Post Merger Integration Management

Post Merger Integration Management Prediction

• It will become crazy busy. 
• There will be a high volume of planned activity. 
• And a very high volume of non-planned activity.

“In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are  useless, but planning is indispensable.”   - Dwight D. Eisenhower

Objective of Presentation

Defined process for efficiently and effectively:

• Determining status of integration projects
• Communicating status to/with senior leadership

Method

• Weekly project review of integration projects with a standard format for status reporting
• Weekly program review with senior leadership to share status, objectives, issues and risks, to seek help as needed, and to receive executive guidance

Guiding Principle

• No Surprises

Integration Management Office Guidance

1. This is the beginning of a discussion:

• Format should be tailored to what works for you
• Format  and process will evolve

2. No surprises: 

• Honest status - the good, the bad and the ugly
• IMO should never hear about a project issue from someone else before he hears it from you

3. Effective: 

• Cover what you need to cover - the right content at the right level of detail

4. Efficient: 

• Cover only what needs to be covered. 
• No busy work - for you or your PMs;  leverage what you already have.

5. Commitment to a repeatable process:

• Something that becomes almost automatic.  It becomes part of the flow of your week...

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