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Still wobbling a bit from Graham’s between-the-eyes prediction, even though I already knew it to be true, I called Barry again to tell him about the numbers Graham wanted. I also mentioned that Graham had remembered him for always saying ‘nonsense’. It’s funny what people most notice about someone else that forms the basis of their perception and relationship. I wondered what people most remembered about me and how much people like Juliette and Graham knew - and used - the impact they had on others.
“Hmm,” said Barry, “so we need a table of projects with a column for type of business value and another for total business investment? And we’re allowed to leave the business investment blank?”
“Only if we don’t know what it is. Isn’t that in the business case?”
“Hah! Very funny. There’s a figure in the business case that we use to calculate the Net Present Value, to keep our friends...