Challenges Facing the Implementation of Enterprise Systems in Public Organizations of Tanzania

Abstract

The main focus of this :;study mi:; extinction lho killing ,n!ri facing imploring entrapment systems in Public Sector organizations in riii1/;iniii einproyin■I rho t;;1!;e of tho National Swat Security Fund (NSSF). This part of the :;(only presents the discussion of the findings basis on the main objectives which were; to identity Ole technical clhillenges faced by public sector organizations when implementing tnitei priso systems; to examine the organizational challenges faced by Public Sector organizations when implilnenting enterpriy; systems and to assess the cultural challenges faced by Public Sector organizations in Tanzania when implementing enterprise systems. The study utilized a descriptive research design as well as a quantitative research approach. A questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data. This study employed a quantitative data analysis technique to analyze the data. The study found that there is a strong relationship between the challenges facing and the implementation of enterprise systems in public organizations whereby 96% of the variation in the success of implementing enterprise systems has been accounted for by technical challenges, organizational challenges, as well as cultural challenges. This implies that these three types of challenges play a significant role in influencing the outcomes of the implementation process. It suggests that understanding and managing these challenges effectively can lead to a substantial improvement in the overall success of implementing enterprise systems in public organizations.From the study, it was also found that technical challenges and cultural challenges have a positive and significant relation to the success of the implementation of the enterprise systems while organizational challenges have a negative but significant relation to the success of the implementation of the enterprise systems. Also, the results suggest that technical challenges have a greater contribution towards the success of the implementation of the enterprise systems followed by cultural challenges. Since the study found that 96% of the variation in the success of implementing enterprise systems has been accounted for by technical challenges, organizational challenges, as well as cultural challenges. It was concluded that these three types of challenges play a significant role in influencing the outcomes of the implementation process and recommended that understanding and managing these challenges effectively can lead to a substantial improvement in the overall success of implementing enterprise systems in pub