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Business Integrated Governance
…(BIG) describes an integrated approach to operating decision making from business purpose to strategy, and into the organisation.
BIG involves integrating governance principles into all aspects of an organisation’s operations and decision-making processes – including Strategy, Business-as-Usual, Value Creation and Change.
What is it?
Simply – it is the operation of joined up decision making and application of traditional governance practices throughout the organisation. It is NOT compliance gone mad. An organisation with Business Integrated Governance connects purpose to vision to strategy, performance and the management of risk throughout its organisation structure, governance bodies, assurance functions and all points of accountability. See here for a fuller discussion of What is BIG.
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.
News
- 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.
- 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.
- Strategy, Execution & Portfolio Management December 15, 2025Mind the Gap: Strategy, Execution and Portfolio Management Event Report Speaker: Steve JennerHost: David Dunning, Co-founder, BIG CIC Overview This session concluded the BIG Conference series […] The post Strategy, Execution & Portfolio Management first appeared on big-cic.org/blog.
- BIG, OCRUM & the Mission-Critical Oversight Gap December 4, 2025From Risk Lists to Uncertainty: How BIG and OCRUM Close the Mission-Critical Oversight Gap Webinar: 3/12/25 – event report – David Dunning Introduction This session brought […] The post BIG, OCRUM & the Mission-Critical Oversight Gap first appeared on big-cic.org/blog.
- Integrating Strategy Delivery November 28, 2025Integrating Strategy Delivery There is much research, and plenty of evidence from our own event reports that strategy delivery is not easy and not done well. […] The post Integrating Strategy Delivery first appeared on big-cic.org/blog.
- Inspiring GRC professionals into a role in strategy delivery? November 20, 2025Strategy delivery and the curse of “don’t ask don’t tell” syndrome 3rd December 2025, 12.30 PM UK time Many organisation boards receive performance reports, compliance-reports, risk-lists […] The post Inspiring GRC professionals into a role in strategy delivery? first appeared on big-cic.org/blog.
- Strategy Rigour or Agility? November 20, 2025Strategy Delivery: Rigour vs. Agility — Do We Need Both? If you’ve ever watched a well-crafted strategic plan quietly go off the rails, you’ll recognise the […] The post Strategy Rigour or Agility? first appeared on big-cic.org/blog.
- FRANKENORG! November 13, 2025FRANKENORG! On the 12th November, the BIG CIC presented a session which described the use of integrated governance in a selection of organisations. Instead of explaining […] The post FRANKENORG! first appeared on big-cic.org/blog.
- BOK Club – Chapter 1 and 2 Discussion November 13, 2025BOK Club – Chapter 1 and 2 Discussion. Summary and Purpose Our second BIG Book Club session picked up where the first left off, diving into […] The post BOK Club – Chapter 1 and 2 Discussion first appeared on big-cic.org/blog.