As a first step towards applying Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) in Mergers and
Acquisitions (M&A) Andreas Freitag investigates the end-to-end applicability of business
capabilities in the M&A process of a corporate buyer organization. Enterprises still struggle
to manage M&A efficiently. A significant number of merger projects do not reach the expected
goals or fail completely. Therefore companies attempt to improve their M&A capability by
establishing the required skills organization processes and methods. EAM is an approach for
business and IT planning promising to contribute to the success of business transformation
challenges such as M&A. Business capability models are an essential element of a state of the
art EAM approach. They are frequently used as a starting point to work collaboratively with
business and IT stakeholders.
