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Managing IT Risk during a Global Business Merger Cheryl Danson April 2005
Managing the IT challenges and risks in a Global Business Merger § My presentation is about Managing the IT challenges and risks in a Global Business Merger Ø What are the IT challenges and risks to be addressed in a global business merger? Ø What precautions should be put in place to manage these? Ø What are the priorities for IT integration to support the new business? Ø How should these be managed before, during, and after the merger? Managing IT Risk 2
My career § 1967 - Vauxhall Motors, IT apprentice § 1972 - F International, IT consultant § 1981 - Lipton Export (Unilever PLC) Ø Roles included IT manager, Supply Chain Logistics Manager, Head of business systems § 1992 - Lever Industrial, Global IT Director applications and development § 1997 - Diversey. Lever Global IT (Unilever PLC) Ø Roles included, Head of the Project management office including Help desk, Head of IT security, IT Director for emerging markets, IT Director Global Account Management Supply Chain § 2002 - Diversey. Lever acquired by Johnson Wax to form a new company Johnsondiversey Ø My current role is IT Director, Functional Account manager IT for Global Supply Chain and EMA Research and Development Managing IT Risk 3
Overview 1. Integrated approach to IT systems management 2. Integration steps 3. People 4. Costs and risks 5. Potential benefits 6. (some of) the risks 7. Summary Managing IT Risk 4
Integrated approach to IT risk management Business & Strategy People Processes Systems & data Managing IT Risk 5
Integration steps 1 Pre-plan 2 Integrate 3 4 Managing IT Risk Assimilate Best Practice 6
People 1 Retain 2 Re-organise 3 4 Managing IT Risk Restructure Retrain 7
Cost and risks Merged companies spend about 12% of their IT budget on training, consulting and severance at the outset of the merger; * source: Forrester research People During a merger cost spend increases from 2% NPS to typically 4% NPS. This will reduce with the implementation of improved business processes Managing IT Risk Process Systems & data 8
Potential benefits Merged companies spend about 12% of their IT budget on training, consulting and severance at the outset of the merger; * source: Forrester research During a merger cost spend increases from 2% NPS to typically 4% NPS. This will reduce with the implementation of improved business processes People Process Systems & data IT Benefits to be gained: Opportunity to improve people, processes and systems Retain best IT resources IT savings in applications and infrastructure synergies IT Organisational efficiency Centralisation of data centre facilities IT Contract negotiations and Buying power Shared IT disaster recovery Best practice processes Do more for less Managing IT Risk 9
Risk 1 § Risk: Ø External and Internal Customer’s experience reduction in service § Risk Management: Ø Inform them about what is happening and what to expect Ø Web systems Ø Customer Invoicing Ø Service level definition and monitoring internal and external Managing IT Risk 10
Risk 2 § Risk: Ø IT resources become unsettled and leave § Risk Management: Ø Get to know each other, ‘Face to face’ Ø Keep everyone busy Ø Set up Retention schemes and Delivery bonus Ø Selective use of contractors/consultants Ø Ensure fair treatment in selecting people for roles in the New organisation Managing IT Risk 11
Risk 3 § Risk: Ø Customers and employees have inadequate Communication § Risk management: Ø Implement quickly the internal IT communication systems, for example office applications and Email Ø Communicate regularly and appropriately to employees Ø Communicate regularly and appropriately to customers Managing IT Risk 12
Risk 4 § Risk: Ø IT costs escalate and loss of control over IT spend § Risk management: Ø Align IT to business strategy Ø Stop non priority projects Ø Define the Governance processes and procedures • Project priorities • Project budget • Project monitoring Managing IT Risk 13
Risk 5 (i) § Risk: Ø IT applications and infrastructure do not support the merged business § Risk management: Ø Prepare Applications and Infrastructure Inventory Ø Determine interim Application and infrastructure systems strategy Ø Stop projects Ø Ensure quick integration of operations Ø Safeguard Financial reporting Managing IT Risk 14
Risk (5) ii § Risk: Ø IT applications and infrastructure do not support the merged business § Risk management: Ø Determine location for Servers Ø Define standards for PC’s and management Ø Set up Help desk support for: • Application and system issue reporting • Define Service level • Monitor performance Managing IT Risk 15
Risk (6) § Risk: Ø Unclear IT processes and ways of working § Risk management: Ø Define the IT ways of working Ø Set up a Project Management office Ø Be clear on Roles and Responsibilities Ø Monitor the implementation Managing IT Risk 16
Risk (7) § Risk: Ø Business becomes vulnerable due to out of date IT security systems and tools § Risk management: Ø Ensure IT security is safeguarded Ø Identify IT risk and control Ø Set up Disaster recovery plans and testing Managing IT Risk 17
Risk (8) § Risk: Ø Inadequate Management reporting to support the merged business § Risk Management: Ø Define the Key business statistics and KPI’s Ø Define and implement the business data structures • Standards • Products • Hierarchies Ø Develop reporting systems Managing IT Risk 18
Summary § A merger is hard work and stressful for IT and the business § Pre merger planning Ø Conduct Due diligence Ø Learn as much as possible about both companies IT systems Ø Ensure early involvement of IT § During the merger Ø Determine the IT priorities Ø Safeguard the external and internal customer interface Ø Retain IT resources Ø Implement Governance and controls Ø Merge as quickly as possible § After the merger Ø Improve people, systems and processes Managing IT Risk 19
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