Assessment: Impact of Cloud Accounting and ERP Implementation

Task

There are two blog entries available on Interact2 under Resources. Students can read these blog entries to assist with this assessment. Students are also required to undertake their own internet research to complete this task.

Question 1-

Explain how the implementation of a Cloud Accounting Information System relates to: an organisations corporate strategy and value chain and the risks and benefits it poses to the organisation.

Use a recent announcement by a company to illustrate your explanation. Present your answer in essay format (word guide 1000 - 1200 words).

Question 2-

Your manager has requested a report explaining how implementation of an ERP can value add to a business. Include in your report;

• What is an ERP?

• Potential risks that should be avoided when organizations implement an ERP system.

• How an organization can overcome and manage these risks.

Your report, including executive summary, should be maximum length 1200 words.

APA referencing must be used, where relevant with citations and a list of references for any sources used within the assignment.

Rationale

This assignment is designed to enable you to demonstrate your ability to: understand and apply foundation principles relating to computerised information systems in contemporary organisations;  explain the role of data analysis tools; to illustrate typical network configurations and identify the components of a network, particularly identifying the role that cloud computing has in a network;
evaluate accounting information system architecture, particularly identifying the role that cloud; computing and ERP have as the basis for an accounting information system; identify organisational risk and the impact that cloud computing and ERP systems have on that risk.