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Payback Period measures how long it takes for an initiative to recover its costs through benefits. It is evaluated against the Payback Threshold configured in your org’s settings. At the Org / Portfolio / Product level:
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Within thresholdInitiatives recovering estimated costs within the accepted maximum. More is better.
MedianMedian estimated payback period across all initiatives. A cleaner read than an average.
RangeSpread between shortest and longest estimated payback. A wide range signals uneven cost recovery.
TrendChange in median estimated payback compared to the previous month. Negative means initiatives are paying back faster.
At the Initiative level:
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EstimatedOriginal projected payback period of the initiative.
RealizedPV of actual benefits as a % of PV of actual costs. 100% = breakeven reached on actuals.
ForecastedPayback forecasted using actual cash flows plus remaining projections. Best estimate of the payback period.
VarianceForecasted vs. estimated payback period. Negative means reaching breakeven faster than projected.