Information Technology, Information Technology Strategy, IT in M&A Transaction, M&A transaction
This is the fourth in the series on Understanding the Strategic Value of IT in M&A based on the McKinsey & Co article of the same name by Hugo Sarrazin and Andy West. The topic for this post is ‘Creating the IT transition and merger plan’. Most of...
IT in M&A Transaction, M&A transaction
This is the third post in the series based on the McKinsey Quarterly article – ‘Understanding the Strategic Value of IT in M&A’ The authors list 3 IT components as critical in an M&A transaction. Getting your own IT house in order...
Information Technology Strategy, IT in M&A Transaction, IT Strategy, M&A transaction
Growing your business by acquisition seems like a fabulous idea but it can be fraught with problems especially when Information Technology is ignored! In my last post I discussed the article in the McKinsey Quarterly "Understanding the Strategic Value of IT in...
General, Information Technology Strategy, IT Strategy, M&A transaction, Role of CIO
M&A transactions were in the news this week with the article in the McKinsey Quarterly entitled ‘Understanding the Strategic Value of IT in M&A’. I of course was thrilled to see this article as the authors Hugo Sarrazin and Andy West echoed...
General, Information Technology, Role of CIO
The position of a CIO has traditionally been thought of as only for larger companies. Indeed when the position first became popular in the 90’s only companies with fairly significant data centers and IT staffs hired a CIO. In recent years more...