Managing Mergers and Acquisitions for Success

Managing Mergers and Acquisitions with OrgPlus

Mergers and Acquisitions With OrgPlus, management can simultaneously view, model and transform organisational structures within two or more companies, thereby providing support in all stages of M&A including Pre-Deal (Due Diligence), Integration Planning, Integration Communication and Implementation and Post-Merger Workforce Management and Optimisation.

Pre-Deal Stage

  • Analyse hierarchies and reporting relationships
  • Audit the workforce for diversity and other characteristics
  • Identify key personnel
  • Generate headcounts by department
  • Roll up total workforce cost
  • Assess government compliance issues

Integration Planning Stage

  • Model the workforce to determine optimal structure
  • Conduct "what if" scenario planning to visualise merger integration
  • Collaborate with department managers to plan resources and structures
  • Identify duplicate roles and plan necessary reductions
  • Plan optimal management and reporting hierarchies
  • Align workforce costs with departmental budgets
  • Manage resources for internal mobility

Integration, Implementation and Communication Stage

  • Consolidate workforce data into a centralised organisational chart
  • Share the integration roadmap with management
  • Provide managers with adjusted spans of control and budgets
  • Publish a view of the new organisation to all employees
  • Produce documentation of the merger process for auditors
  • Capture a history of organisational changes as planning progresses

Post-Merger Workforce Management and Optimisation Stage

  • Merge workforce data into a single system of record
  • Ensure the successful assimilation of corporate cultures
  • Align resources with corporate initiatives and business goals
  • Refine business processes and workflow to reduce operational expenses
  • Communicate performance management, talent acquisition and succession planning data
  • Present the unified workforce via a globally accessible, secure, intelligent organisational charting system

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