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Business Integrated Governance (BIG) is an integrated approach to operating the journey from purpose and strategy through to day-to-day operations (and back again).
How do we ensure an organisation (entirety, department, portfolio, product group…) consistently does the right things, in the right way, for the right reasons—especially when no one is watching?
BIG enables operational governance across everything the organisation does – strategy, business-as-usual, value creation and change – leveraging standards and best practice from multiple domains.
Stakeholders
Site visitors are welcome to explore the BIG Body of Knowledge, along with supplementary material, exams, blogs, and partner information. If you’re coming with a specific role or challenge, we can point you in the right direction.
If you’re focused on strategy, governance, change delivery, or information and data, you’ll find tailored content, ways to connect, and partners who can help with consulting, training, and technology. Choose a path that fits your needs – or simply browse.
Materials
The BIG CIC has extensive content for people to use in a Knowledge Base which includes all of our outputs including
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the BIG CIC Knowledge Outline which assists senior sponsors and change programmes to enhance organisational performance and agility by addressing key challenges in strategy delivery.
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Resources not yet in the BoK, for the public, members, full members and partners.
A simple introduction can be found in our YouTube channel.
Behind the outline is the BIG Body of Knowledge which provides depth: rational for doing this, stakeholder perspectives, Key Concepts, Principles, Solution Component definitions, a roadmap to work towards it, and linkages to professional bodies who’s capabilities need to be integrated to make it all work.
In addition to the core knowledge is Blog & Theme content in our Blogs, perspectives from key stakeholder perspectives, and the content we created for our Conference.
Members, Accreditation and Partners
The website also provides links to Membership Options – from simple free Membership to access basic contents, to FULL Membership to access richer resources and to also support the CIC financially. Exams and Exam Passes, an introduction to Partnering (commercial partners, sponsorship / Founding Sponsors and donors)
Background
The BIG initiative began in 2018 and has garnered contributions from more than a hundred professionals across strategy, governance, change management, IT, finance, and project management.
The BIG Community Interest Company (CIC) now has over a thousand CIC Members, helpers, LinkedIn Group members and friends. The BIG CIC now also has a Community Forum to enable collaboration, networking and threaded discussion.
As the CIC is not for profit, we encourage our visitors, Members and beneficiaries to make a small donation to enable the CIC to continue to develop and operate.
More About the BIG CIC here.
Explore our Conference Materials
News
- From Purpose to performance – without friction September 25, 2026From purpose to performance – without organisational friction Use technology and AI to enable slick governance operation from boards to project teams – Cordin8 Introduction Most […] The post From Purpose to performance – without friction first appeared on big-cic.org/blog.
- BIG – from Drivers to Responses January 27, 2026BIG – from Business Drivers to Strategic Responses Before we dive into BIG Principles, Models and Methods, we need to make sure we’re all speaking the […] The post BIG – from Drivers to Responses first appeared on big-cic.org/blog.
- Building a Strategic Framework for SMEs January 22, 2026Building a Strategic Framework for SMEs Founders succeed because, at the start, they do everything themselves. As the organisation grows, that load is shared with team […] The post Building a Strategic Framework for SMEs first appeared on big-cic.org/blog.
- BIG Governance Principles – What Actually Matters December 29, 2025From 80 Principles to the Few That Matter: Why BIG Governance Starts Here The BIG CIC recently presented the latest session of BoK Club sessions. The […] The post BIG Governance Principles – What Actually Matters first appeared on big-cic.org/blog.
- BIG Seasons Greetings December 19, 2025BIG Seasons Greetings Summary – 2025 in Perspective In 2025, the BIG CIC has been defined by: Overall, 2025 has been a year of consolidation, community […] The post BIG Seasons Greetings first appeared on big-cic.org/blog.
- Using the BIG Readiness Model November 12, 2025Using the BIG Readiness Model The BIG CIC is presenting a session on readiness for Integrated Governance as part of the BIG Conference Series. The BIG […] The post Using the BIG Readiness Model first appeared on big-cic.org/blog.
- BIG Conference Series – Welcome and Introduction November 5, 2025BIG Conference Series – Welcome and Introduction The BIG Conference 2025 is the inaugural global event to introduce, promote, and activate the BIG (Business Integrated Governance) community. […] The post BIG Conference Series – Welcome and Introduction first appeared on big-cic.org/blog.
- BIG Readiness October 28, 2025BIG Readiness Helping Protagonists Prepare to Lead Change Business Integrated Governance (BIG) provides a way to connect an organisation from purpose to vision, to strategy, and […] The post BIG Readiness first appeared on big-cic.org/blog.
- Why is it so hard to see that Strategy Delivery needs fixing? October 9, 2025Why is it so hard to see that Strategy Delivery needs fixing? When strategy delivery fails, it can of course be for many well documented reasons. […] The post Why is it so hard to see that Strategy Delivery needs fixing? first appeared on big-cic.org/blog.
- BIG Bo(o)k Club – Kick off Session October 8, 2025BIG Bo(o)k Club – Kick off Session The BIG CIC in the form of Veronica Edward-Smith and Alex Shapley hosted the initial meeting of the BIG […] The post BIG Bo(o)k Club – Kick off Session first appeared on big-cic.org/blog.