Major Projects & Planning
CIS crafts investable strategies for scientific collaborations and social-service innovators - backed by robust evidence and financial rigour. We deliver strategic planning services that chart a clear path from concept to funding, ensuring your long-term vision is backed by robust evidence and investor confidence.
STRATEGIC PLANNING
We work alongside executive teams to co-design strategic frameworks that align mission, market context and resource allocation. Through environmental scans, scenario modelling and facilitated workshops, we deliver clear strategic plans and supporting roadmaps with measurable milestones and governance structures.
BUSINESS PLANNING
Our business plans build detailed execution roadmaps, operational models, financial planning and performance metrics, ensuring every element—from resourcing to risk management—is primed for rollout and ongoing evaluation through direct pitches to venture capitalists, private equity, government agencies and philanthropic partners
BUSINESS CASES
CIS crafts robust business cases that capture investor and government attention. Leveraging cost–benefit analysis, market assessments and stakeholder alignment, we’ve secured funding for infrastructure projects, social services and innovation ventures through direct pitches to government and philanthropic partners.
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
We deliver feasibility studies that evaluate market viability, financial projections and operational requirements. Our evidence-based reports highlight risks, opportunities and practical recommendations, empowering leaders to make informed choices about new initiatives, partnerships or market entry.
Why CIS?
30 years advising governments, research institutes, not-for-profits, Rural Development Corporations and industry.
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Proven track record: $140+ million secured from business cases delivered directly to government and philanthropists for infrastructure and social services.
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Expertise in financial modelling, scenario analysis and stakeholder alignment.
“CIS felt like an extension of our team - proactive problem-solvers who cared deeply about our success.”
Julie Dal Pra, Advisor – Financial Abuse in Business, EACH
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Facilitate participatory workshops to co-create strategic models, refine priorities and validate key assumptions.
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Engage individuals with lived experience through interviews, workshops and focus groups to surface authentic end-user insights and to co-design and validate models.
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Conduct targeted market and expert interviews to evaluate demand, feasibility and competitive positioning.
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Deploy bespoke surveys to capture diverse stakeholder perspectives and quantify critical data points.
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Map stakeholder ecosystems and influence networks to identify champions, anticipate resistance and build consensus for de-risked implementation.
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Develop project plans and ensuring agreed and regular communications.
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Define roles and responsibilities to ensure smoothness of operations.
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Build investment-focused financial models (return on investment, cash flow, profit and loss statements, breakeven analysis) tailored to diverse stakeholder metrics.
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Develop dynamic sensitivity analyses and ‘what if’ scenarios that stress test assumptions and demonstrate project viability.
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Craft detailed economic benefit scenarios (optimistic, base, conservative).
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Produce current and future state analysis to guide leader and funder decision making.
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Quantify economic and social benefits including job creation, investment attribution, and spillover effects.
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Integrate qualitative metrics for a holistic view of social return.
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Conduct targeted desk-based research and stakeholder interviews to uncover service gaps, policy drivers and adoption barriers.
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Deliver geo-spatial or network maps that visualise opportunity clusters and partnership levers.
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Benchmark comparable initiatives, pricing and funding structures, to identify sweet spots and strategic advantages.
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Craft differentiated value propositions and positioning statements that resonate with investors.
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Facilitate the formation of cross-sector consortia (academia, industry, government and not-for-profit) with clear roles and intellectual property agreements.
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Draft consortium charters and term sheets, including funding models, to ensure a smooth pathway to establishment.
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Design governance frameworks and risk registers.
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Map intellectual property management strategies and downstream commercialisation roadmaps.
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