Most M&As fall apart in the post-acquisition stage, when management is least likely to expect it. 
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - September 01, 2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The simple truth is that IT services executives have to constantly be looking ahead two and three years.
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - July 01, 2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    It's when your business expands more than one degree of separation from your core offering that things unravel.
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - May 01, 2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Sometimes, crafting a successful business strategy requires less innovation and more of the tried-and-true.
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - March 01, 2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    When it comes to basic market dynamics, the IT services industry can be characterized in economic parlance as a fragmented industry.
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - January 01, 2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Manage your business as though you're planning to work until retirement or to the day you pass it to your children. Then, you'll know you've developed the perfect exit strategy. 
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - November 01, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The IT M&A market is heating up -- here's the questions you need to answer to be ready for your next possible acquisition. 
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - July 01, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Applications managed services (AMS) has been gaining a lot of traction lately.
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - May 01, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The executives who succeed in 2010 will be the ones who make the tough choices that position their companies wisely.
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - March 01, 2010