S2 - Ep6: M&A Stories on importance of integration management tools in M&A with Dharmendra Singh
Episode description
Interview on "M&A Stories on importance of integration management tools in M&A" with Dharmendra Singh
Show Notes:
M&A Integrations have a lot of challenges so when Dharmendra came out of a corporate job, he decided to address some of those issues. Integration processes in many organizations are not harmonized or don’t get shared between different teams. Even if there is a playbook, deployment and tracking always remain a challenge.
Integration management tools are not necessarily underrated but the industry still lacks awareness about the tool. Moreover, companies are concerned about sharing their data.
Integration management tools can be used to manage the complete lifecycle of an M&A process. Project management is one of the aspects of an integration management tool. Team collaboration, communication, and coordination are key focus areas for these tools.
On human resources in an integration project, it is good to build internal capability but at the same time, external help is required as well. But don’t treat them as external. Treat them as an extension of the internal team.
Managing integration itself is challenging. Without proper management tools, you are signing up for failure. So, watch out!
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Listen to this episode and learn more about what Dharmendra Singh has to say about the importance of management tools during Post-Merger Integration.
Dharmendra is a senior executive with several years of extensive global experience in the area of Corporate M&A development and software product development mainly in India, the US, and Europe. Extensive experience in formulating and articulating vision and strategy, building leadership teams. I also serve as a Chairman of the board of MergerWare and a regular speaker and panelist on VC, PE, and M&A topics at industry conferences & other events sponsored by internationally recognized associations worldwide.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dharmendrainsead/
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The hosts of the interview are:
Anirvan Sen, CEO Fifth Chrome: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anirvansen/
Marcella Hall, HR M&A Expert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hallmarcella/
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This interview is part of a series run by Fifth Chrome, a firm that enables experienced professionals to build "Future Capabilities for Business to thrive".