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What's Your Engineering Waste?
The average engineering team wastes 40-65% of capacity on maintenance, rework, and invisible overhead. An R&D Capital Audit identifies and eliminates this waste.
Series B SaaS Company
Engineers40
Avg Salary$185,000
Total R&D Spend$7.4M
Innovation Tax (before)55%
Innovation Tax (after)35%
Annual Savings$1.5M
ROI on Audit1973%
Growth Stage Startup
Engineers25
Avg Salary$165,000
Total R&D Spend$4.1M
Innovation Tax (before)60%
Innovation Tax (after)38%
Annual Savings$0.9M
ROI on Audit1210%
Enterprise Division
Engineers100
Avg Salary$200,000
Total R&D Spend$20.0M
Innovation Tax (before)65%
Innovation Tax (after)40%
Annual Savings$5.0M
ROI on Audit6667%
How We Calculate Savings
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Measure Innovation Tax
Quantify % of engineering spent on maintenance vs. new feature work
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Identify Waste
Pinpoint specific debt sources: rework, incidents, manual processes
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Remediation Plan
Prioritized playbook to reclaim engineering capacity, measured in dollars
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These are illustrative scenarios. A real R&D Capital Audit produces company-specific numbers based on your actual metrics, team structure, and technology stack.
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