Executive summary
A compelling product demonstration is not an investment case. Leadership needs evidence that the proposed change fits the operating model and can be owned after implementation.
Investment Governance
Seven questions to ask before approving a technology investment
A decision framework for testing value, fit, ownership, risk, and measurable outcomes before money is committed.
Seven questions
Use these questions to structure the approval conversation.
- What business outcome will change?
- Who owns adoption and performance?
- How does this fit the existing architecture?
- What data and integration work is required?
- What risks and dependencies are being accepted?
- What is the full lifecycle cost?
- How will leadership know the investment worked?
What good governance looks like
Strong governance makes assumptions visible, assigns decision rights, and keeps benefits, cost, risk, and implementation readiness in the same conversation.
A useful next step
Require every material technology proposal to answer the same questions in a concise, comparable decision brief.
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