Lee Ann Moore

Large-scale organizational changes, such as mergers or acquisitions, offer significant opportunities for improving profitability and cash flow through optimizing the delivery of internal operations. Yet many organizations become overwhelmed with the amount of data, decisions, and deadlines they face during mergers, divestitures, or layoffs.

How can operations be optimized in times of organizational turmoil? Start with these five critical steps:

1. Frame the future value of consolidating internal operations

2. Get educated and ask for help where needed

3. Assess and mitigate operational risks during transition

4. Search for hidden costs – redundancies, shadow organizations, and other one-off processes

5. Consider monetizing internal organizations

There are many operational factors that need to be evaluated prior to and during a merger, divestiture, or significant downsizing. EquaTerra’s article which highlights key components that can help you to jump start the process is available to view here. This article was ranked number 10 in the top 10 most read EquaTerra articles in 2010.

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