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An enterprise is a large, interconnected business that is made of individual units or departments. [According to Gartner], some defining characteristics include: | An enterprise is a large, interconnected business that is made of individual units or departments. [http://blogs.gartner.com/mark_mcdonald/2009/06/15/is-your-company-an-enterprise-the-answer-matters/ According to Gartner], some defining characteristics include: | ||
* The overall business strategy arises from the individual units working together | * The overall business strategy arises from the individual units working together | ||
Revision as of 01:09, 13 August 2013
An enterprise is a large, interconnected business that is made of individual units or departments. According to Gartner, some defining characteristics include:
- The overall business strategy arises from the individual units working together
- Employees think of themselves as belonging to a larger company than their unit
- The business is financially connected: underperformance in one unit affects the others
- Units share some resources (like software tools) between them
- There are rules and metrics that apply across the entire business
In other words, enterprise is a way of saying "a big company". Institutions like universities are often thought of as being enterprises, too.