How Technology Transforms Traditional M&A: Guide For Delivering Post-Merger Integration Projects

Technology plays a huge role in M&A - and it seems to expand with every deal, bringing technology executives increasingly into the center of M&A transactions. Why do around 80% of Mergers & Acquisition deals fail to deliver the intended financial benefits? One major reason is a failure to fully engage technology teams in the M&A process, which leads to the loss of key staff, ideas, and knowledge. The big tech CEOs repeatedly tell us it’s a ‘cloud-first, mobile-first world, but M&A has always been a ‘People First’ endeavor. This is a guide for those who are responsible for delivering post-merger integration projects and want to learn how to:
- Develop high-performing teams spread across multiple companies
- Create and nurture a positive team culture
- Avoid common mistakes that can derail the integration