Case type 25
Organization and post-merger integration
Designing how a company is organized (spans and layers, operating model) and bringing two companies together after a merger (integration office, synergy tracking, people).
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Start the lesson Organization and post-merger integration
Key takeaways
- Calculate spans and layers and size a delayering opportunity.
- Structure should follow the work: size spans and layers against the type of work, and in a merger track each synergy against plan with an owner, while keeping the people who make the business run.
- Describe an operating model and when to change it.
- Run synergy tracking against plan and find the gap.
- Plan the people side: retention, culture, and communication.
By the end you will be able to
- Calculate spans and layers and size a delayering opportunity
- Describe an operating model and when to change it
- Run synergy tracking against plan and find the gap
- Plan the people side: retention, culture, and communication