ranks second in terms of environmental performance. a country with environmental laws that are most...
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Setting The Stage For Canada Competing In The 21st Century Marketplace
Phil SorgenPresident,Microsoft Canada
Canada A Good Place To Do Business
Ranks second in terms of environmental performance. A country with environmental laws that are most compatible with business competitiveness.
Ranks much higher on quality of life issues, such as healthcare, crime rates and education.
Ranks second for educational attainment and expenditures, and achieves top ranking in terms of educational outcomes.
One of the top rated countries in terms of ethical business practices, ranking second for perceived low levels of corruption.
Despite today’s “interesting times,” Canada remains a great place to do business
A Need To Establish A Skilled Workforce
Massive challenges in finding skilled workers
Current levels of immigration won’t do much to solve the problem
Conference board, states only one generation to fix the problem before it becomes critical
What Can Be Done?
Increasing student interest in specialized programs
Education policy reform
Investments in R&D
Immigration policy reform
Workplace training and retraining
Creating cities that are attractive to the best and brightest employees
IT Capability And Business Performance CorrelationsIT score and three-year revenue growth
Top 25%
2nd 25%
3rd 25%
Bottom 25%
3.5%
63
51
33
75
1.3%
0.9%
-3.3%
Average IT Score(55 Average)
Comparative Revenue Growth (2002–05 CAGR %)
Total Benefit: 6.8%
Keystone Strategy Inc,“Enterprise IT Capabilities and Business Performance” (2006)
Baby Boomer/Millenial Work Force Shift
Only 46 million Gen-Xers
The 75+ million Millennials will dominate the workforce for the next 70 years1
Eighty million Boomers will retire over the next 25 years
1 FutureWork Institute
Baby Boomer/Millenial Work Force Shift
We are undergoing a powerful shift in our workforce — in the next 25 years, 80 million boomers will retire and the millennial generation — those born in the 1990's and just beginning to enter the workforce now, will dominate the workforce.The millennial generation has very different expectations about work and their careers than do previous generations
Little commitment to employer (a job is not life)High turn overFlexible time Virtualized supportManage to outcomes not processesExpect rapid feedback and on the spot rewardsSocial responsibilityFunctional teamsOpen dialogLatest technology
Bank Of Montreal Case Study
Customer Profile
Canada’s first bank, the Bank of Montreal, was founded in 1817. Now known as BMO Financial Group, its 35,000 employees offer diversified financial services in North America, Asia, and Europe.
Business Situation
To remain competitive and enter into the Asia Pacific market, BMO Financial Group needed a cost-effective infrastructure that supported enhanced performance and international scalability.
Bank Of Montreal Case Study
SolutionBMO Financial Group implemented a 64-bit computing architecture in its Capital Markets division withWindows Server® 2003. Using Windows Server 2008in its production environment, BMO estimates thatit can reduce server needs by 30 percent.
Benefits
Enhanced performanceSignificant cost reductionSubstantial time savingsEase of consolidationIncreased stabilityImproved platform manageability
PCL Constructors Inc. Case Study
Customer Profile
PCL Constructors Inc. is the largestgeneral contractor in Canada and the10th largest in the United States.
Business Situation
The company sought a technology solution to improve its collaboration abilities as well as improve internal processes and workflow.
PCL Constructors Inc. Case Study
Solution Working with Compugen Inc., PCL adoptedOffice Enterprise 2007 and Windows Vista.
Benefits
Improved collaboration with internal and external stakeholdersEnd user efficiency and self relianceBetter support for mobile workersImproved information securityImproved workflow processes
Microsoft's Economic Impact
14 million globalCanadian partners
Accounts for 42%of the IT jobs worldwide…
…Microsoft employs 78,000(.2%) of these IT workers.
Canada has 15,000 partners registered in the Microsoft Partner Program1,120 are Gold and Certified Partners
Blue Sky ISV Innovation Excellence Award
3 Finalists
Oculus Info Inc.Sales Resource Group Inc.Sitemasher Corporation
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