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I talked about Due Diligence in a previous article, and gave you 13 ways to spot lies and deception. Here’s an additional list that’s specific to Information Technology, although you can probably see parallels in other types of due diligence:
12 More Ways to Spot IT Lies and Omissions
The current solution doesn’t scale up
Maybe there’s a [...]
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We all do due diligence. Some of us do it in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Some of us do it when we’re getting ready to make a major purchase like a house or a car, or when we’re getting ready to sign a contract for major home repair. Due diligence is the research you do [...]
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I see and hear these words and phrases all the time, but it has gotten to the point where they’ve lost their meaning for me — maybe for you as well. Let’s start with some oldies but goodies then work up to something more current.
Synergy
This used to be the consultant’s ultimate goal. Synergy [...]
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When I was a child I learned a funny nonsense rhyme:
I eat my peas with honey.
I’ve done so all my life.
It makes the peas taste funny
But it keeps them on the knife.
The logic of the rhyme argues that:
I eat peas with a knife.
But when I try to eat peas with a knife, they fall off.
So [...]
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If you haven’t been involved in an acquisition, then wait a few months; it eventually happens to all of us. In preparation for that event, it’s useful to get an understanding of why companies do acquisitions, so that you can anticipate the effect that an acquisition will have on you. I’ve been lucky enough to [...]
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What is this thing called “acquisition due diligence”, and how does due diligence for information technology differ from any other kind of acquisition due diligence? These questions will be answered in this white paper which describes the three IT surprises that you want to avoid.
Did you know that most people doing IT due diligence only [...]
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