The Better Decisions, Better Outcomes™ (BDBO) Framework

In my BLOG on 26th March here I set out the case that communities need to be resilient and speak with their voices to influence Government decision-making. Government seems to recognise the need for place-based solutions drawn from local intelligence whilst communities need investment to thrive.

The Better Decisions, Better Outcomes™ (BDBO) Framework is a systematic, holistic, relational way for leaders to THINK how best to achieve a resilient 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 initiatives to achieve that.

In my BLOG on 2nd April here, I set out the stages in the BDBO process being:

·   Governance and Alignment.

·   Capability Development.

·   Portfolio Development and Identification.

·  Portfolio Creation and Assessment.

·   Planning and Finalising the Business Case.

In my 9th April BLOG  here, I elaborated on stage 1 for the right leaders to agree to THINK  how to achieve a vision, nominate those to attend the following stages, agree how to engage the public, and establish Business Case Team to maximise local capabilities.

In my 16th April BLOG here I elaborated on stage 2 to build local capability, so when it’s time to refresh the thinking, it can be done locally.

This BLOG is about stage.3 when the THINKING is done with locals to develop the

·   Strategic Case, the compelling case to achieve the vision and

·   Socio-Economic Case: to identify the programmes needed to achieve the vision. Each programme considers the Survive, Revive and Thrive option. Further community engagement leads to a preferred option being agreed which reflects the values of the community. The preferred option may be the Thrive option, but it may be best to start with the  Survive option. This may be presented to investors including government.

In my next Blog I’ll elaborate on stage 4 how to identify the projects required for each programme , create and assess the Portfolio options, and determine the preferred option and way forward.

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.