Week 5

Q.2 Provide examples of events that you think may trigger alterations in a work plan. What would the consequences of such events be?

By reading chapter 8, I think the major events effect on the ERP implementing, the budget and how to control the risk factors from technology, organizational and people challenges. During the implementing ERP, the most things we need to focus on reduce the risk to be successful implementation.

• As the budget, under-budget or on-budget is less risk than over-budget.
• Make fewer medications
• Establish more authority and make more effective implementation as implementing
• Redesigning business processes with low risks

Technology challenges: make software or database fit with technology expertise consistently

Organizational risks: re-engineering the business processes to fit the ERP package rather than customization ERP fitting with the business process.

People challenges: person who’s knowledgeable and capability are required by application-specific modules

Have a look at assignment 3. The purpose of this assignment is to provide a case study report. Provide a rough skeleton (dot point form if you wish) of what you are going to put in the main body of your report. You should make clear what the problem is and also outline what the options are.

 Traditional enrolment systems; E-enrolment is useless online

 Limited research resources in library database

 Not fully and completely integration the functionalities on website

 Additional technology knowledge for current staff and new students

As the problems mentioned before, the report will discuss the following issues in changing operational environment:

The benefits of implementation ERP to CQU
1. Integrate the data and information to build essential online and teaching service for CQU staff and students
2. Save processing time online
3. Upgrade the in house software to fit the competitive environment
4. Save the maintains cost
5. Improve the CQU online teaching quality and performance
6. Save maintains cost
7. improve organizational strategy

The risks of implementation ERP to CQU
1. Cost: over budget
2. Technology risk: Some software not fully integrated and improved
Lack of technology support
3. Organizational risk: redesign the exciting business process in CQU
4. People factors: less IT staff support and maintain the systems
Lack of technical knowledge
Alternative adopting ERP with changing operation environment to update current systems.
1. Update current the system without redesigning business processes
2. Customizing in house software and database
3. Vanilla implementation of a single vendor ERP