DevOps investments should be measured in developer hours saved and revenue velocity.
CI/CD pipeline investment: $200-500K. Expected returns: 50-70% reduction in deployment time, 30-50% fewer deployment failures, 20-40% faster incident recovery.
Calculate ROI: (Engineer hours saved × hourly rate × 52 weeks) + (Avoided incident cost × incidents prevented) - Investment. Typical 3-year ROI: 300-600%.
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