The purpose of the BIG CIC can be summarised as follows:

  • Knowledge Advancement: To sustain and expand knowledge regarding Business Integrated Governance
  • Knowledge Sharing: To share the BIG Body of Knowledge (BoK) as widely as possible, making it accessible to both the public and members
  • Community Involvement: To encourage volunteer participation, welcoming individuals to contribute to our Knowledge Advancement and Sharing
  • Integration of Key Domains: To use BIG principles to integrate vital domains such as strategy, governance, assurance, business as usual, value creation, and change
  • Collaboration: To actively collaborate with the public, professional bodies, and commercial partners on Integration
  • Education and Accreditation: To provide a syllabus for training and accreditation, overseeing examinations and issuing BIG credentials
    The Purpose of the BIG CIC is not: To deliver consulting / training services or technology-based products 


The BIG Vision includes:

  • A developing Body of Knowledge (BoK): This is provided in summary from to the Public, and in Rich Detail to BIG CIC Members. This is free of charge.
  • BIG Volunteers: Operate the BIG CIC, develop and publicise knowledge
  • BIG Partners: Support the BIG CIC as volunteers. Develop training / consulting / services to assist organisations to understand, adapt and adopt / operate / sustain BIG. Support funding the BIG CIC.
  • BIG Professional Connections: Develop collaborative relationships with thought leading individuals and professional bodies to validate and integrate with BIG thinking (remembering we are not trying to re-invent any wheels with BIG)
  • BIG Membership: to build a core of BIG Members who subscribed (free) to use the BIG Body of Knowledge, and be the primary BIG Stakeholders.
  • BIG Exams and Accreditation: Develop a BIG Syllabus and set of exams to enable Members to demonstrate knowledge of / capability with the BIG BoK
  • BIG Funding: Secure the funding for BIG CIC expenses through donations, and fees taken for Exams. Expenses to include Corporate (Accounting, Companies House fees, ICO fees), Website, Professional Services (e.g. Proof reading, publishing, admin), Software (e.g. Publishing software, licences for business tools, direct expenses for exams) – not expected at more than £2k per year)
  • BIG Website: Develop a platform to Introduce BIG, provide an entry point for Members, an index of Partners, the Body of Knowledge and supplementary materials, explain who we are, enable a point of contact.
  • BIG Collaboration: Develop a LinkedIn Group membership to enable communication, a YouTube presence to enable sharing of video content, and a deeper collaboration platform to enable public threaded discussions, and a document management capability (Teams / SharePoint) to enable content sharing and communication on development.

A pdf version of the slide set we are maintaining can be accessed here: Jan 25 Update

What should the Goals for the BIG CIC include next?

So far, the approach has been:

  • Step 1 – Get the BIG CIC Launched – COMPLETED
  • Step 2 – Get the BIG CIC Operational – this is the Phase the BIG CIC is entering where there is a group of leaders that drive the BIG CIC
  • Step 3 – Make it self sufficient – once Operational, can the leaders may it a self financing, stand alone, not for profit organisation?

Assuming the BIG CIC is entering Step 2 –

  1. what should the purpose become?
  2. what should the vision be?
  3. what goals should the CIC set for which timeframes?