Carve-out Work Stream Management

Divide and Conquer. This is our winning approach to managing a complex project.

Client challenges

• The time required to keep track of all the activities going on in the project
• Business as Usual to be managed while the carve-out is going on
• High and/or unknown carve out risks
• Difficult negotiation situation between managers
• unknown integration risks
• Too many assumptions being made

How we can help

• Prepare a detailed plan for each work stream
• Keep the activities of each work stream aligned with other work streams and with the overall project
• Monitor the day by day progress and expedite the solutions of any issues that could arise
• Guarantee an adequate level of quality in the delivery

Key benefits

• Project progressing according to schedule
• Milestones being respected
• Management can focus on Business as Usual activities
• Results aligned with the carve-out strategy established at the beginning

Lessons learned

• Work streams activities are not progressing in synch, so one work stream is stuck waiting for another work stream to finish
• There is sometimes a competitive and not constructive approach from the work streams leaders
• Work stream leaders focus on the short-term result and not on the creation of an enduring value for the firm