One of the things I’ve always loved is a good puzzle, and what better time to start a thought exercise than the end of the week?

With that, I present you the fifth challenge:

Continuing the theme of the week lets look at what prep work would be required prior to the close of the sale. In this case, Acme Inc. went in on the cloud software offering by offering Anvils as a Service, and this will be offloaded to Widgets Inc. as its own unit including about half the current employees working on the product. The product itself is also cloud based, but runs on a different cloud provider from what Widgets Inc. uses.

What common pieces would be impacted as a part of this carve-out, but would not be conveyed to Widgets Inc.? As a follow-up question, would you make the common pieces available, and if so, how?

Hit REPLY and share your take. We can compare notes next week.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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