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MGT 699 MergerPlan
Simulation |
Welcome to the inaugural
run of the MergerPlan Simulation.
As described in the accompanying documentation, you and your MGT 699
teammates play the role of an upper-level bank manager tasked with the responsibility
to integrate the products, operations, systems, products, and people of your
bank (Northern Bank) with that of Southern Bank, which was just acquired by
Northern. The twin challenges associated
with post-M&A integration is to balance the strategic and operational
imperatives with the delicate work of gaining consensus among and the support
of a variety of constituents/people – with radically different views of
this acquisition – who will have direct or indirect impact (or will be
impacted by) on the progress and success of the integration effort.
Each MGT 699 student will
be provided with a temporary password required to access the simulation for an
initial practice round. Please
familiarize yourself with the look and feel and features of the simulation
prior to class on DEC 8.
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Click here (MergerPlan) and follow
the instructions to download the ‘player.’ Then, once the
MergerPlan simulation is functional, enter the following Server Code 62.193.197.19
and your password.
On DEC 8, each MGT 699
team will be provided with a password for the run of the ‘real’
simulation. The simulation exercise
takes 2-3 hours to run. Teams may do the
simulation at a time of its choosing.
During the week of DEC 13,
each MGT 699 team will schedule a 15-20 minute debriefing interview with the
course instructor. The interview will consist of unstructured Q&A regarding
the team’s choice of strategy and the decision making process encountered. Each team member is required to participate
in a substantive manner. Teams will be
evaluated on the quality of the debriefing interview, as well as the simulation
scores. Interviews may be scheduled via e-mail to walter.ferrier@uky.edu and be held between
the hours of
Please view and/or
download the following files.
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MergerPlan Project File – Contains overview
of task (you play the role of
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MergerPlan Quick Reference
Guide – Contains step-by-step instructions on what you –
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MergerPlan Tips for Participants – Contains
detailed instructions on how you access the simulation itself, FAQs, etc.
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MergerPlan Trial Passwords –
Contains temporary passwords, server ID, etc. that enable individual students
to familiarize themselves with the MergerPlan simulation. The password required to access this file
will be e-mailed to you.
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You are welcome
to engage in the trial simulation at your convenience, but your trial login
must be completed by
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You can only
access the simulation on a trail basis once, after which your trial password
expires. Your team may decide to run the
trials
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MergerPlan Simulation
Passwords – Contains passwords, server ID, etc. that enable MGT 699 teams
to engage in the actual run of the MergerPlan simulation. The password required to access this file
will be e-mailed to you.