Enterprise System Implementation at Microsoft: A Detailed Analysis

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Microsoft's enterprise system implementation. It begins by describing Microsoft and the problems or opportunities that led to the adoption of an enterprise system. The report then details the nature of the adopted system, the selection and implementation process, and the difficulties encountered during adoption. It assesses the success of the implementation, discussing the metrics used to measure its effectiveness. The report highlights the benefits of enterprise systems for Microsoft, including improved financial management, customer relationship management, and data security, while also addressing the challenges related to employee training and project management. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of successful enterprise system adoption for organizational growth and competitiveness, referencing relevant academic sources to support its arguments.

Enterprise System

Introduction
 The enterprise system is a type of software that is used by the
business to manage and control the several operations of the
business.
 This presentation included the Microsoft Company aspects that
include the brief description of the Enterprise system used in the
particular company.
 This presentation includes the description of the company and
the problems faced by the company in the implementation of
enterprise systems.
 The enterprise software is very beneficial for the Microsoft as it
provides the business-oriented tools for the proper management
of business.

Description of organization
 Microsoft organization is the multinational company
works in the computer technology and increases the
overall development of the technology.
 The software related services are also used in the
particular organization.
 The best-known software products increase the overall
growth of the information technology in the
organization.
 The company produces the consumers and enterprise
software for the desktops and laptops.

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 Microsoft organization founded by the Bill Gates in the year
1975.
 Business process management software manages the financials
of the company and includes the supply chain activities.
 ERP manages the business software and increases the overall
development of the business.
 The enterprise system is mostly used in all over the companies
and it increases the ERP process of implementation in the
business.

Problems faced in ERP
Implementation
 The ERP system faces several challenges in the overall
organization and the Microsoft organization faces many
problems in the enterprise systems.
 The business becomes more productive by using ERP systems
and it is all about the entrepreneur process.
 This problem can mismanage the overall system of the
business and create many mistakes in the overall enterprise
system
 The adequate training is the important challenge faced in the
implementation of ERP systems. This process degrade the
overall productivity of the business

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 The management of the project is very important challenge that
create many mistakes in the overall business process.
 This is all relate to the employees of the organization.
 The entire cost of the implementation is related with the overall
Enterprise system and the entire implementation is much greater
than the initial costs.
 The employee retention is also a common challenge in the and it
is observed while implementation of enterprise system.

Nature of Enterprise System
 ERP system is the software which is very dedicated software in
the company as it helps in collecting, coordination and managing
the information.
 In the Microsoft Company there are the several activities which
are performed everyday so ERP system helps in performing those
activities in the modular manner.
 ERP system has the modular design which helps in the various
distinct actions such as financial, accounting, manufacturing and
distribution

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 DBMS is essential for the good ERP system as this system is used
by all the departments of the company.
 Any risk or the duplicity and redundancy in the company can be
eliminated through DBMS.
 The enhancement of the Microsoft Company can be done as it
helps in taking the effective decision.
 If the ERP system is good in the company then it has the
collection of all the business practices.
 The business environment of the dynamic companies is very
dynamic so the system of the ERP helps in offering the flexibility

Reason to select the enterprise
system
 There are the several reasons behind using the system
of the ERP in the Microsoft Company .
 The reasons give the effective use of the ERP in the
business.
 All the financial information of the company are
integrated with this system so helps the financial
department on relying the separate system such as
sales and finance.
 The customer interaction is tracked by the tool ERP
which includes the customer relation management

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 ERP platform was integrated in one by the different business
processes such as marketing, production, sales, accounting and
inventory.
 ERP system makes the process of accessing the data easier and
collect the data across the company.
 The Company Microsoft also uses this ERP system as it helps in
increasing the data security.
 It helps in forecasting regarding the future and also helps in
enhancing the data integrity
 Modular makeup is one of the greatest advantage of the ERP
system, through which the company uses this system in the
company

Difficulties faced by organization
in adoption of system
 There are the certain challenges which were faced by
the Microsoft Company while implementing the ERP
system in the company.
 If the implementation is not effective in the company
then it results in declining the performance.
 If the company wants to achieve the higher growth then
they have to productive gains so that they can compete
in the competitive environment.
 Resentment of the employees are very common in the
company after the implementing of the ERP system so
the productivity of the process get affected .

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 The several companies do not even realize the time consumption
of an ERP system.
 The Microsoft also faces difficulties regarding the time of the
implementation and it create many problems in the overall
organization.
 The company needs are related with the overall organization.
 The employee retention is also occurred in the process of the
enterprise system as the implementation of enterprise system is
very important .