IT Integration – Can Someone Explain This To Me?

About the Episode

Integration is a critical component of any acquisition, and IT integration, in particular, is key to achieving a successful integration. Uma Nidmarty is a specialist in IT integration and shares her 25+ years of experience in the world of M&A acquisitions. The discussion includes an explanation of some of the terminology, the impact integration can have on the value of a deal, major deal killers, the elements and costs involved in IT integration, and some examples of integrations gone wild.

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In this Episode

Learn More About This Episode

• Most Common Deal Killers When Selling Your Business
• Tech & Software M&A Dynamics

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• Contact MAD Advisory at [email protected] or (804) 277-9111 to learn more about Uma Nidmarty’s course on IT Integration in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures (MAD), titled “Project Management in the World of MAD,” which explores the differences between MAD program/project management and conventional program/project management.

Listen to Other Episodes

• An Insider’s Perspectives on Growing a Business Through Acquisitions
• The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Growth by Acquisition
• Corporate Carve-Outs – Tips on Selling Part of Your Company
• Helping the Buyer Integrate Your Company with Theirs

Acronyms or Terms Used in This Episode

• PMO – program management office or project management office
• PMP and PgMP – industry-accepted certifications for Project Management Professional (PMP) and Program Management Professional (PgMP) issued by the Project Management Institute
• Lean management – a business management approach that focuses on continual improvement
• Divest co – refers to the components of an acquisition that will be divested
• Remain co – refers to components of an acquisition that will remain after an integration
• TSA – transition services agreement
• SAP – an enterprise resource planning system
• Carve-out factory – a term referring to when an acquiring company carves out certain systems from the company they are acquiring and puts those systems into a temporary location in order to facilitate their integration or to decommission those systems during the integration process
• ERP – enterprise resource planning system

Meet Our Guest

Uma Nidmarty

Project Management Professional | Richmond, Virginia

Uma Nidmarty is a certified Project Management Professional with over 25 years of experience in M&A acquisitions. Uma is a specialist in IT integration with her own M&A consulting firm, working with leading large multinational companies through the mergers and acquisition process. She is a seasoned expert in managing IT and PMO-related global M&A transactions, transition services, and divestitures for a variety of Fortune 100 companies in the areas of manufacturing, tech, pharma, chemicals, tobacco, CPG, and food & beverage. Uma has extensive transaction advisory experience from the due diligence process, transition services agreements, and deal execution.

Uma received an M.S. in Computer Science from Pace University and has a Certificate in Project Management and a Master’s Certificate in Program Management from George Washington University.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/umanidmarty/