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Investment logic map

Telling the investment story… Investment Logic Maps

Transparency of intent is a prerequisite to good decision making and is critical to the successful delivery of most investments. This is difficult to achieve for any investment, particularly those that are large and complex.

The IMS has developed what’s called an Investment Logic Map, which aims to communicate the investment story on a single page using language and concepts that are understandable to the layperson. This is the printed equivalent to the 30-second lift discussion when you are asked, ‘Tell me about your investment’.

There are three types of the Investment Logic Map, with each one communicating the story at a different level – for an individual investment, for a program of investment and for an entire organisation.

There are three variations:


The current version of Investment Logic Maps (5.0) has been evolving since 2004.

There are five tests PDF document(24 KB PDF) (44 KB DOC) used to assess the quality of an Investment Logic Map

Further Investment Logical Map examples
Investment Logic Map templates

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