A PRACTICAL ROUTE THROUGH / INTEGRATING AN ACQUIRED BUSINESS

Keep the acquired business operating through the move.

Customers and colleagues need continuity while systems, access and responsibilities change. The integration plan should distinguish the immediate operating move from longer-term group improvements.

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BRINGING BUSINESSES TOGETHER
BUSINESS APeople
Systems
Processes
BUSINESS BPeople
Systems
Processes
One workable operating planClear scope · Named owners · Ready teams
Day One continuityLonger-term value

Illustrative integration approach

WHERE TO BEGIN

Three useful decisions.

Bring the right owners together and use the questions to establish the next actions.

THE WORK / MADE VISIBLEA practical delivery sequence
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01 / Decide what joins now and what remains separate.

Agree the relevant owner, the required evidence and the date this decision matters to the programme.

Decision
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02 / Coordinate access, applications, suppliers and communications.

Agree the relevant owner, the required evidence and the date this decision matters to the programme.

Decision
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03 / Keep residual integration work owned after cutover.

Agree the relevant owner, the required evidence and the date this decision matters to the programme.

Decision

How Leanpro can help.

We can help establish the scope, connect the business and technical responsibilities and coordinate a practical route into delivery. The engagement can cover a focused review, a defined workstream or a wider programme, depending on the responsibilities agreed.

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Leave with something useful.

Start with a working pack you can use with your team. It gives you space to record requirements, ownership, decisions and the evidence still needed.

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LET’S CONNECT THE WORK

What needs to move forward?

Tell us what is changing, where you are in the process and where you need a clearer plan.

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