Making the Business Case: Planning Investment Decisions That Hold Up to Scrutiny

What it actually takes to build, defend and deliver on a planning investment case — before capital is committed and after it is. What finance actually needs to say yes and keep saying yes through a multi-year programme.

April 29, 2026
16.25 - 17.00
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Central London, UK
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Spring 2026 Meeting

Discussion Points

  • What’s really holding back innovation in operational settings — even in capable organisations — and why volatility changes the rules.
  • How leading supply chains define a clear ‘north star’ operating model without over-specifying solutions too early.
  • How enterprise organisations design operating models that enable safe experimentation, learning and scale — and what mid-market supply chains should borrow (and avoid).
  • How planning and data foundations can be future-proofed without assuming unlimited budget or rip-and-replace programmes.
  • How operators turn innovation into a repeatable capability — not a series of disconnected pilots — by sequencing ambition against business-case reality.
  • Real examples of how ‘start small, learn fast, scale deliberately’ plays out differently at enterprise scale versus mid-market supply chains.