Assignment: STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
In groups, you will be required to conduct research on AIS/ERP Systems for your client. Your team is required to pick a case study in one of the areas mentioned below (not limited to). Then prepare a Business Report for the client detailing the processes of selecting an AIS/ERP to help them to make informed decision for investment in information system to take their business to the next level including:
Note: The red marking are the guidelines to do answer the question. Those points need to be explained critically when writing the homework:
1. Define business processes,
Write about: i) Revenue cycle business process; ii) expenses/ procurement cycle; iii) conversion cycle; iv) HR cycle; v) general ledge cycle also if it is manufacturing company, discuss conversion cycle:
2. Develop business requirements,
Also mentioned those business requirement
Also, i) Sales people; ii) Purchase people; iii) HR manager or HR people iv) General Ledger people; v) production people
3. Determine the systems requirements,
i) Modular
ii) Multi-currency
iii) Multi tax and accountants
Standard support addoptability and Bolton capacity
4. Software and vendor selection
Software and vendor selection
Selection criterial-put at least name of 3 providers
SAP CRUCIAL NET
NOTE: QUESTION NUNBER 1-4 IS ONE PART
5. Determine at least three ways which companies or organizations utilize such technologies to improve business efficiency
6. Evaluate the level of efficiency of the technology implementation
7. Examine potential security risks, data breaches
8. Provide guidelines on how these risks could be mitigated.
NOTE: QUESTION NUMBER 5-8 IS ANOTHER PART
100% literature review on each of them - go to the journal database and find out 3 journal article and explain them
The report should be about 3000 words and should be submitted in an MSWord format document for the client. Each group would be required to find AIS/ERP that addresses the different aspects of the clients' business especially the area of their enumerated challenges and should also ensure that the client's business requirements are addressed. You may also employ any analysis or design tool in the preparation of your report - so long as the results are suitable for presentation in the required Word document and are your own work.
Remember: this is a report intended to convince a board of directors to adopt your proposal. Your report must therefore be complete, yet concise; be clear and convincing, and professionally presented. Above all, the report must be specific to the needs of the business.
Case Studies in the areas of: (The team needs to email the lecturer their choice)
• Public Transport
• Flight Centres
• Real state agencies
• Education
• Library
• Banks
• Immigration
• Health
• Medicine
• Pollution
• Manufacturing
• Agriculture
Submission Requirements:
Research reports are to be presented in size 12 Times New Roman or 10 Calibri Font and double spaced. The research should include a list of at least 5 references used in the research report and a bibliography of the wider reading done to familiarize oneself with the topic.