Strategy 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 frustration of big ambitions and weak delivery. According to the recent blog by Business Integrated Governance CIC (“Why is it so hard to see that Strategy Delivery needs fixing?”) the challenge isn’t lack of intent — it’s that delivery is treated as a “thing someone else does” rather than a capability we build.

In many organisations:

• Strategy formulation is celebrated; delivery is delegated and assumed.
• Over-confidence and cognitive bias blind teams to real execution risk.
• Culture, politics, fragmented data and misaligned incentives all conspire to keep delivery out of focus.

If this resonates, then you’ll want to mark your calendar:

Strategy Delivery: Rigour vs Agility – Do We Need Both? on 26 November 2025 at 12.30 pm UK time, organised by the BIG CIC.

Here’s why you should attend:

• You’ll hear from senior voices in the field (including David Booth and David Worsley from the International Association of Strategy Professionals) about bridging strategy and execution.
• The session addresses a critical tension: how to combine rigour (structure, governance, clarity) with agility (speed, responsiveness, iteration) in strategy delivery.
• It’s not just theory — you’ll get frameworks, real-life examples (including a rail industry case) and practical first steps for your organisation.
• If you’ve ever felt: “We nailed the plan; now what?” — this session will help shift the conversation from “job done” to “jobs doing”.

Who is this for?

Strategy directors, programme/portfolio leads, business transformation leads, governance and performance professionals — essentially anyone charged with making sure the strategy doesn’t just live in slide decks but lives in action.

If you’re serious about turning strategy into outcomes (not just aspiration), I’d encourage you to register. Seats are limited, and this is one of those sessions where you’ll come away with both the mindset and the toolkit to influence change.

If you’re an executive, strategist, governance or change professional who’s ever felt the pain of “great plans, poor delivery,” this session is for you.

Who is Presenting?

This event is done in collaboration with the International Association for Strategy Professionals UK Branch – more about the branch here.

Presented by David Booth and David Worsley from the International Association of Strategy Professionals. David Booth is author of ‘Strategy Journeys – a guide to effective strategic planning‘, and David Worsley is Rail Strategy Manager at Transport for the North.

Supported by David Dunning, lead author on Business Integrated Governance.

Call to Action:

Register as a FULL Member or as a Conference Member receive a free access code, then with that Register directly to this PAID event on EventBrite here

More about the wider conference?

Let’s make strategy delivery visible, valued, and finally — achievable.

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