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BIG Readiness<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Helping Protagonists Prepare to Lead Change<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Business Integrated Governance (BIG) provides a way to connect an organisation from purpose to vision, to strategy, and through to delivery – and back again. It is not a policy framework, but a way of orchestrating how decision-making works across the organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BIG includes clear principles and components that can be applied locally and tactically. However, it ultimately depends on a senior sponsor\u2013led, multi-stakeholder initiative. Which raises the question: who gets the idea started? Is this a top down, or an innovation (bottom up) initiative? <\/em> How do we remove the fog from the scene?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Top down<\/strong> – senior sponsors have the authority to initiate action. Yet many of those who first recognise the need for BIG – the protagonists – are not in senior positions. They must build support by engaging stakeholders and persuading a sponsor to see the value of an integrated approach \u2013 bottom up<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our working assumption is that every BIG initiative begins with a protagonist<\/strong> \u2013 whether executive or senior manager: someone who sees an opportunity or challenge that needs to be addressed, and who is willing to take the first step. Their task is to persuade others – especially senior stakeholders – to create a programme that builds the capability to deliver strategy more effectively, efficiently, and with greater agility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BIG Readiness Assessment session<\/strong> at the BIG Conference is designed to help these protagonists prepare for that task. It helps participants clarify why a BIG-based approach is relevant for their organisation, identify key stakeholders and trigger conditions, recognise potential obstacles and opportunities, and outline a credible pathway to change and the value it could create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BIG Readiness Session 19th November 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The BIG CIC presented a session positioned as a readiness workshop focused on Business Integrated Governance (BIG). The Core aim is to help organizations connect strategy to delivery more effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n