Discuss on3 and two

D1: Enterprise Systems IT at Work 10.1 from the textbook

This activity addresses the following module outcome:

MO1: Compare enterprise systems, implementation risks, and how ERP investments are justified. (CO6)

In preparation for this discussion, please read the required material and watch the assigned videos, then respond to the following:

In your initial post, answer the following questions from the textbook:

Why did Organic Valley need an enterprise system?

What factors contributed to the successful implementation and outcomes? Explain their importance.

Enterprise systems are expensive. What factor helped justify the investment?

Using spreadsheets for planning is rather common. Why do you think companies use stand-alone spreadsheets for planning?

(Turban et al., 2017).

In your response, complete the following:

Identify additional factors that help justify enterprise system investments not listed by your fellow peers.

Your response should be substantive (at least 150 words) and include reference citations and, where applicable, use APA formatting.

After you have posted your introduction, be sure to come back periodically to read what others have posted.

Consult the Discussion Posting Guide for information about writing your discussion posts. It is recommended that you write your post in a document first. Check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors. When you are ready to make your initial post, click on "Reply." Then copy/paste the text into the message field, and click "Post Reply." 

To respond to a peer, click “Reply” beneath her or his post and continue as with an initial post.

Evaluation

This discussion will be graded using the discussion board rubric. Please review this rubric, located on the Rubrics page within the Start Here module of the course, prior to beginning your work to ensure your participation meets the criteria in place for this discussion. All discussions combined are worth 20% of your final course grade.

As you will see in the rubric, to maximize your points on the discussions, you should make sure you adhere to the following:

Consistently synthesize and tie in specific, relevant information and examples from course materials, and from own experiences or current events, to support ideas.

Frequently make comments that build on what has already been said and extends the discussion, moving it forward. Encourage a deeper analysis of content by asking meaningful, relevant questions about postings.

Posts are well-organized, clearly and concisely written. The posts are easy to read and free of spelling and grammatical errors. Sources, if applicable, are present and cited correctly. Posts are courteous and respectful of other viewpoints.

Reference:

Turban, E., Pollard, C., & Wood, G. (2017). Information Technology for Management (11 ed.): Wiley. Chapter 1 and 2.

Please Read;

https://www-proquest-com.vlib.excelsior.edu/docview/1748717950?accountid=134966

Module 6: Module Notes: Enterprise and Data Visualization Systems

Enterprise systems are business systems that are implemented as one organization-wide system. Data visualization systems are those systems that are used to transform reports into easy to understand pictures.

Enterprise and Data Visualization Systems

In higher education enterprise systems might include a combination of Finance, Human Resources, Student, Financial Aid, and Institutional Advancement. Historically, ERP implementations were long, expensive and risky. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, many of these implementations failed or failed to live up to expectations of business leaders. In addition, the implementation may place an inordinate amount of work on employees (Sykes, 2015). Later, colleges and universities chose to use a “best of breed” approach where they took one system from one vendor and another system from a second vendor and connected them. This approach lessened the risk of large projects and over-dependence on one vendor. However, this approach created other problems in the form of system and data integration challenges as discussed in previous modules.

Enterprise systems might be housed in a data center in an organization, or they could be somewhere else. For instance, an enterprise system might be hosted by the system vendor. Another option would be to put the system into “the cloud” (Elmonem et al., 2016). The decision about which hosting model to choose is often a financial decision but could also be driven by the capacity or capabilities of the IT department.

The implementation of enterprises and migrations from one system or one hosting model to another are expensive. In a mid-sized business, the cost could easily be in the millions, take years, and result in lost opportunities for businesses. During an implementation project, the organization may be unable to focus on growing the business or focusing on other things that contribute to the organization’s mission. Business leaders will be involved in the system implementations, migrations, and integration efforts because they are the experts on the business processes and data. In addition to ERPs, enterprise systems include SCMs, CRMs, and enterprise social platforms.

Data visualization provides a way to present data that may have been created using business intelligence. While these projects can be difficult to implement, some steps can be taken to ease implementation (Skorka, 2017). You may have seen data visualization in an organization’s “dashboard.” For instance, a college might have a color-coded dashboard that depicts measures that are important to a college. The measures might include graduation rate, withdrawal rate, and financial aid default rate. The data might be presented as traffic signals. The data would be color-coded green if it were above the goal, yellow if the result was within five percent of the goal and red if more than five percent below the goal.

In this module, you learn about enterprise and data visualization systems.

References:

Elmonem, M. A. A., Nasr, E. S., & Geith, M. H. (2016). Benefits and challenges of cloud ERP systems – A systematic literature review. Future Computing and Informatics Journal, 1(1), 1-9.

Skorka, A. (2017). Successful dashboard implementation in practice. International Journal of Market Research, 59(2), 239-262.

Sykes, T. A. (2015). Support Structures and Their Impacts on Employee Outcomes: A Longitudinal Field Study of an Enterprise System Implementation. MIS Quarterly, 39(2), 473-495.