Trends Report

Case Study: Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Shows How To Manage A Disruption-Free Spinout

The Secret Sauce Is In Combining A Well-Thought-Out Plan With The Right Resources And Relentless Focus

December 21st, 2016
Martha Bennett, VP, Principal Analyst
Martha Bennett VP, Principal Analyst
With contributors:
Matthew Guarini , Marc Cecere , Luiz de Oliveira , Rachael Klehm , Sam Bartlett

Summary

Managing a corporate spinout is a challenge at the best of times. When it involves dozens of sites all over the world and over 40 legal entities as well as a tight timescale, that's probably enough to give any executive a severe headache. In this brief, we examine how the CIO of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise managed the transition of parent company Alcatel-Lucent to new owner China Huaxin without losing a single business day.

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