Effectively Integrating Mergers & Acquisitions into Shared Services
Description:
Even when Shared Services is involved fairly early in the complex M&A process, carrying out the actual integration with an existing operation can be quite challenging, with issues faced in such areas as technology, culture, and overall change management.
During this Peercast, we will look at how a Shared Services operation successfully integrated the results of M&A activity at their company and what lessons they learned in doing so.
Peercast Poll Results
Poll Title: Integrating Mergers & Acquisitions into Shared Services
Background: This poll looks at the level of M&A activity experienced in Shared Services at our member companies and the biggest challenges faced by Shared Services as part of the integration effort.
Poll Question: What level of M&A activity has been experienced by your Shared Services organization in the past 5 years?
Poll Question: What aspect of your Shared Services operation is typically the biggest challenge as part of integrating a new merger/acquisition?
| People | 9% | |
| Process | 41% | |
| Technology | 18% | |
| Varies Each Time | 27% | |
| Other (Please Comment) | 5% | |
| Not Applicable |