GuardIT AI • Audit Calm™
Audit Calm™ ROI Calculator
Estimate your organization’s annual audit-prep tax and the savings you can unlock when proof becomes continuously retrievable. This is a planning tool—simple enough to do mentally, accurate enough to guide decisions.
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Inputs
Fill these fields. Blue cells = the only things you need to change.
Audits / major reviews per year
SOC 2, HIPAA/HITRUST, insurer audits, vendor due diligence, internal audits, etc.
People involved per audit (avg)
Include security, IT, compliance, finance, operations, clinical leaders.
Weeks of prep per audit (avg)
Time from “we need to prepare” to “we feel ready.”
Hours per person per week (avg)
Average weekly load per person during prep (meetings + evidence work).
Blended hourly cost ($)
Fully-loaded rate (salary + benefits + overhead). Conservative is fine.
External consulting per audit ($)
Extra help for evidence gathering, gap-filling, or “audit season surge.”
Download Excel worksheet
Tip: Use conservative inputs
Important: This calculator runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is transmitted or stored.
Use it as a conversation starter—not a promise.
Results
What your “audit prep tax” may be costing you—and what reducing it could return.
Internal labor cost (annual)
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People × weeks × hours × blended cost
External consulting (annual)
$0
Audit surge spend and gap-filling
Total audit-prep cost (annual)
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Internal + external
Total cost per quarter
$0
Useful for budgeting and exec updates
Estimated savings if prep time drops
ProofOps-style evidence operations commonly reduce prep effort by 60–80% depending on starting maturity.
Low (60%)
$0
Conservative scenario
Mid (70%)
$0
Typical target range
High (80%)
$0
Strong proof operating model
Mid savings per quarter
$0
Mid ÷ 4
What this doesn’t count: leadership interruptions, opportunity cost, delayed projects, morale damage,
and reputational risk. Those are often bigger than the spreadsheet.
Talk through your numbers
10–15 minutes, no pitch
Audit Calm™ is a methodology for turning compliance into calm, continuous proof.
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