Merging IT technology between two companies requires a phased approach that prioritizes business continuity on Day One before moving toward full system optimization. A clean high-level plan helps avoid outages, security gaps, and productivity loss. We create an executive-level roadmap to use as a starting point.
Key Governance & Strategy
Successful mergers often establish a Technology Integration Management Office (Tech IMO) to oversee the roadmap and ensure IT goals align with the overall business strategy. This office tracks project milestones, manages risks, and reports progress to senior leadership.
Merging and integrating technology of two businesses are of various types and they're not all acquisitions.
Acquisitions:
Horizontal: company A merges with company B in same industry.
Vertical: occurs between companies at different stages of the supply chain.
Conglomerate: companies in unrelated industries.
Market-extension: companies selling similar products in different regions join forces.
Modernization:
Tech Merge: Company with multiple divisions looking to consolidate to a new division or an existing division.
Relocation: Company looking to move all on-prem technology to the Cloud.
How to choose the right type of technology integration for your strategy.
Most companies don’t sit down and decide to pursue a specific type of integration. The strategy usually makes that decision for them.
What's the goal - growth, efficiency or diversification?
The technology integration is often where deals succeed or fail. A clean high-level plan helps avoid outages, security gaps, and productivity loss.
As your technology advisor, we'll establish your Technology Integration Management Office.