IS466 Advanced Topics in Information Systems
Assignment – ERP Case Study Analysis
Marking Guide
Assignment Guidelines
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Students are required to use examples from the two case studies for each question
where specified.
Students are required to use case studies listed in the references section of this
document.
Case examples should be provided with paginated references (e.g. “in page 12 of
Author (2001) provide the example for…”).
Assessment Type: Group (4 students per group). NO INDIVIDUAL SUBMISSIONS.
All students must complete the table in Appendix A
Formatting Requirements
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The report needs to be constructed professionally.
Students should follow the assessment format.
You must use the cover page with all students' details (attached).
Font: Times New Roman 12, or ARIAL 11, 1.5 spaced
Headings:
1st Heading font size 14
2nd Heading font size 13
3rd Heading font size 12
Figures and Tables: All figures and Tables should be reported in the body and
should be named appropriately
References: All quotations, important points should be referenced using standard
referencing methods. (Author name, year, Page number)
Penalties:
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Presenting others work (including students) as your work, without appropriate
references is defined as plagiarism.
Penalties for late submission.
Marking Guide:
Topic Area
Introduction
a. What is this report about?
2. Provide a brief overview of the two cases organizations
a. Size, Industry Sector, Core-Business, Origins, Etc
3. Provide a brief overview of the Enterprise System at the two case organizations
a. Modules and the ES Vendors
4. Defining Enterprise Systems
a. Using the definition of ERP, comment on the keywords in light of the two case studies. Key
words are: (1) Integrated, (2) Packaged Software, (3) Common Core Business Processes. You
are required to provide two separate case examples for each keyword.
5. Packaged Software
a. List and discuss two advantages and two disadvantages of packaged (Off-the-shelf) software.
You are required to use the two case studies to derive the examples for the advantages and the
disadvantages.
6. Implementation Methodology
a. Identify the implementation methodology of two case organizations and comment on the
appropriateness of the methodology employed using; (1) Size, (2) Complexity of the
organization, (3) Hierarchy of the organization, and (4) Number of modules implemented.
7. IT Portfolio – “ES rarely meet the full business requirements in an organization. In general 80% of the
requirements are met with an ES, while the rest (20%) of the requirements needs to be fulfilled with
alternative methods”.
a. Discuss the statement in light of the two case studies. You need to discuss why ES doesn’t
provide all organizational requirements. You should also comment and provide specific
examples from any of the two case studies on the three things that organizations employ to
increase the ‘fit’ between the system functionality and business requirements (one example):
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Business Processes Reengineering
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Customizing ES to align with organisation's business requirements
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Implement extended Enterprise solutions
8. Critical Success Factors
a. Identify and provide specific example for three critical success factors from two case studies.
You may select one critical success factor from a particular case study and two from another.
9. SAP Business Elements
a. Provide two graphical overviews with specific examples of the ES business elements from the
two case studies. You should include the following business elements in the diagram.
i. Client
ii. Company Code
iii. Plant
iv. Purchasing Organization
10. Conclusion
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References
1. Enterprise information systems project implementation: A case study of ERP in Rolls-Royce,
Int. J. Production Economics 87 (2004) 251–266
2. SAP R/3 Implementation at Geneva Pharmaceuticals. Bhattacherjee, Anol (May 2000),
Communications of AIS Volume 4, Article 2
PRINCESS NORA UNIVERSITY
IS466
ADVANCED TOPICS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ERP CASE STUDY ANALYSIS
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