Stratgeic Information Technology
Microsoft Word - BZ400B Assignment 8 (1) ASSIGNMENT 08 BZ400 Strategic Information Technology Directions: Answer in complete sentences Be sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double-spaced pages. Margins 1” all sides Headings Bold Type Style and Size Times New Roman 12-point Software MS Word 1. Explain what collaboration technologies are and how they function. 2. Then clearly describe three (3) examples of collaboration technologies. 3. Compare and contrast the three (3) collaboration technologies clearly identifying at least two (2) strengths and weaknesses for each of the three (3) technologies. Lesson 5/Chapter 7.pdf Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 1 Enterprise systems integrate business activities across the organization and with business partners Chapter 7 - Enhancing Business Processes Using Enterprise Information Systems Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 2 Chapter 7 Learning Objectives Core Business Processes and Organizational Value Chains • Explain core business processes that are common in organizations. Enterprise Systems • Describe what enterprise systems are and how they have evolved. Enterprise Resource Planning • Describe enterprise resource planning systems and how they help to improve internal business processes. The Formula for Enterprise System Success • Understand and utilize the keys to successfully implementing enterprise systems. Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 3 Core Business Processes and Organizational Value Chains Core Business Processes and Organizational Value Chains Explain core business processes that are common in organizations. Enterprise Systems Describe what enterprise systems are and how they have evolved. Enterprise Resource Planning Describe enterprise resource planning systems and how they help to improve internal business processes. The Formula for Enterprise System Success Understand and utilize the keys to successfully implementing enterprise systems. Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 4 Organizations and Functions Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 5 Core Business Processes • Order-to-Cash – The process of selling goods or services and collecting revenue for them • Procure-to-Pay – The process of ordering goods or services and paying for them • Make-to-Stock/Make-to-Order – The process of manufacturing goods, either based on forecasts or based on orders Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 6 Core Business Processes: Order-to-Cash • Functional Areas in Order-to-Cash – Marketing and Sales – Accounting and Finance – Manufacturing and Operations Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 7 Core Business Processes: Procure-to-Pay • Functional Areas in Procure-to-Pay – Supply Chain Management – Accounting and Finance – Manufacturing and Operations Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 8 Core Business Processes: Make-to-Stock & Make-to-Order Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 9 An Example Supply Chain Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 10 Organizational Activities Along the Value Chain Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 11 Value Systems: Connecting Multiple Organizational Value Chains Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 12 Enterprise Systems Core Business Processes and Organizational Value Chains Explain core business processes that are common in organizations. Enterprise Systems Describe what enterprise systems are and how they have evolved. Enterprise Resource Planning Describe enterprise resource planning systems and how they help to improve internal business processes. The Formula for Enterprise System Success Understand and utilize the keys to successfully implementing enterprise systems. Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 13 The Rise of Enterprise Systems: Stand-alone systems Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 14 The Rise of Enterprise Systems: Integrated Enterprise Systems Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 15 Supporting Business Processes: Internally Focused Systems Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 16 Supporting Business Processes: Externally Focused Systems Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 17 Improving Business Processes Through Enterprise Systems: Software Types • Packaged Software – Also called “off-the-shelf” – May or may not require significant configuration – Enterprise software often divided into modules – Special functionality may require customizing the packaged (or vanilla) version • Custom Software – Designed and developed exclusively for a specific organization (Chapter 9) Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 18 Improving Business Processes Through Enterprise Systems: Best Practices • Packaged Enterprise Software – Typically Designed to operate with Industry Standard Best Practices – May not accommodate unique organizational practices that provide a competitive advantage – Modifying Enterprise software can be a long and costly process depending on the inherent flexibility of a given system Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 19 Improving Business Processes Through Enterprise Systems: BPM • Business Process Management – Actively managing business processes – Using a structured approach – May be ongoing – May include radical process reengineering Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 20 Improving Business Processes Through Enterprise Systems: Benefits & Costs • 56% of Implementation costs over budget • Average over budget is by US$2Million • Typically costs underestimated – Scope expanded – Unexpected technical & organizational change management issues • Many potential Costs & Benefits make implementation planning complex & uncertain Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 21 Enterprise Resource Planning Core Business Processes and Organizational Value Chains Explain core business processes that are common in organizations. Enterprise Systems Describe what enterprise systems are and how they have evolved. Enterprise Resource Planning Describe enterprise resource planning systems and how they help to improve internal business processes. The Formula for Enterprise System Success Understand and utilize the keys to successfully implementing enterprise systems. Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 22 Integrating Data to Integrate Applications Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 23 Responding to Compliance and Regulatory Demands • ERP systems have built-in control systems – Mirror organizational processes – Support segregation of duties – Monitor business activities Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 24 Choosing an ERP System • ERP Control – Centralized or Decentralized across business units – Policies and Procedures • Do they need to be flexible? • Do they need to be standardized? • ERP Business Requirements – What modules are available? – How well do they meet specific business needs? Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 25 Enabling Business Processes Using ERP Core Components • ERP systems support core business processes • Often Packaged Industry Specific ERP versions – Support Industry Specific core processes • Healthcare • Automotive • Construction • Retail • Specialized manufacturing industries Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 26 Core Business Process Support Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 27 ERP Installation • Configuration is critical – Specifying the data to be in the underlying database – Thousands of decisions related to business processes – Companies need to understand how they do business to implement and configure their ERP system Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 28 ERP Limitations • ERP systems are internally focused • Managing the Value Chain requires externally focused components (Chapter 8) Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 29 The Formula for Enterprise System Success Core Business Processes and Organizational Value Chains Explain core business processes that are common in organizations. Enterprise Systems Describe what enterprise systems are and how they have evolved. Enterprise Resource Planning Describe enterprise resource planning systems and how they help to improve internal business processes. The Formula for Enterprise System Success Understand and utilize the keys to successfully implementing enterprise systems. Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 30 ERP Recommendations • Recommendations 1. Secure executive sponsorship 2. Get help from outside experts 3. Thoroughly train users 4. Take a multidisciplinary approach to implementations 5. Look beyond ERP Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 31 Secure Executive Sponsorship • Executive Sponsorship is Critical – Primary reason for ERP failure – Critical for buy-in – Dictates resource availability – Necessary to authorize business improvements – Key to removing obstacles Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 32 Get Help from Outside Experts • ERP systems are very complex • Typically IS departments aren’t familiar with new systems • Experts can help – Specify needs – Select a suitable vendor – Manage the implementation project – Provide technical expertise Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 33 Thoroughly Train Users • ERP systems are complex from the user perspective as well – Training costs are often poorly judged – When systems go live it takes employees time to regain productivity • Proper training can alleviate concerns • Proper training can mitigate productivity loss • Proper training can set expectations Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 34 Take a Multidisciplinary Approach to Implementations • ERP systems often affect the entire organization – The entire organization is a stakeholder – The entire organization needs involvement – Failure to have representatives can result in unmet critical needs – The project team can’t be experts in every aspect of user needs – Departments may become hostile if left out of the implementation and needs assessment Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 35 Evolving the ERP Architecture Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 36 END OF CHAPTER CONTENT Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 37 Managing in the Digital World: Amazon.com • Amazon has grown from an online bookstore to a complete marketplace – Almost any product can be purchased though Amazon – Other businesses can sell products through Amazon’s market place – Amazon provides fulfillment for other companies – Amazon’s IT infrastructure provides cloud services and hosting for other companies Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 38 Brief Case: Crowdsourcing Cinema at Amazon Studios • Amazon Studios let anyone submit screenplays and movies – Originally anyone could edit any submitted screenplay, this created conflict and had to be modified – Movie makers could shoot screen plays and submit movies – Only one prize winner, but 6000 screenplays and 600 movies in the first year – The first year’s winner still hasn’t had his movie produced Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 39 Ethical Dilemma: Too Much Intelligence? RFID and Privacy • RFID tags being used to tag pharmaceuticals – RFID tags can be read by anyone with an RFID reader, creating concerns that a person’s medications could be revealed • A Texas school district planned on tagging students with RFID – This allows tracking them throughout the day – Some feel this is excessive, and RFID shouldn’t be used to track people Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 40 Coming Attractions: Power of the Swarm • Social insects like ants and bees use collective intelligence to solve problems – Locating and harvesting food sources – For example, ants mark food trails with Pheromones, and repeated usage reinforces and maintains the trails to good sources • Many simple robots working together can use the same approach – Applications in the military, surveillance, healthcare, and space exploration Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 41