Benefits realisation softwareSee what every AI project actually returned
SilkFlo’s benefits realisation software tracks every AI and automation initiative against the business case it was approved on. Actual results arrive by API from the tools you run, cashable savings are kept apart from time released, and initiatives falling behind plan are flagged while there’s still time to act.
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Benefits realisation in a county council
“SilkFlo has become an important part of our benefits realisation approach, providing us with a structured way to capture, assess, prioritise and track opportunities across our digital transformation and automation portfolio.”
What is benefits realisation software?
Benefits realisation software records the benefits each project promised, tracks what it delivers after go-live and reports the gap. Most organisations do this in a spreadsheet, months later, if at all. SilkFlo does it continuously, initiative by initiative and across the whole portfolio.
The whole story, whatever the technology
Results arrive by API from Microsoft Copilot, UiPath, Power Automate and the other tools you run, and benefit owners add what the systems can’t see. Whatever technology delivered the change, its results land in one place.
- Works across any AI or automation vendor
- Automatic results, plus owner check-ins when needed
- No more chasing spreadsheets for updates
Everything is compared with the original business case
Every initiative is measured against the case it was approved on, month by month. You see how far the real result sits from the forecast and when it turned positive. Anything falling behind is flagged early, ranked by shortfall, while there is still time to act.
- Forecast against actual for every initiative
- Early warnings ranked by shortfall
- Honest curves, including the dip while benefits ramp up
A Financial view the board and finance trust
The Financial view rolls every initiative into net cashable savings, run-rate and annualised value. Cashable benefits are kept apart from time released, so the number you report is the money that reached the budget.
- Cashable savings separate from hours released
- Every figure traces back to an initiative
- Board-ready in minutes, not weeks
A Drivers view for the value money can’t measure
Not every benefit is a pound. The Drivers view tracks all six value drivers in their own units: pounds, hours, satisfaction scores or risk points. Productivity, customer experience, risk and employee experience sit alongside cost.
- Six value drivers, each in its own units
- Spot which drivers are over or under plan
- Report the full value of AI, not just the savings
A Telemetry view that shows what is really running
The Telemetry view shows the usage behind the numbers: runs, adoption and approved owner check-ins, straight from the tools. When a figure is questioned, you can show the activity that produced it.
- See the usage behind every result
- Evidence for audit and board questions
- Owner check-ins sit alongside system data
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From idea to proven return
Questions about benefits realisation software
What is benefits realisation?
Benefits realisation is checking that each investment delivers what its business case promised, and acting when it doesn’t. It starts before approval, with a forecast and a baseline, and carries on after go-live until the benefits are delivered or written off. Read more about AI value realisation.
How do we track realised benefits once a project is live, not just the forecast?
Keep the approved business case as the baseline and record actual results against it every month. In SilkFlo, results from connected tools arrive by API and benefit owners add anything else as a check-in, so forecast and actual sit side by side for every initiative.
How do we make sure benefit owners actually update the numbers months after go-live?
Make it quick and visible. Automated results arrive without anyone typing them, owners only log what the system can’t see, and the dashboard shows which initiatives have reported this month and which haven’t.
What should a benefits realisation dashboard show?
Realised value against what was expected to date, cashable savings kept apart from time released, the initiatives falling short ranked by size of gap, and each value driver in its own units. SilkFlo’s Value Realization dashboard shows all four on one screen.
Can SilkFlo replace our benefits register spreadsheet?
Yes. Each initiative’s forecast, owner, actuals and approvals live in SilkFlo, so the register stays current without a monthly rebuild.
Does it work for public sector value for money reporting?
Yes. The dashboard reports value for money alongside net cashable savings, and Staffordshire County Council uses SilkFlo as part of its benefits realisation approach.
Which technologies does SilkFlo track benefits for?
Any. Results arrive by API from tools such as Microsoft Copilot, UiPath and Power Automate, or you can push them from your own systems, and owners add anything else as an approved check-in. Whatever delivered the change, its results are compared with the same original business case.
What are the Financial, Drivers and Telemetry views?
The Financial view shows net cashable savings, run-rate and annualised value, with cashable benefits kept apart from time released. The Drivers view shows all six value drivers in their own units, such as pounds, hours, NPS and risk points. The Telemetry view shows the runs and usage behind the numbers, by tool, so any figure can be traced to the activity that produced it.
See your benefits realisation in SilkFlo
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