Ever wasted valuable time repeating the same task over and over again? As a developer you no doubt have both the skill and the passion to build a nifty tool to do the job for you, but how can you prove to your boss that the effort of building the tool is a true cost or time saver?

Never fear! The Tool Leverage Calculator is just what you need. By answering four simple question such as "How much time/money will the tool save you per repetition" and "What is the time/cost of the activity", this tool will calculate the time or money leverage ratio of building the tool. Designed to provide you with leverage when presenting your case, this tool enables you to calculate or predict outcomes of using the tool and provides the cost benefit for making the purchase.

The Tool Leverage Calculator has been created using an Excel spreadsheet so there is no need to download or set up any code.

Figure 1: Calculating your leverage ratio with the Tool Leverage Calculator

Download the Code

Download the Tool Leverage Calculator.zip (8KB)

About the Developer

Tool Leverage Calculator is the work of our Senior Consultant Mitch Denny who is an MVP (ASP/ASP.NET). To find out more on what Mitch is doing on this and other projects – Visit Mitch's blog.