Funding approval releases money for delivery and rarely assigns anyone accountability for the outcome that justified the spend. This article names the three owners every funded initiative needs, separating technical delivery from adoption and from the governance that keeps the two connected. It ends with the two things that have to be fixed at the funding decision itself, an agreed value measure and the date it gets checked.

CIO executive alignment made practical: spot confidence leaks, reframe strategy to outcomes, secure sponsorship, align with finance, and rebuild CEO trust in 90 days.