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Measuring ROI without lying

Measuring ROI without lying

March 3rd, 20261 min readLast updated: March 6th, 2026PragmAIca

ROI Metrics DORA Evidence Productivity

Measuring ROI without lying

Pillar: This post anchors the ROI and metrics topic cluster. We cite evidence and separate it from anecdote.

The evidence bar

We do not invent ROI numbers. When we cite a stat, we point to a source (e.g. GitHub Copilot research, DORA 2024). See ROI metrics for practical definitions.

What to measure

Throughput and stability (DORA-style)
Time to task completion in controlled settings
Human-in-the-loop and evaluation harnesses to know when AI output is good enough

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