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Mergers & Acquisitions

Question 1

In my experience it is still possible to create value solely from merging the information systems of two organisations (and this is a valid reason for doing a merger or acquisition).

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Strongly agree
Agree
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Question 2

I believe that failure to include the IT team in the planning stages of a merger or acquisition leads to integration failure

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All the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
Never
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Question 3

In my experience it is possible to quantify the full costs of systems integration before entering a merger/acquisition deal.

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All the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
Never
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Question 4

It is possible to protect the confidentiality of data and systems operations against the possibility of a de-merger, without compromising the success of the merger integration.

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Question 5

Working on mergers and acquisitions should be a dedicated skill set within the IT team.

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Strongly agree
Agree
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This vote closes on 31/10/2008.

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