Post-merger or acquisition alignment of IT cost management
As soon as the deal has been closed the real work starts: the integration. This is a much-heard comment in the world of mergers and acquisitions. A study by PwC shows that, in 89 percent of merger and acquisition cases, the IT function is subject to post-deal integration in some form or other.
IT integration issues will be the order of the day in the next few years considering the expected wave of merger and acquisitions. The positive effects of this integration will, however, have to be manifest. Financial alignment within the ICT organisation is an important tool for achieving transparency, cost awareness and focus on the best price/quality ratio of ICT services.
