Having acquired a business, it is valuable to perform a deeper investigation of a the organisation. Prior to acquisition the due-diligence is often difficult, and vendors may not have shared some of the less attractive aspects of the business – investment levels in technology, development of staff, process modernisation. This is very often the case when sale from private equity to corporate occurs. Even though the acquisition makes sense from a strategic perspective – it is very valuable to conduct a more open (now they are part of the family) conversation with the acquired business leaders and managers on what needs to change. BTC has wide experience of assessing businesses post acquisition and working with teams to create a clear plan of action to address areas of opportunity. 

Ensuring the first 18 months of an acquisition work well are linked to how the integration is designed. BTC has experience and frameworks to establish a robust approach to acquisition integration and has supervised multiple acquisition integrations in a variety of situations.  The adage ‘measure twice, cut once’ was never more appropriate than when considering how to integrate an acquisition.

Worsening performance in subsidiaries can sometimes be hard to get to the bottom of. BTC has worked with large organisations to support the leader gain a sharper understanding of how different organisational units are performing. Diagnosing problems with the local team can be a valuable step in helping improve performance and relationships. Financial analysis is used to help identify where the problems lie.

Deployment of significant software solutions to support organisational goals is one of the most challenging and least well understood areas of business. BTC has years of experience in understanding the critical success factors for technology to bring business value and what models of implementation work best. BTC has sat on various steering committees to bring an objective voice to often very sensitive initiatives.

The alignment of technology design and business process architecture is at the heart of successful business systems deployment. BTC have extensive experience of understanding the business operating model and at the same time deep knowledge of how technology operates and therefore what is likely to be effective. In previous organisations we have guided how business reporting platforms, ERP architecture, email and knowledge platforms should connect with the business architecture.

Following the creation of the organisation vision, mission, and strategy it is key for the functional departments to align their strategies, plans, and actions to that overall direction. Having led this in many organisations BTC can provide coaching and templates to support those General Managers and Department Heads to set their organisations in the right direction.

Esfablishing the right meetings, information and controls to govern an organisation is critical to bring discipline. Importantly it is also key for creating the space for managers to know where they can operate without seeking approval. BTC have designed and operated many governance frameworks

Key meetings, offsite workshops and larger gatherings are often helped by having experienced third party to facilitate and guide the conversations.  Both framing and capturing key insights from the conversations as well as bringing expertise in large group methods BTC know how to articulate the ouput from meetings in a way that can help embed actions and ownership.