Make IT a Successful Partner in M&A Integration – Phases 1-4

Organizations continue to underestimate the role of IT during M&A integration. Use the steps in this blueprint to kick-start your IT integration effort.

Make IT a Successful Partner in M&A Integration – Phase 1: Launch the Project

Get off to a head start by identifying M&A business objectives and designing the IT end-state vision accordingly.

IT Integration Charter

Use the IT Integration Charter to document organizational objectives for the merger or acquisition and prepare your team to successfully launch the integration effort.

Make IT a Successful Partner in M&A Integration – Phase 2: Conduct Discovery and Design the Technology End-State

Kick-start the discovery of each IT domain in both organizations and design the resultant state.

IT Integration Roadmap Tool

Use the IT Integration Roadmap Tool to track key elements during the M&A discovery, integration planning, and execution phases.

Make IT a Successful Partner in M&A Integration – Phase 3: Initiate Operational Imperatives and Quick-Wins

During discovery, identify operational imperatives and quick-wins to maintain business function while capturing synergies.

Make IT a Successful Partner in M&A Integration – Phase 4: Develop an Integration Roadmap

Following discovery, build an integration roadmap to achieve the technology end-state.

Risk Management Program Manual

Formalizing a risk management program requires creating repeatable and iterative processes, and documenting best practices. Create a comprehensive manual to serve as the...

Risk Costing Tool

It’s impossible to make intelligent decisions about risks without knowing what they’re worth. Use Info-Tech’s Risk Costing Tool to calculate the expected cost of IT’s...

Risk Event Action Plan

Integrate IT risk management with business risk management by creating a paper trail for key risks.
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