Combined Structure

Combined Structure

Models the optimized organization structure of two companies in an acquisition or merger that creates redundant management.

When two companies merge, their combined management structure usually carries more overhead than either company needed on its own: overlapping roles, redundant layers, functions duplicated across both organizations. Combined Structure ingests both companies' org structures and models a single, redesigned structure with that overlap removed.

The Disciplined Model: a look at the M&A discipline behind this tool — why companies acquire each other, and the harder problem of judging and realizing synergies from redundant headcount.

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