Solution: What a Good Digital M&A Program Looks Like

Enterprise architecture involvement throughout the M&A lifecycle

EA Contributions to M&A Stages

Enterprise architects can contribute to all M&A stages. They serve as the bridge between business and technology, mapping business capabilities to technology frameworks, platforms, and application architectures. They also help identify business innovations driven by emerging technologies.

EA Capabilities that Impact M&A

The work products and activities that enterprise architects complete daily can add significant value to the M&A process when they also develop “mini” versions for the target company. EA capabilities make sure the acquisition creates new potential without disrupting “business as usual.”