board approval

Most transformation business cases that reach a board are declined not because the initiative lacks merit, but because the document was written to sell rather than to inform. This post lays out the five structural components — strategic alignment, ranged benefit quantification, phased investment, a risk register with mitigations, and a governance model — that senior executives and boards need to make a defensible capital allocation decision. It also covers the specific questions boards ask and how to answer them honestly.