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2021 saw $5.1 trillion in mergers and acquisitions (M&As), and that number was expected to rise in 2022. However, organizations continued to struggle with fully reaping the…
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Driving Value Realization Through Post-Acquisition Integration
Since early 2021 mergers & acquisition deals have been on the rise. 2021 saw $5.1 trillion in M&A transactions. Though the price of these deals is also on the rise, the…
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Mergers & acquisitions (M&A) are one strategic path to inorganic, organizational growth. M&A can be relied on for a wide variety of growth opportunities from product/supply…
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Managing Mergers and Acquisitions Survey Report
Most merger & acquisition (M&A) deals tend to fall apart in the integration phase. Whether it’s underestimating the costs of integrations, setting unrealistic timelines,…
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Creating Value in Mergers and Acquisitions
This presentation discusses an overview of the M&A process, pre-close planning, integration planning, key points for post-acquisition integration, and multi-industry lessons…
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Creating Value in Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is a hot topic in today’s financial news, but M&A is a tricky growth strategy with a high failure rate. At APQC's 2022 Process and Knowledge…
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Outsourced Cost of the Finance Function
APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking segments the total cost of the finance function into five categories: systems cost, personnel cost, overhead cost, outsourced cost, and…
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Understanding Sustainability Programs Survey Report
Environment is touted as the next big disruptor organizations should prepare for. In October 2021, APQC conducted a survey to understand the scope of sustainability in…
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Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are an increasingly mainstream part of the corporate landscape. While they can accelerate growth, create shareholder value, and drive long…
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Developing good benchmarking partnerships is crucial to continued improvement. This article presents the steps you can take to ensure that you can find benchmarking partners…
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In-Person Site Visit Guide: Template
To gain an in-depth understanding of how work is accomplished within a best-practice organization, a benchmarking team may decide to visit that organization in person…
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Virtual Site Visit Guide: Template
To gain an in-depth understanding of how work is accomplished within a best-practice organization, a benchmarking team may set up a virtual visit to the organization. Often…
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Benchmarking Site Visit Checklist
If your benchmarking team decides to conduct in-depth research at another organization, it can use this checklist to ensure that it properly prepares for the visit, has what…
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Conducting research directly with individuals and organizations can be challenging. Interviews can get off track, surveys can yield inaccurate responses, and site visits can…
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The Power of Partnership: How KM and Process Can Work With—Not Against—Related Functions
As the fields of process and knowledge management evolve, these teams may find their missions overlapping with other support functions. For example, efforts to transfer…