Mergers and acquisitions present major challenges to any organization, especially in the areas of human resources, systems and technologies, and change management. Receiving the maximum benefit from a merger or an acquisition is dependant upon making the right decisions, at the right times, related to your technologies, systems, and business processes.
There may be numerous reasons for a company to merge with or acquire another company. Often during post-merger or acquisition, companies struggle to devise a sound strategy to integrate their systems and processes, even when integration can bring true cost savings, economies of scale, and improved operations to their business.
Benefits of instance consolidation projects include:
- Benefits of instance consolidation projects include:
- Standardized business processes
- Improved operational efficiency
- Increased business performance
- Standardized reporting
- Improved compliance with regulations
- Reduced system maintenance costs
DISYS provides the following services to help our customers in these areas:
M&A Advisory Services – To help our clients realize the true systems and business process potential from their mergers or acquisitions. We develop detailed plans that allow you to implement your business and systems strategy, including integration plans that focus on interdependencies across work streams. We work with both companies individually to truly understand their systems and processes as well as the strengths and weaknesses inherent in each. We also work with your PMO or Executive Committee to understand the goals and objectives of the M&A. Finally, we present sound and cost-effective strategies and best-practice approaches to integrate your systems and business processes to become one truly integrated company. Deliverables may include, but are not limited to:
- Systems and business process integration using best practices
- Upgrade strategy and roadmap, as required, depending on versions of each individual company’s systems
- Advice on global templates
- Regulatory or governmental reporting compliance – adherence to standards
- Financial consolidation strategy
- Reporting strategy, including reporting systems consolidation approach
- Other services, depending on individual client circumstances
Systems Integration – Once a strategy is formulated, DISYS helps our clients effectively execute it. Execution strategies may involve phased approaches by modules, regions, or countries, or a “big-bang approach” across all areas. Whichever the case may be, you can be assured that our consultants will execute per your requirements and best practices. Our execution strategy considers the following challenges of most systems consolidation projects:
- User impact analysis
- Business process impact and consolidation of best practices
- Risk assessment
- Data uniformity and data migration
- Custom developments
- Structure changes
- Interfaces
- Legacy systems retirement
- Testing and quality assurance
- Conversion and downtime impact
- Hyper-care and long-term support
Delivery Model – No one knows your business better than your employees. Best practices dictate that consolidation projects are best executed with Technical and Business teams that know and have insight into a company’s business process. DISYS recognizes this and values the experience brought by our clients’ team members. We ensure that all stakeholders are fully engaged and that programs developed during integration planning are institutionalized. That is why we recommend a blended team of our consultants and your business and IT team members for any systems consolidation projects. We can help identify the right mix of skill sets from each group. We also offer an onsite/nearshore/offshore delivery model (only where beneficial) that supports clockwork delivery, especially for technical work. Finally, we offer consultants in our clients’ international locations to ensure local requirements related to consolidation projects are satisfied.
Our Experience in Mergers and Aquisitions includes:
