Integration Management
We lead and support the end-to-end IT integration process to align people, systems, and operations across merging entities. Our structured, vertically integrated execution-focused approach accelerates integration, synergy realization, reduces disruption, and ensures technology alignment with the investment thesis.
Value Drivers
Accelerates Synergy Capture
Identifies and delivers IT-driven cost and revenue synergies aligned with the deal’s value creation goals.
Minimizes Disruption
Coordinates complex integrations across systems, users, and processes to preserve business continuity and stakeholder confidence.
Manages Integration Portfolio
Establishes, maintains and oversees the portfolio of cross-functional integration projects, milestones and dependencies.
Controls Costs and Risks
Maintains visibility to executives on costs and risks by implementing controls and measures for costs, resources, vendors, and scope.
Optimizes IT Footprint
Rationalizes and aligns applications, infrastructure, and support functions to reduce redundancies and lower long-term costs.
Drives Alignment
Brings clarity and structure to cross-functional integration, aligning IT with (a) buyer-seller priorities, (b) PE and PortCo executive transaction goals and objectives.
Improves Time-to-Value
Enables faster operational integration to support strategic milestones and maximize return on investment.
Key Areas of Focus
- Develop and manage the IT integration portfolio, roadmap, governance structure, and milestone tracking.
- Assess current-state environments and design future-state architecture for unified operations.
- Coordinate systems integration and data migration activities to minimize downtime and risk.
- Align integration efforts with HR, finance, and operations for seamless cross-functional execution.
- Track synergy targets and report on integration progress against defined KPIs.
ValueBridge
Integration Management plays a vital role in the Close + 100 Days and Hold Cycle Improvement phases of the ValueBridge lifecycle. By driving structured IT integration efforts, we help sponsors capture deal value more quickly and reduce the risk of missed synergies or operational friction. Our team serves as a bridge between strategy and execution — ensuring that integration supports EBITDA growth, scalability, and long-term enterprise value creation.
ValueBridge
Integration Management plays a vital role in the Close + 100 Days and Hold Cycle Improvement phases of the ValueBridge lifecycle. By driving structured IT integration efforts, we help sponsors capture deal value more quickly and reduce the risk of missed synergies or operational friction. Our team serves as a bridge between strategy and execution — ensuring that integration supports EBITDA growth, scalability, and long-term enterprise value creation.
“Performance Improvement Partners consistently provides us with IT experts and practitioners who contribute to our team in meaningful ways. Management and consultants listen to our needs, identify the root cause of challenges, and deliver practical solutions that have a significant impact on the business.”
“Since 2003, PIP has provided us with sophisticated solutions that support the unique technology needs of our Private Equity Firm. At the same time, they make the complex simple – particularly for our portfolio companies — breaking implementation down into manageable parts. PIP is our go-to technology partner thanks to their ability to listen, understand, and consistently create solutions that act in the best interest of both our firm and our portfolio companies.”
“My 10 years of partnership with Performance Improvement Partners has led to significant value creation across our portfolio. Their approach is both sophisticated and pragmatic, resulting in over a dozen successful enterprise system implementations. Our portfolio companies have nothing but good things to say about PIP, which we too have witnessed in their strong operational and technical expertise.”
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