Strategic Information Systems for Business and Enterprise
Assessment Title: System Analysis and Selection
3000 words, Harvard referencing style, Include a minimum of thirteen (13) references, at least five (7) from peer-reviewed journal relevant to the unit, The assignment must be in MS Word format, double spacing, 12-pt Arial font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings and page numbers.
Assignment Details
Background
You are recently employed as a graduate consultant in a management consultancy firm. One of your firm’s clients is cu
ently evaluating its information systems, and the Managing Director of your client thinks that they needed to invest in an Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) system to support the growth of the business.
Required
You are required to prepare a report to evaluate and recommend an ERP software for a listed company of your choice (your firm’s client).1 The report should include the following components:
1. Background of the Selected Business (The selected company should be a manufacturing firm listed on either The Australian Stock Exchange. The chosen company is your firm’s client.)
• Describe your client’s business and its business activities.
• Discuss the key business processes for your client.
• Evaluate the business process of your clients to identify potential weak internal controls and the risk associated with these potential weak controls.
• Recommend the control techniques that will reduce or eliminate these potential risks.
2. Systems Requirements
• Outline the software features and functionalities that your client should consider supporting its business activities.
3. Software Selection
• Discuss the history of ERP, particularly the history of ERP in the modern manufacturing world.
• Compare and contrast the features and functionalities of three ERP software packages offered by the ERP vendors.
• And finally, identify the most suitable vendor and ERP software package for your client and explain why it is the best option.
Assignment Structure
The report should include the following components.
1. Executive Summary
The Executive summary should be concise and not involve too much detail. It should make commentary on the main points only and follow the sequence of the report. Write the Executive Summary after the report is completed, and once you have an overview of the whole text.
2. Contents Page
This needs to show a logical listing of all the sub-headings of the report’s contents. Note this is excluded from the total word count.
3. Introduction
Typically, the introduction is a short paragraph which includes background, scope and the main points raised in the order of importance. There should be a
ief conclusion statement at the end of the introduction.
4. Main Body Paragraphs with Numbered Sub-headings
This section contains the detailed information which elaborates on the main points raised in the introduction. Each paragraph should begin with an exact topic sentence, then supporting sentences with facts and evidence obtained from research and finish with a concluding sentence at the end.
5. Conclusion
This section contains a logical and coherent evaluation based on a thorough and objective assessment of the research performed.
6. Appendices
This section includes any additional explanatory information which is supplementary and/or graphical to help communicate the main ideas made in the report. Refer to the appendices in the main body paragraphs, as and where appropriate. (Note this is excluded from the total word count.)
Note: The report should be grounded on relevant literature, and all references must be cited appropriately and included in the reference list.