Post-Merger IT Integration: Adopt and Go

The

HP-Compaq merger

 did spend a lot of time and money evaluating the impact on customers before executing their post-merger IT integration plan. Between announcement and close of their deal, they held focus groups and conducted surveys to assess what customers were worried about and how they hoped the combination would benefit them. Then, integration plans were designed to meet clients’ needs. And where changes had to be made that were not immediately in the best interest of customers, communications plans were executed to explain why these decisions were made.

HP-Compaq

also used a 

merger integration

approach called “Adopt and Go” for making decisions regarding internal processes and IT systems. Rather than debating for months about whose processes were best, they simply agreed on one and went with it. As a result, they moved their merger forward quickly. 

Speed is very important. . .