Leading alliances to the next level requires more than doing the same things better. Alliance management practice can be complemented by analytic rigor, systems logic, and AI. BTD brings this expertise to the ASAP partnership for the benefit of all its members. The Association of Strategic...
M&A integration, challenging to deliver, yet not complicated to understand. Success comes down to a few basics. Often missed or mis-applied, they are easy to spot in hindsight. To succeed, you must keep them in sight throughout the tumult of the deal. Over 20 years,...
Deal negotiations are all-but complete. Preparations for managing the transaction are underway. Your post-close plans, including communication and engagement with staff and customers are all in place. You have initiated sound processes for tracking and governing status, risks and issues, costs, and benefits. There is...
It's often said a business is no greater than the team of people who work within it. This is nowhere more true than in professional services, where our business – indeed our very products – are the people. This is not only defined in terms...
M&A integration: Challenging to deliver, yet not complicated to understand. Success comes down to a few basics. Often missed or mis-applied, they are easy to spot in hindsight. To succeed, you must keep them in sight throughout the tumult of the deal. Over 20 years,...
Back to Basics – Demystifying Integration Design, Planning & Execution M&A integration: Challenging to deliver, yet not complicated to understand. Success comes down to a few basics. Often missed or mis-applied, they are easy to spot in hindsight. To succeed, you must keep them in sight...
Congratulations! You’ve avoided the temptation of jumping straight to a plan, but instead took the time first to ensure a clear view – agreed by all around you – of the objectives of your integration, how they combine to deliver the original acquisition goals, and...
Back to Basics – Demystifying Integration Design, Planning & Execution M&A integration: Seemingly straightforward, yet challenging in practice. Success comes down to a few basics. Often missed or misapplied, they are easy to spot in hindsight. To succeed, you must keep them in sight throughout the...
Post-acquisition success hinges on connecting and coordinating a constellation of heterogeneous assets. Quickly. Accurately. Securely. These include operating equipment as well as critical business systems. Plants must run. Employees must be paid. Management requires timely information. The emerging IoT only compounds the challenge. BTD, a boutique...
Back to Basics – Demystifying Integration Design, Planning & Execution M&A integration: Challenging to deliver, yet not complicated to understand. Success comes down to a few basics. Often missed or mis-applied, they are easy to spot in hindsight. To succeed, you must keep them in sight...