The business case that (almost) writes itself
You know the training problem. Getting budget signed off is a different challenge. Turn your numbers into a business case your GM or C-suite can confidently approve.
Good ideas still need a business case
You've seen the gap. Completion rates are up and down and nothing sticks. Errors repeat and mistakes are made. Onboarding takes too long. You know microlearning would fix it.
The people who sign off don't see any of that. They see a request for budget and a new platform to manage. Without a clear cost, a clear return and a clear plan, even a strong case can stall in someone's inbox.
What's Yarno worth to your organisation?
This compares the downtime cost of traditional training with the downtime cost of a Yarno microlearning program, then shows the total saving across your workforce. Enter your own numbers, and drop the saving straight into your business case.
Your numbers
2 full days at 8 hours a day.
Yarno’s microlearning time commitment: 3 min/day × 28 weeks = 7 hours total per learner
5 working days a week.
Estimated result
Your organisation’s training downtime cost per employee
16 hours × $30/hour$480.00
Yarno’s microlearning downtime cost per employee
7 hours × $30/hour$210.00
Total downtime cost for 7,000 employees
Your organisation’s training: 7,000 × $480$3,360,000
Yarno’s microlearning program: 7,000 × $210$1,470,000
Total downtime savingsAcross 7,000 employees, per year
Proof it works: Kent Removals & Storage cut insurance claims by 41% using Yarno. Read the case study
How it's worked out: traditional training hours × downtime cost per hour × employees, minus the Yarno program's hours (minutes a day × 5 days a week × weeks ÷ 60) × downtime cost per hour × employees. It covers employee time only. It doesn't include what Yarno costs to run, or the engagement, retention and claims or error-rate benefits, which belong elsewhere in your business case.
Built from ten years of customer conversations
We've helped hundreds of L&D teams take microlearning from idea to signed-off program. We know what actually gets a business case approved: the current cost of training, the return on switching and a realistic plan for measuring success.
Pick a pilot, a pilot plus rollout or a full rollout. Talk to our team for help working through the numbers.
What a strong business case covers
Put the problem in numbers
Current training format, hours per employee, completion rate and the performance gap it isn't closing.
Cost it out, at whatever size you're ready for
Pilot only, pilot plus rollout or full rollout, each with its own cost table and payback period.
Prove the result, not just the spend
Baseline and target metrics, set before you start.
Answer the objections before they're raised
The risks your exec team will flag, and how you'll handle them.
Walk in with a recommendation already written
One paragraph, ready to present, that adapts to whichever option you choose.
The questions you'll probably be asked before anyone signs
We already have an LMS
Great. Yarno isn't here to replace your LMS, it's the layer that helps training actually stick once the course is done. The two sit comfortably side by side.
This is another platform for IT to manage
It can start simply. Most Yarno rollouts begin with a CSV upload or an email or SMS invite, no HRIS sync or SSO needed to get going. Integration's there if you want it down the track, just not a precondition to start.
We don't have budget for a new system
Fair question. The case usually comes down to real numbers rather than a feature list. Kent Removals saved $30,000 a month inside a single campaign, which tends to make the budget conversation a lot easier.
How can I actually prove this worked?
That's one of the best bits. Pre- and post-campaign confidence surveys, real-time dashboards, and a learning expert who helps you pull it all together into something you can take straight to your leadership team.
That's a big commitment for something new
It doesn't have to be. Start with a pilot: a 3-week trial with a clear go/no-go decision at the end, before anyone commits to a full rollout or the 12-month term.
Three things that make a business case land
A projection is easier to approve next to proof. Kent Removals & Storage cut insurance claims by 41% after switching to Yarno. Find an outcome that matches your industry in our case studies.
A business case with one name on it reads as one person's pet project. Add whoever's already seen the numbers and is on board.
Microlearning only works if people read it. Yarno content is written in your team's own voice, not pulled from a generic library, which is part of why the completion numbers are so high.
Ready to build your case?
Fill in your own numbers. Want a second pair of eyes on it before it goes to your exec team? Book a call. No generic pitch, just help getting your business case over the line.
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