaluated against a consistent rubric that considers:
- When the tool operates (planning, prep, live review, post-review)
- How broad the concerns are that it touches
- How much review friction it typically reduces
- How reusable the tool is across projects or teams
- How directly it relates to acceptance delays or rework
The result is a bounded percentage range (for example, 18–30%) that represents the portion of acceptance-stage cost exposure the tool typically influences.
Only the final range is shown publicly.
A Simple Example (Illustrative Only)
Consider a project where:
- Acceptance delays cost $25,000 per day
- There is 1–2 days of avoidable acceptance friction
- An OMI tool shows an ROI Impact of ~24%
An illustrative calculation looks like:
$25,000 × 2 days × 24% ≈ $12,000 of cost exposure addressed
This does not mean the tool will save $12,000.
It means the tool typically operates in the part of the process where that amount of downside risk exists.
Actual results depend on project context, team behavior, and execution.
Why OMI Uses Ranges Instead of Single Numbers
Acceptance-stage costs vary widely by:
- project size
- integration complexity
- customer expectations
- organizational maturity
Using a range:
- avoids false precision
- reflects real-world variability
- prevents over-claiming
Most OMI products fall between 12–30% ROI Impact, with higher values reserved for tools that directly compress acceptance-stage uncertainty.
How to Use ROI Impact When Evaluating an OMI Product
ROI Impact is best used to answer questions like:
- Where does this tool operate in the acceptance process?
- Does it reduce friction early or late?
- How much of the review-delay risk does it touch compared to other tools?
- Is this a narrow helper or a high-leverage reference?
It is not intended to replace professional judgment or project-specific ROI analysis.
Relationship to the OMI ROI White Paper
More detailed, scenario-based ROI illustrations—including multi-day delay models and industry benchmarks—are provided in OMI’s complimentary ROI white paper.
That document exists to:
- contextualize the numbers
- show how small time savings scale financially
- support internal justification and procurement discussions
Final Note
OMI products do not create savings by themselves.
They create clarity, anticipation, and structure in moments where lack of preparation drives cost.
The ROI Impact indicator simply makes that relationship visible.