The Better Decisions, Better Outcomes™ (BDBO) Framework

In my last BLOG on 26th March here I set out the case that communities need to be able to make their voice heard to influence Government decision-making, so they receive the resources that they want and need. Government seems to recognise the need for place-based solutions drawn from local intelligence whilst communities, who have a low trust in government, need investment to thrive.

The more a suburb, district, or region  is community resilient the more the people will be able to speak with their voices to inform district, regional and national decision making.

The Better Decisions, Better Outcomes™ (BDBO) Framework is a systematic, holistic, relational way for leaders to THINK how best to achieve a vision, for a suburb, district, region or nation. The output is a Portfolio Business Case to inform a start-up decision on the best public value, commercially viable, affordable and achievable way to achieve that vision.

There are 5 consecutive stages in the BDBO process

1.      Governance and Alignment. Engaging the right leaders to agree to THINK how to achieve a vision. Agree to courageously and transparently navigate the ambiguity of difficult conversations by intentionally leaning in to listen and learn from each other, to build trust and confidence. Agree how to measure resilient communities.

2.      Capability Development. Train to build local capability and identify capability gaps to smartly procure consultancy support

3.      Portfolio Development and Identification. THINK together to identify the programme options.

4.      Portfolio Creation and Assessment. Prioritise the programme options to identify the best public value, affordable and achievable ones

5.      Planning and Finalising the Business Case. Write the Business Case outlining how the  preferred option is commercially viable, affordable and achievable to achieve that vision

Next week  I’ll explain stage 1 “Governance and Alignment” a bit more

If you’re interested in training, or applying the BDBO approach to your organisation, district or region I’d love to talk to you. Please book a free appointment here