Uncovering Technical Debt For Better Technology Integration
In the world of M&A, understanding and managing technical debt is one of the biggest determinants of a smooth technology integration.
What you’ll learn
Who is this course for
This course is for M&A practitioners and business leaders who are navigating their first or early acquisitions and need a working framework for evaluating technology integration risk before they sign. If you have ever closed a deal and handed it to your IT team as a surprise, this is the conversation you should have had first.
Instructor
Tom Hearn leads the pre-sales architecture practice at Insight, a Fortune 500 solutions integrator, where his 210-person team helps organizations navigate the technical complexity of M&A integration. He brings a rare dual lens- a decade as a customer before joining Insight, and years of firsthand experience running acquisitions internally while advising customers on the same challenges.
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The Intelligence Hub is where M&A practitioners access Buyer-Led M&A™ playbooks, frameworks, templates, and real-world insights from experienced deal leaders. Courses are taught by practitioners who've run deals — not academics or advisors. Topics include integration planning, due diligence, deal sourcing, valuation, and more.
The Intelligence Hub is available 24/7 through your M&A Science membership. Access them on-demand at your pace, on any device.
It depends on where you are in your M&A journey. If you're building foundational knowledge, start with the M&A Fundamentals Track — five courses covering the full deal lifecycle from sourcing through integration. If you're already running deals and want to build a repeatable, scalable process, explore the Buyer-Led M&A™ Certification. New courses are added regularly as we deepen the curriculum.
