Abstract: The present invention provides for a method and a computer system for providing functionality for electronically managing and supporting a merger integration of businesses, using software and other computer-implemented tools. In one aspect of the invention, the method and system provide program milestone tracking for an integration of businesses, where the businesses are subject to a merger or acquisition. The system provides a collaboration environment computer program for assisting a group of individuals performing the integration of businesses. The collaboration environment computer program provides administrative controls and communication among the group of individuals. A project management computer program assists the group of individuals and is configured to manage project schedules, budgets, and timeframes. A program milestone component is established and configured to facilitate creating and tracking program milestones for the collaboration environment computer program.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a method and a computer system for electronically managing and supporting a merger integration of businesses. In one aspect, the invention provides program-level hierarchy and security with a collaboration environment computer program for assisting a group of individuals performing the integration, such that the collaboration environment is an electronic tool configured to provide administrative controls and communication among the group of individuals performing the integration. A management and security layer is established for the collaboration environment computer program. The management and security layer is configurable to control access to content in the collaboration environment computer program independently for each of the individuals, and access to the content is controlled with a plurality of hierarchy levels that are defined and applied to designate the portions of the content to which each individual has access.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a method and a computer system for providing functionality for electronically managing and supporting a merger integration of businesses, using software and other computer-implemented tools. In one aspect of the invention, the method and system provide merger-specific implementation functionality for an integration of businesses, where the businesses are subject to a merger or acquisition. The invention provides a collaboration environment computer program for assisting a group of individuals performing the integration of businesses. The collaboration environment computer program provides administrative controls and communication among the group of individuals performing the integration. Merger-specific implementation functionality, which is executable in conjunction with the collaboration environment computer program, is provided and arranged to manage detailed tasks and incidents of transition events associated with the merger or acquisition.