Resources
Guides to M&A integration.
Written by the author of the templates. No gated PDFs and no filler: each one is something a workstream lead can use the same day.
- How to build a 100-day integration plan4 min read
- The phase and workstream structure, what a milestone row needs, the governance cadence, and the ways these plans usually die.
- The Day One readiness checklist3 min read
- What Day One has to get right, workstream by workstream, the go or no-go review that catches problems at T-14, and the failures that recur on almost every deal.
- What is an Integration Management Office?3 min read
- What an IMO actually runs, how it differs from a PMO, how to staff one leanly, and when to stand it down.
More guides are added over time. If there’s a topic you want covered, say so.
Free
The 25-risk integration register.
Twenty-five risks that come up on almost every integration, each with the early-warning sign to watch for and a first mitigation. An Excel file, yours to keep.