Break-even analysis and rubrics

How rapid cost-benefit analysis with limited data can support rigorous evaluation

Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is often an important piece of a value-for-money (VfM) puzzle - and it doesn’t have to be complicated. Sometimes a few hours’ work is all it takes to make appropriate use of available data and contribute important insights to a VfM assessment or other evaluation. Break-even analysis, in my experience, holds a lot of promise a…