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Return On Investment (ROI) Projections
How does it all add up?
This document looks at some key
figures extracted from the extensive
productivity benchmarking project
Pfeiffer Consulting has conducted on
Adobe Creative Suite 4 software.
While the complete benchmarking
project comprises over 120 individual
benchmarks, we have picked
key
features of Adobe Creative
Suite 4 that are common in a
wide range of creative workflows
Suite 4 that are common in a
wide range of creative workflows
,
and are usually repeated over and over
again.
Even seemingly minimal
productivity gains—say, a few
seconds for a single operation—
add up over time
seconds for a single operation—
add up over time
, when an
operation is frequently repeated.
Every mouse click counts, and every
second adds up. This is particularly
true for workflows executed under
enormous deadline pressure.
Just the few features analyzed
here can save you many hours
over the course of a month—
over the course of a month—
precious time gained to be more
creative, more time to explore visual
ideas, to take your work to the next
level. And this is without taking into
account all the other productivity
enhancements in the Adobe Creative
Suite 4.
Feature
Reptitions of
Benchmarked
Operations/day
Time saved
per month
Time saved
per year
10
3 h. 43 min.
41 h. 00 min.
10
1 h. 55 min.
21 h. 09 min.
5
1 h. 24 min.
15 h. 30 min.
10
1 h. 37 min.
17 h. 56 min.
20
3 h. 18 min.
36 h. 21 min.
This table only looks at a small selection of new features introduced by the Adobe
Creative Suite 4. It is clear that
Creative Suite 4. It is clear that
even seemingly minimal productivity gains in frequently
repeated operations can save creative professionals hours or even days
over the course
of a year.
Figures calculated from the number of repetitions of benchmarked operations for each feature. See feature pages for detail.
Return on Investment for Imaging Professionals
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