Business Planning Assignment

Mission

“To empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.” 

Accessibility Mission

At Microsoft, our mission is to enable people and businesses throughout the world to realize their full potential. We consider our mission statement a commitment to our customers. We deliver on that commitment by striving to create technology that is accessible to everyone—of all ages and abilities. Microsoft is one of the industry leaders in accessibility innovation and in building products that are safer and easier to use.

Cultural Mission

Empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. That’s what inspires us, drives our work and pushes us to challenge the status quo every day. At Microsoft we also work to empower our employees so they can achieve more. We believe we should each find meaning in our work and we ensure employees have the freedom and the reach to help make a difference in the world.

Accessibility Strategy

Accessibility, as part of overall usability, is a fundamental consideration for Microsoft during product design, development, evaluation, and release. Microsoft endeavours to integrate accessibility into planning, design, research, development, testing, and documentation.

Microsoft addresses accessibility by:

· Continuing our longstanding commitment and leadership in developing innovative accessibility solutions.

· Making the computer easier to see, hear, and use by building  accessibility into Microsoft products and services .

· Promoting innovation of accessibility in the development community and working with industry organizations to encourage innovation; and,

· Building collaborative relationships with a wide range of organizations to raise awareness of the importance of accessibility in meeting the technology needs of people with disabilities.

Cultural Strategy

· Growth mindset 

· Customer obsessed 

· Diversity and inclusion 

· One Microsoft 

· Making a difference