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AI ROI for IT and AI Governance Teams

By Paige Gilmore, Founder, NetLift· Published July 28, 2026· Updated August 7, 2026

IT and AI governance teams use NetLift to report AI value across the business with Evidence Quality, control tool sprawl, and recommend what to expand, review, improve or stop — without surveilling individuals.

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The problem

IT and governance are accountable for AI adoption and spend across many teams and tools, but lack a single, credible, non-intrusive view of where AI delivers value.

Who it's for

CIO, CTO, Head of IT, or AI Governance lead

Common use cases

  • Org-wide view of AI value by team and tool
  • Controlling AI tool sprawl and overlapping seats
  • Evidence-graded reporting for leadership and risk
  • Standardising how AI ROI is measured across teams

Metrics to measure

  • Net value and time saved by team and tool
  • Attributed vs unallocated AI spend
  • Evidence Quality across reported claims
  • Tools and seats to expand, review or stop

A credible, non-intrusive view of AI value

IT and AI governance need to show whether AI adoption is working across the business — without turning into surveillance. NetLift reports AI value by team, workflow and tool, with Evidence Quality on every claim, and is explicitly built for business-value reporting, not individual productivity scoring.

Control tool sprawl and unallocated spend

See attributed versus unallocated AI spend, overlapping tools and unused seats, so you can consolidate with evidence instead of guesswork.

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Standardise how AI ROI is measured

Every team measures AI value the same way — time with and without AI, real costs, and a plain-English Evidence Quality rating — so reporting is consistent and defensible. Scoring logic and thresholds are never exposed.

Recommend what to expand, review, improve, or stop

Give leadership and risk a clear, evidence-backed recommendation for each AI tool and team.

Frequently Asked Questions

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About the author

Paige Gilmore · Founder, NetLift

Paige Gilmore is the founder of NetLift, the AI Value Management platform that helps organisations measure the cost, savings and return of AI adoption.

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