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Executive summary

Siemens Power Corporation (SPC ) is a market leader in the manufacture and sale of power generating equipments , especially those used in bio fuel and nuclear facilities . In late 1990s , when the case study analyzed herein was done , SPC had the third largest market share in the United States , after General Electric and Westinghouse , in first and second positions respectively . SPC was facing competitive challenges given that its cost of production and thus product prices were higher compared to competition . The

management thus embarked on looking for ways and means of controlling costs in various operations . The Computer Information was incidentally among the departments earmarked for reform . Specific target was the company 's aging systems that desperately needed overhaul . A new Enterprise System was to be put in place , since it would have a positive impact on other departments ' efficiency . Rolling out of the new system was , however , faced with various challenges . For instance , the project manager complained of not getting enough support from senior management there were disagreements on whether implementation was to be done in a big-bang model or through several phases finally , project management team could hardly agree on the appropriate time to train employees and other stakeholders

Introduction

Contained herein is an analysis of SPC Enterprise System planning development and implementation (Flirt 1999 . The analysis addresses various issues related to ES , including best practices that lead to success and common difficulties that organizations are likely to face The analysis contains various sections that enable conclusive coverage of the matter , with each sections addressing specific issue . A small section is dedicated to providing of the organization (SPC that is , its history , size , industry , and the nature of problems that resulted to contracting McKinsdey Consulting to undertake review and advice accordingly . Another section , addresses Enterprise System (ES This section explains ES to the fullest . Two types of Enterprise System are also discussed they include : ready-made and custom made platforms Ready-made systems are the ones purchased from vendors , installed in organizational networks , and start being utilized . Some of the systems can be tweaked to meet organizational needs , while others demand that organizations change processes so they could be covered under the new platforms . Custom-made Enterprise Systems are the ones developed to meet for specific organizations and can be adjusted when such need arises Another section addresses matters pertaining to ES implementation methodologies , including factors that need to be considered . The final sections has summary and conclusions on matters addressed herein . The section also provides some views on how SPC project management could have handled their various tasks efficiently

The Organization : SPC

Siemens Power Corporation (SPC ) is among the largest companies in its industry . At the time that McKinsey Consulting was hired , SPC was third position controlling 20 percent of the market . The market leader was General Electric that had 35 percent market share , whereas Westinghouse was second with 25 percent of the market . The manufacture of power generating equipment and other materials...