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Platform Engineering ROI Calculator: Prove Value to Executives
Platform Engineering Playbook Podcast
14 minutes
2 weeks ago
Platform Engineering ROI Calculator: Prove Value to Executives
• Why 60-70% of platform teams get disbanded within 18 months (hint: it’s not technical failure)
• The exact ROI formula: (Total Value - Total Cost) / Total Cost × 100
• Real numbers across 5 company sizes: 233% ROI at startups, 380% at enterprises
• How to translate DORA metrics to business outcomes (deployments → revenue, MTTR → SLA penalties)
• CFO, CTO, and VP Eng stakeholder templates that speak their language
• When NOT to build a platform team (under 100 engineers? Read this first)
• Monday morning action plan: baseline metrics → quarterly ROI presentations → survival
