1 © BUSINESS SCIENCE CORPORATION 2022 | CONFIDENTIAL | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF BSC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Company Overview Business Science Overview; What we do 01 2 BSC’s Global Footprint Company Overview Business science corporation is a professional service and information technology business. WE SOLVE , WE AUTOMATE , SO THAT OUR CLIENTS PROSPER We apply data engineering, data science and software technologies to deploy decision support capabilities that enhance the prosperity of our clients Introduction 3 Business Planning Landscape: Our Core Offerings © BUSINESS SCIENCE CORPORATION 2022 | CONFIDENTIAL | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF BSC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Operational Tactical Strategic Long term (15+ years) • Group Portfolio planning • Optimal Capital allocation Portfolio Optimisation Rolling Forecast Planning Science Overview Medium term (12 to 24 months) • Rolling Forecasts • Integrated Planning 4 © BUSINESS SCIENCE CORPORATION 2022 | CONFIDENTIAL | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF BSC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Strategic Portfolio Planning What is portfolio modelling; Why is strategic planning important; Play our portfolio game 02 5 © BUSINESS SCIENCE CORPORATION 2022 | CONFIDENTIAL | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF BSC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED What We Do: Enable You to Ask The Right Questions Strategic Portfolio Planning A capability to answer key Management Questions, for example: What will happen to my business if we head into a recession and commodity prices fall, as well as a rise in inflationary costs? What is the level of confidence in next year’s budget, given the variability and uncertainty in my key assumptions? Which projects should I invest Capital in to maximise long term value while taking on the least risk? Should I sell my un - refined product (e.g., mining concentrate), or further refine it before selling it to a different market? We help with business planning by developing a capability to help organisations decide what to do in the future , to maximise value return What we enable, i n simple terms... 6 © BUSINESS SCIENCE CORPORATION 2022 | CONFIDENTIAL | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF BSC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED But why are these difficult to answer? Strategic Portfolio Planning There are known & unknown consequences The future is inherently uncertain Different mental models for the same thing. Lack Objectivity 7 Correct Decision Increase Certainty: Capture More Opportunities © BUSINESS SCIENCE CORPORATION 2022 | CONFIDENTIAL | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF BSC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Strategic Portfolio Planning Indecision in planning leads to missed opportunities in execution, resulting in a failure to achieve strategic goals. Measured project o utcome What was the decision ? Proceed Reject Failure Missed Opportunity Success Failure Fear of failure can lead to over cautious decisions BSC enables increased decision confidence, resulting in opportunity capture 1 Correct Decision 1 3 2 8 © BUSINESS SCIENCE CORPORATION 2022 | CONFIDENTIAL | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF BSC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Strategic Portfolio Planning Optimisation Approach: Model Backed Decision Making Consolidate Existing Operating Assets Alternative Business Cases Greenfields Projects New Asset Investments ESG Projects 1 2 3 4 5 Evaluate Evaluate projects quantitatively and qualitatively, apply risk and business rules Business Constraints Optimise Commodity Prices Macro Assumptions Capital Projects and Scheduling Throughput, Product Mix and Value Chain Drivers Analysis & Reporting Portfolio Comparison Scenario Planning Sensitivity Analysis Attribution Analysis Pricing and Macro Assumptions Portfolio Valuation Production Drivers Scenario Modelling Generate scenarios that maximise value within business constraints Understand trade - offs for informed decision making Consolidated view of the existing portfolio and potential new projects Monte Carlo simulations on key business drivers Portfolio optimisation against within business constraints 9 Try out our Portfolio Game: Access on Computer or i Pad Strategic Portfolio Planning © BUSINESS SCIENCE CORPORATION 2022 | CONFIDENTIAL | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF BSC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Web User Portal FOCUS ON LOGIC – DRIVER BASED Integration Database Decision Support Tool: ▪ Scenario modelling ▪ Reporting and trade off analysis ▪ Sensitivity analysis ▪ Simulations ▪ Monte Carlo ▪ Strategic Optimisation Underpinned by a business model: ▪ Templatized business logic ▪ Object - orientated modelling ▪ Scalable modelling platfor m Data Integrations: ▪ Spreadsheets ▪ Accounting Systems ▪ Strategic Planning Systems ▪ Many Other s Play Our Portfolio Game ▪ Go to https://aa - po - demo.qerent.ai/storylines/portfolio_optimi sation_demo_welcome ▪ Login using the following details: ▪ Username: bsc - indaba@qerent.ai ▪ Password: L3tMeIn! ▪ This is best accessed on an iPad or laptop. 10 1st Floor, North Wing, 90 Rivonia Road, Sandton +27 11 595 2500 www.bscglobal com CLOSING © BUSINESS SCIENCE CORPORATION 2022 | CONFIDENTIAL | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF BSC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED