Bayer HealthCare Delivers a Dose of Reality for Cloud Payoff Mantras in Multinationals – Winkler, Piper, Benlian & Hirsch Flashcards
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What are theACCEPTED BELIEFS ABOUT CLOUD PAYOFFS ?
- computing can provide benefits to all orgas regardless of size and geographical scope not true as reality is muss more complex = one-size-fits-all approach not possible
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What are BHC’S organisation?
BHC’S organisation: local and global business processes are of high complexity & heterogeneity
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What are IT organisation?
IT organisation: both global and local IT units local units: strong ownership over IT systems; global units: divided into a) demand IT functions – provides IT expertise to major business functions b) supply IT functions provided at group level
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What is the motivation for cloud initiative?
motivation for cloud initiative: reduce complexity and costs for numerous heterogeneous CRM systems and thus harmonise global marketing and sales processes globally
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What is mantra 1?
MANTRA 1: HIGH COST ADVANTAGES
* reason for cost advantages: 1) no upfront investment 2) ongoing cots variable to needs of firm
* relevant factor: cost reduction only true for larger countries operating several legacy systems, smaller countries have much simpler needs which make cloud solutions costly
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What is mantra 2?
IMPLEMENTATION TIME FOR CLOUD SOLUTIONS IS SHORT
* relevant factor: implementation of country-specific regulatory requirements can take long while + time to mitigate from heterogeneous legacy systems
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What is mantra 3?
MANTRA 3: CUSTOMISATION OF CLOUD SOLUTION IS LIMITED BUT ENOUGH
* relevant factor for customisation need: whether cloud solution is equipped with industry-specific template, whether subunits have complex/unique business processes etc
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What is mantra 4?
3.4 MANTRA 4: COMPLIANCE AND SECURITY RISKS HAVE TO BE ACCEPTED
* relevant factor for security assessment: type of cloud application & how specific to company’s business it is different types of applications (ERP, CRM) are subject to different compliance and data security requirements depending on data that is stored
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What is mantra 5?
3.5 MANTRA 5: CLOUD SOLUTIONS HELP FOCUS ON CORE COMPETENCIES
* assumption: cloud solutions free business units from IT worries
* factor determining degree of involvement needed from business units: locus of IT ownership and the legacy systems that are in place
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What is mantra 6?
3.6 MANTRA 6: CLOUD COMPUTING REDUCES DEPENDENCY ON INTERNAL IT
* assumption: cloud vendors provide much better technical skill set than internal IT staff
* relevant factor: complexity of business process & specificity of cloud solution to firm determine capabilities required from IT units = the more complex and globally integrated the processes, the more the internal IT units are needed
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