Content
- Day One Implementation
- What Must Happen on Day One
- Three Phases of Integrations
- Managing Expectations
- HR: Day One
- Headquarters Day 1 Event Schedule
- They Won at HQ Will Be Telecast Worldwide
- They Won Employee Welcome Package
- Guidance for Field Force and Shift Workers
- IT Accessibility for Acquiree On Day One
Day One Implementation
Day One is an Event – Worldwide
- Plan Consistently Across All Sites
- Manage Expectations
- Deliver a Consistent Message
Designed Around 3 Core Goals
- Welcome to Acquirer
- Communicate Shared Vision
- Foster Collaboration Going Forward
What Must Happen on Day One
- Ensure Every Employee Knows Who He or She Reports to on Day One
- Ensure Every Employee Knows Who His or Her HR Contact Is
- Maintain Continuity of Payroll and Benefits Systems for All Employees
- Ensure Managers and HR Staff Are Prepared to Answer Tough Employee Questions
- Communicate Selection and Severance Policies
Three Phases of Integrations
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Information gathering and hypothesis generation
Key activities:
- Establish baseline for decision making
- Generate initial hypothesis
- Validate synergies
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Integration planning and decision making
Key activities:
- Recommend and approve integration approach
- Produce detailed integration plans
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Implementation
- Execute implementation plans
- Progress tracking (synergies and milestones)
Responsibilities
- Business leaders accountable for recommendations and implementation
- Integration office manages and tracks overall process
Day One Employee Welcome Package
Branded Welcome Box to Include:
- Welcome gift (travel clock)
- Welcome letter from CEO
- Local schedule of activities
- FAQ document
- Acquirer fact sheet
- Division Organizational charts
- (new reporting structure)
- IT Day One Fact sheet ...