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Operations Dragging on Growth

Divestiture Delivered in Under 60 Days for a Mobile Messaging Company

A mid-size mobile messaging software provider had less than 60 days to separate from its holding company or face about $250K a month in penalties. Silver Tree's program leaders moved 100+ applications and launched it on time.

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Day 1

Operational independence, with critical systems live and minimal employee disruption

Day 1

Operational independence, with critical systems live and minimal employee disruption

~$250K/mo

Penalties avoided: accelerated execution met the legal deadline

100+

Applications and systems transitioned with zero customer impact

The Situation

A mid-size mobile messaging software provider needed to rapidly divest from its holding company and become a fully independent LLC. The divestiture agreement was finalized in May, with a hard completion date of July 18, leaving less than 60 days to stand up an entirely new company.

Missing the deadline would trigger about $250K a month in penalties. More than 100 applications, ERP systems, and vendors had to be transitioned, while employees kept uninterrupted access to tools and customers saw no disruption. The client didn't just need project management. It needed program leadership.

Why Silver Tree

Silver Tree was selected for its reputation for leading high-stakes transformations with discipline, clarity, and empathy. Where others deliver project managers, Silver Tree delivers program leaders: proven transition expertise in divestitures, migrations, and cloud replatforming; an adaptive PMO model that scales without bureaucracy; hands-on senior program leads embedded with the client's teams; and data-driven transparency through dashboards, KPIs, and executive communication.

What We Did

Silver Tree deployed a seasoned Program Management Office (PMO) team to take control of delivery.

  • Program governance: Established decision rights and leadership cadence.
  • Aligned teams: Connected HR, IT, Finance, and vendors, and eliminated silos.
  • Workstream stabilization: Directed parallel migrations and replatforming, including 100+ application transitions across Salesforce, AWS, Jira, Twilio, and Zendesk.
  • Real-time reporting: Dashboards and weekly executive reviews surfaced risks early.
  • Change and readiness: Enabled user adoption and Day 1 preparedness, with Office 365, VPN, and a centralized employee hub.
  • IT360 managed service and risk mitigation: Took over help desk and incident management, and served as interim Operations Manager to accelerate decisions.

Key Results

  • Day 1 operational independence, with core business systems live (payroll, benefits, CRM, finance, BI, and inventory)
  • About $250K a month in penalties avoided by meeting the legal deadline
  • 100+ applications and systems transitioned with zero customer impact
  • Workflow automation that reduced manual effort and ensured process continuity

Silver Catalyst Stages Applied

Align · Implement · Manage

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A mid-size mobile messaging software provider had less than 60 days to separate from its holding company or face about $250K a month in penalties. Silver Tree's program leaders moved 100+ applications and launched it on time.

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