Acquisition Integration Training & Certification
Unrivaled on-demand training and certification for integrating an acquiring business
Intista offers unrivaled on-demand training courses about integrating an acquired small, lower-mid, or mid-size business. Our training is designed specifically for these agile, responsive and people-oriented integrations. If you have the resources you need, but want some guidance on how to self-manage your acquisition integration, this solution is for you.
Applicable for these teams
- Integration Management Office (IMO)
- Workstreams
- Communications
- Steering Committee
- Onboarding
Addresses questions that acquired employees have, including "What is an acquisition integration?", "How are the integration teams and decision makers organized?" and "How long can an integration take"
Considerations that leadership should have before acquiring, discuss 6 myths about integrations, and differentiate between the priorities of the acquisition team and the integration team
Four broad-category approaches to integrating an acquired small or mid-size business, along with the “Keep Separate” strategy
The teams that oversee, manage and deliver an acquisition integration; the members of these teams, their roles, qualifications and ideal qualities
Initiatives that define the focus areas, for the journey ahead: how to identify the objectives, and how these fit into the SSIM™ as a whole
Learn how to estimate and budget the finances of an acquisition integration: three types of cost estimation, budget submission, and three types of synergy
Staff retention should be a priority of smaller integrations. We discuss non-financial and financial incentives and introduce The Staff Retention Toolbox
Onboarding an entire acquired business is complex, emotional, and critical to the success of integrating acquired smaller businesses
The way that you announce and welcome new employees can be the difference between integration success and failure. Here we teach how to prepare and deliver the Day 1 announcement
Learn how to communicate to the different audiences for an integration, applying seven communication objectives
Walk through the process of turning integration objectives into workstream charters, and deriving the high level and details tasks.
- Online training takes you through the entire integration: from the reasons for acquiring, to the execution and delivery of the projects
- Take course separately, or take the Certified Acquisition Integration Manager course, which has all of the composite courses and the assessment
- After completing a course an achievement badge is added in My Profile
- Templates and checklists you can download, including lists of necessary departmental integration tasks
- Uses the SSIM™ (Small business Simple Integration Method) : our unique integration approach specifically designed for smaller acquisition integrations
- Training is not a recording of a classroom session, nor a series of webinars: it is designed specifically for online learning
Getting the Value out of my Acquisitions
I used to worry about integration after signing the papers I'd think "What do I do now?". It was a really good program that helped me understand the things that I need to consider to get the most value out of my acquisitions, based upon my acquisition goals. There were a lot of things that I wasn't thinking about.
Wish I had this 12 months ago
It was very valuable. Saving me or an organization involved many times the cost of the class. There was lot of the practical advice that I wish I had had about 12 months ago with an integration that we did.
Comprehensive and very practical
The class was comprehensive, and very practical. There's a lot of these that are theoretical and academic, and this is anything but that.
So Well Explained
I loved it: the information, the way that everything is explained. The way that it flows all the way to the end. It is so well explained. It helps you concentrate and guide your process.
Can be Applied Right Away
Very valuable, I was able to immediately apply a lot of what was taught. I recommend this to anyone tasked with M&A work and leading M&A integration efforts. This course gives step by step relatable information that can be applied right away.
Comprehensive Coverage
Great course with comprehensive coverage of acquisition integration. A great facilitator kept the content engaging and encouraged robust discussions.
For Experienced or Newcomers to Integration
I would really recommend [it for] people who are already in the field of M&A Integration, or for those who are interested in pivoting to this field to consider the course. There are a lot of fundamental learnings one can get from this course, [including] the structure, processes, and results of integration...”
Aligns with the Integration Process
[Intista] made the platform very easy to follow. The way [it] organizes the content to align with the actual integration process, I think it was very easy to follow. It is a great product that is highly customizable and has the structure that is needed for anyone who [wants to] jump in on it at any time.
Much Better Understanding of the Process
The [course] exceeded my expectations. I think we were all 'experienced' coming into the class, but we all walked away with a much better understanding of the process which should help us collaborate better with corporate development on future integration work.
Complete Control of the Process
The CAIM allows us to do [the integration] in house... and still have complete control of the process
Helped Me to Get this Integration On Track
I've done a lot of strategy and execution work with companies looking to grow and was looking for a good framework to use to help get a tricky M&A business integration back on track after a year of challenges faced by the leadership team. Going through the CAIM program and getting access to the great tools and resources has helped me to get this integration on track and build the framework for the next acquisition in the coming year.
The Reality of How to do an Integration
The [CAIM] course recognizes the reality of how to do an integration. There are some really good things that I didn't want to miss, so I listened to the slides 2 to 4 times.
High Value
We got lots of value from the CAIM, and I'd recommend it to anyone who needs to know how to integrate acquisitions.
Groundbreaking Certification
A groundbreaking certification. This is a really unique course. There are other courses that have a chapter or two on integration, but nothing to this degree.
It's another way to get that competitive edge.
Become a Certified Acquisition Integration Manager™
Intista trains, certifies and mentors you in how to plan, set up, and manage the integration of an acquired small, lower-mid, or mid-size businesses. This succinct, pragmatic, actionable program contains templates and examples for you to successfully create the correct integration program for your organization.