Merck
Edward Johnson, PMP®, CSM®
February 26
Merck was looking to spin off one of its divisions and needed to work with a propective buyer to determine the divestiture work necessary to complete the sale. The company was seeking to effectively plan and execute separation of the carve-out while minimizing disruption to the remaining entity and maintaining business continuity. I was engaged to lead the Separation Program Office. My team was responsible for developing tools, templates, governance, meeting cadence, budgets and alignment with the Separation Management Office (executive shareholders). The project was completed on time and within budget, but the deal did not close.