How much is your intranet really saving you?
An intranet's cost fits on one invoice. Its value doesn't. Four numbers are enough to estimate it, and every assumption in the calculation is yours to challenge.
Three line items, not one more
Each one rests on a public benchmark you can challenge, and change directly in the calculator.
Time spent searching for information
About 20% of working time goes to looking for information. The calculation only counts one tenth of it as recoverable.
Source: McKinsey
Internal communication productivity
Fewer internal emails, information pushed to the right place. Starting assumption: 20 minutes per week per person.
Conservative assumption, adjustable
Streamlined communication tools
The budget of the tools your digital workplace replaces. This one is yours to fill in: zero by default.
Your number
What this estimate is worth, and what it isn't
It is an estimate, not a quote and not an audit. It rests on public benchmarks and on assumptions you adjust yourself.
The default values are deliberately low: the calculation counts 10% of search time as recovered where the literature goes up to 35%. A number that comes out of here holds up in an investment committee, provided you own its assumptions. They are all visible and all editable.
Sources: McKinsey, Gallup, Center for American Progress.
The calculation in detail, line by line →Frequently asked questions
How long does it take?
Thirty seconds with the four main fields. A few minutes if you open the assumptions block to tune them to your organisation.
Can I change the assumptions?
All thirteen of them. Each one shows the source of its default value, and the result recalculates as you edit.
What do you store?
Your email address, your first name and the detail of your estimate. We keep the calculation so a Jint expert can pick up the conversation where you left it. You can ask for your data to be deleted at any time.
What if I'm not on Microsoft 365?
The calculation doesn't depend on any technology: it measures time and costs. The recommendations that follow, however, are written for the Microsoft 365 world, since that is where Jint operates.
