Enterprise applications are designed to integrate computer systems across all phases of a business's operations. This allows for cooperation and coordination across the entire enterprise. Some key types of enterprise applications include customer relationship management systems, enterprise resource planning systems, project management software, and human capital management systems. Developing enterprise applications presents several challenges related to changing business needs, security, mobile platforms, big data, technology shifts, and maintenance over time. Adopting modular architectures, security testing, future-proofing, and interoperability frameworks can help address some of these challenges.

1. Presentation
Topic: Enterprise Applications and it’s Challenges
and Opportunites
Subject: Information Systems
Presented By:
Sudhanshu

2. What is an Enterprise?
An enterprise is defined as a legal entity possessing the right to conduct
business on its own, for example to enter into contracts, ownproperty, incur
liabilities and establish bank accounts. Anenterprise may be a corporation, a
quasi- corporation, oran unincorporated enterprise.

3. What isn’t an enterprise?
For example, some very large organizations meet employee and/or revenue criteria
comfortably, but they’re not considered enterprises because they’re nonprofit
organizations.
“Harvard University is essentially a large enterprise, but because it is technically not-
for-profit, it doesn’t get listed.”
The same goes for large governmental organizations that may generate billions of
dollars in revenue and have thousands of employees. They aren’t enterprises
because they’re nonprofit organizations.

4. Enterprise Vs. Company
A businessenterpriseisalwaysafor-profitentity,while, acompanycanbea not-for-profit
too.
A business enterprisecan beanentirelyperson-ownedoutfit,notcoveredundercorporate
governancelawsofa nation,andthe ownerispersonallyliable. A company,onthe other
hand,is anentityonits own,governed bythe conceptofgoing concern,andis bigger than
the personswhoformedit.

5. Enterprise applications
…..are designed to integrate computer systems that run all phases of an enterprise’s
operations to facilitate cooperation and coordination of work across the enterprise.
The intent is to integrate core business processes (e.g., sales, accounting, finance,
human resources, inventory and manufacturing).The ideal enterprise system could
control all major business processes in real time via a single software architecture on
a client/server platform. Enterprise software is expanding its scope to link the
enterprise with suppliers, business partners and customers.

6. Examples of enterprise applications
Enterprise application is a pretty broad term. They’re often customized to a
business’s needs, and savvy organizations should choose their applications
wisely. There are a number of tools that might be included in a given
enterprise software suite, ranging anywhere from customer relationship
management (CRM) systems, to tools for billing, and even industry-specific
solutions for fashion, law-enforcement, or food service.
 Customer relationship management (CRM) systems
 Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems
 Project management
 Human capital management (HCM) Systems:

7. Customer relationship management
(CRM) systems
Today’s sales professionals can be extremely busy, and at times, a potential client can
slip through their fingers without notice.
Unless organizations hire sales representatives with superhuman-level organizational
and memory skills, there will be times sales reps will let communication dwindle,
possibly missing opportunities to close a deal, upsell, cross-sell, or pitch new products
to existing customers.
However, a CRM system can give sales teams a valuable outlook into where they are
with each client, while simultaneously pulling together customer contact information
and details about previous communication.
As PCMag puts it, “Customer relationship management software is
a contact list with a brain.”
Many CRM systems include features such as workflow automation, role-based user
access, email integration and tracking, and reporting.

8. Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
systems
Many people describe an ERP system as the “brain” of the
organization. An ERP system takes all the different parts of a business,
digitizes them, and creates networks between them. In particular, an
ERP system can integrate an organization’s financial information.
Without an integrated system, individual departments, such as
finance, sales, and so on, need to rely on separate systems, each of
which will likely have different revenue and expense numbers. Using
an ERP ensures all members of the organization are working from the
same core records and up-to-date information.

9. Project management
The most accessible enterprise apps are those geared toward creating
efficient and communicative project management teams. As more
members of the workforce begin to work remotely, these applications
become vital. An enterprise app for project management is designed
to help teams collaborate more effectively, no matter where the team
is located.
Project management apps give an overview of all active projects.
They allow team members to dive into the specifics and check out
every milestone, new detail, and upcoming task that may need to be
completed in order to keep progress on schedule.

10. Human capital management (HCM)
Systems
An HCM system helps organizations manage and maintain their
workforce. The functions of an HCM system are often organized into
categories, including talent management, workforce management,
and service delivery.

11. Stages of Enterprise Applications
Development
Software development
projects typically
include:
 initiation,
 planning, design,
 development,
 testing,
 implementation,
 maintenance

12. Enterprise Applications
Opportunities
 Improvement in management and sharing of data
 Automation of the workflow
 Flexibility in IT infrastructure
 Creating new opportunities
 Increasing efficiency

13. Major Challenges in Enterprise
Applications and their Solutions
1. Business requirements and environments keep changing
It is a dynamic business setting globally. Today, with several things on the move, changes and shifts are
constant in the global business ecosystem. While a few may be technical transformations, others may be
in the form of economic disruptions. New workflows and requirements keep coming up, making it hard
for the developers.
Remedy:
Adopting a modular architecture helps to face this challenge. Using handy modules of code ensures that
any change to a module does not impact others.
2. Security is a major concern
Unlike other generic apps, enterprise app includes a lot of crucial business data. User access control and
protection of the application’s resources is a challenge. Enterprises need to be extra cautious about
security and stay vigilant against hacking and other cyber attacks.
Remedy:
Periodical application vulnerability tests help to check whether the application, back-end service, and the
server are secure. Ensuring user permissions and user information privacy protection must be a priority
in Enterprise App Development.

14. 3. The shift toward the mobile platform
The global enterprise mobility market has been growing significantly. As mobility expedites
information sharing and increases productivity, the inevitable shift toward mobile platform is
another challenge faced by enterprise mobile app development companies.
Remedy:
Ensure that the application has a user-friendly interface and is not heavy. Providing good user
experience is crucial in satisfying the users.
4. Handling big data
Almost any global enterprise consists of a large volume of wealthy data. Effectively managing
Big Data is a challenge. The colossal data involves data center costs, network costs, and
storage costs. Moreover, it tends to slow down the response rate for the end-user. Locating
and rationalizing the organization’s data properly while narrowing down the data sources is
essential, but tough.
Remedy:
Make it a point to move the inactive data to Big Data platforms that offer storage, security,
and maintenance. Decide whether the Big Data application will be cloud-based or on-
premise.

15. 5. Changing technology
There is a constant progress in technology. After being delivered, enterprise mobile apps might require
core changes because of the changes that the company has made on the technology front.
Remedy:
Future-proofing is the way forward amid the technological advancements. Having deep insights into the
latest trends is imperative. Staying updated and being prepared for what is about to occur in the future
is essential for effective enterprise mobile app development.
6. Interoperability issues
All the systems in an enterprise application must be well-linked with each other. Adherence to
interoperability standards is hard.
Remedy:
Using enterprise interoperability frameworks helps to achieve interoperability.
7. Maintenance is a concern
Not just operating the product, identifying and correcting defects as well is crucial in enterprise
application development.
Remedy:
Modular architecture helps to improve maintenance tasks. It helps to save time as well as money
related to maintainability.

16. 8. User interface
The application has to be fast; it must be easy to use. An excellent user interface is imperative to ensure
productivity and user satisfaction.
Remedy:
Make the application fast and friendly by creating default settings and automatic form-filling.
9. Time & cost
Enterprise application development is a time-consuming process. It is more so if the approach is not
clear. Cost related to time and resources is expected to be high.
Remedy:
Make use of a regulatory framework such as WisdmTREAD that uses a modular architecture. This helps
to bring down the development time.
10. ROI is low in enterprise app development
Necessitating detailed planning and expertise, enterprise app development and maintenance proves to
be expensive.
Remedy:
Setting relevant KPIs associated with goals and performing regular evaluations and comparisons is
essential.