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1. Based on Trebilcock’s (2007) article, why are companies moving toward on-
demand solutions? Explain the advantages and disadvantages. Which
would you prefer and why?
According to Trebilcock's (2007) article causes of small to medium businesses shifting
to an on-demand solution could be because of the end-of-life of their present programs.
There are several appealing factors having shifting to an on-demand solution like
reduced in advance fees, quicker execution times, plug-and-play accessibility along with
present resources and partners, certification, and decrease in ownership expenses.
Deferring the demands of improvements, certification, and maintenance to the supplier
regardless of whether hosted by the supplier off-site accessible online or locally inside
the business but still maintained by the supplier is also an additional financial savings to
the business regarding overhead and manning to manage the application.
Based on the Thilmany (2007) article, what will future ERP systems look like?
How are they different than the current systems being used? Use your
imagination and do your own futurism prediction for ERPs.
The Thilmany (2007) article is definitely the way forward for ERP systems about the
modifications which have been happening with SOA. In the beginning the execution of
ERP systems provided businesses a "one look" at the overall company framework and
also the effect on earnings; however with company improvements companies have felt
hesitant to update their systems as well as rather have chosen using modules to
maintain the rate of modification of their company needs.
Week 1 – Project Proposal
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Project Proposal - Recruitment Management System
The following report will suggest a Recruitment Management System (RMS) to
Organization XYZ that is an international organization which sells its call center
particular software programs to its clients globally. Recently, the organization has been
employing fresh graduates for its forthcoming ventures and it is highly dependent on its
3rd party present Recruitment Management System (RMS) regarding employing
objective. The organization really wants to create its own web-based RMS that will be
accountable for providing simpler as well as efficient hiring procedure for employers and
for applicants.
Based on Sarrel’s (2007) article, what is the purpose of a CRM system? What is
the advantage of a mobile CRM system? Can you see a use for one in your
organization? Where?
As per the Sarrel’s (2007) post the objective of CRM is the simplification of the
collecting of customer’s data in one central place which allows the business an
extensive understanding of client info over several sections to have an edge on the
usefulness of the services provided.
Based on the Business Wire (2007) article, identify three resolutions and explain
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I loved reading this Business Wire (2007) post. It discussed the top 8 promises for much
better company integration. Now I am going to share with you my leading 3 promises as
well as the reason why they are important to me.
1) Simply say ‘Yes’ to the needs of the client: This resolution particularly handles
the purchasing system. I believe that this quality is very important to me since if
you know what their needs are as well as go with that, after that integration may
come easier and much more effective. In simple terms, there will be more
dealings in the same amount of time. This eventually results in reduced overhead
costs since the same amount of work can be performed quicker. Reduced
overhead, indicates higher revenue. Greater revenue results in overall long term
stability as well as profitability.
Week 2 – Analysis
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Analysis
This week all of us will talk about the analysis of our latest Recruitment Management
System (RMS). The analysis stage consists of all of the requirement collection techniques in
addition to exactly how those requirements will be developed in to company procedures. The
following segment will describe the data collecting methods used to gather info from all
stakeholders. The report will also include company mapping techniques, tools and their
advantages with some prototyping tools.

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Based on Willie’s (2007) article, what are the three rules of behavior that should
be considered when using dashboards? Do you agree? Support your answer with
your own thoughts, especially in relation to your current organization.
Based on Games’ (2007) article, describe the changes implemented by Norwood
Health Systems in their IT systems that took them from the verge of bankruptcy
to being a successful organization. Discuss how these changes were
instrumental in the success. Can you see situations in which you might apply
some/any of these changes?
Game's in his post explained a scenario that lots of companies are confronted with and
when these are overlooked can result in devastation. The challenge faced wasn't simply
to alter the places where the issues were acute, however to alter the attitude of the
workers to get in to the change.
Week 3 – Design Analysis
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The following report will extensively talk about the design techniques which will be used
to design Recruitment Management System (RMS). It must be observed that people will be
using a combination of various design techniques to better know the system, but while actually
designing our strategy will be the one described in the strategy section. Flowcharts as well as
Diagrams will be an integral part of this report.
Based on the article by Urgin (2009), discuss factors that influence the selection
of an ERP System. What are the primary benefits offered by an ERP System? Do
you have an ERP system in your organization, or do you think your organization
would benefit from one? Elaborate on this.
Depending on the Urgin ('09) post the factors which impact the choice on and ERP
system are directly related to the institutional aspects which control the decision making
procedure to adopt a good ERP system which meets the requirements of a business.
Compare and contrast: the terms “ideas competition”, “crowdsourcing”, and
“open innovation”. According to Leimeister, Huber, et al. (2009), in what ways do
these concepts influence the advancement of software industry applications?
Would you define these terms differently?
Week 4 – Implementation
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Implementation
The following report discusses the various ways of execution stage of Recruitment
Management System (RMS). The report contains short explanations of various
execution phases which are coding, screening, set up, documentation, training and
assistance as well as advantages of using repeated and specified cycles of these
phases.
One of the major issues in adopting an SOA approach is that the standards
are still evolving. Discuss the pros and cons of implementing an enterprise
system prior to the development of well-established standards. What do you
foresee as problems within your own organization?
Implementing a SOA method enables a business versatility to stay competitive.
The main advantage of implementing a SOA method is the capability to change current
solutions and/or code to fulfill the requirements of the company units quicker.
Based on Cork’s (2007) article, what are the seven steps to success when
implementing an ERP system? Do you agree? Back up your opinion.
The 7 ways to success depending on Cork's (2007) post are versatility, security,
training, knowing expenses, think about integration, cooperation, and system
compatibility. Businesses must predict for expansion and to do so will need an outside
of the box way of thinking to deviate from present condition of business. It has doubled
in abilities on average every 2 years since the mid 80's and knowing this tendency
needs businesses to assess its company ways to remain in step with present
technology.
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Enterprise Resource Planning System
Statement of Scope and Goals
Riordan Manufacturing, a fortune 1000 organization was established by Dr.
Riordan, a lecturer of chemistry, having a number of patents related to processing
polymers into higher tensile strength plastic material substrates. Realizing the
industrial uses for his patents, Dr. Riordan established Riordan Plastics, Inc. during
1991. The organization has their company office in San Jose, CA having 125
workers, a plastic beverage bottle factory in Albany, GA having 45 workers, a
customized plastic parts factory in Pontiac, MI having 130 workers, and a plastic fan
factory in China having 250 workers. All those offices and or factories place their info
on a variety of computer systems. Riordan Manufacturing presently has a legacy
MRP Information System set up.