The purpose of the Detail Assessment is to provide a detailed-level view of the targeted IT operation and develop an integration strategy and plan. The detail assessment process typically considers the following aspects:

• Current IT Operating Model (As-Is Model)
• Future IT Operating Model (To-Be-Model) which includes typically the three phases of the integration:

o Day 1 operational imperatives normally expected within the first 100 days
o Day 101-365 transition projects to gain quick-win synergies
o Day 366+ transformation and innovation projects for achieving growth, productivity and new revenues

• Gap Analysis
• Integration Strategy
• Migration Plan

The above process, which typically takes 12-16 weeks in duration, is designed to confirm the assumptions made during the due diligence phase, develop the integration strategy and the roadmap for the target company. Examples of the type of questions that you would expect in this process are:

• What is the integration strategy - leave-alone, full integration or best of both? What does the new IT operating environment look like? What is the gap between the current and future IT environments? What is the IT road-map to get there?

• What are the IT synergies or cost savings? What do we need to do to get them? What are the integration costs? What resources are needed? What are the key risks and dependencies?

• What are the key success-factors to a successful implementation? What are the best practices?

Some examples:

• Leading UK Retailer - Carried out M&A IT Detailed Assessment for a Spanish acquisition of a small size group (€ 40 million) of 20 stores in the retail sector. The exercise included business processes, current and future system infrastructure, software evaluation, Supplier ITT and selection, synergies and cost analysis, risk assessment, medium-term IT strategy, plans, budgets and IT organisation.

• Leading UK Retailer - Carried out M&A IT Detailed Assessment for an Italian acquisition of a medium size group (€ 200 million) of 120 stores in the retail sector. The exercise included business processes, current and future system infrastructure, software evaluation, contractual negotiations with local suppliers, SLA’s, synergies and cost analysis, risk assessment, medium-term IT strategy, plans, budgets and IT organisation.

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