Final Project Milestone Two: Service-Oriented Architecture

IT 657 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric: Service-Oriented Architecture Submit a paper discussing the three major ERP vendors: SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft Dynamics. Compare the SOA in a table format, and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each system. Discuss which system you would recommend for your organization and your rationale and justification for your decision. Specifically, the follow critical elements must be addressed:

 Comparison between the three major ERP vendors

 Advantages of the various ERP vendors

 Disadvantages of the various ERP vendors

 Recommendations and Rationale for decision making—a comparison between the three major ERP vendors and a recommendation for your organization

Guidelines for Submission: This submission should be two to three pages (not including cover pages and resources if applicable), double spaced, with 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins, and written in APA format.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Comparison Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides substantial and relevant details

Provides a comparison between the major ERP vendors, with specific details

Provides a comparison between the major ERP vendors but lacks specific details

Does not provide a comparison between the major ERP vendors

30

Advantages Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides substantial and relevant details

Highlights the advantages of the various ERP vendors, with specific details

Highlights the advantages of the various ERP vendors but lacks specific details

Does not highlight the advantages of the various ERP vendors

20

Disadvantages Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides substantial and relevant details

Highlights the disadvantages of the various ERP vendors, with specific details

Highlights the disadvantages of the various ERP vendors but lacks specific details

Does not highlight the disadvantages of the various ERP vendors

20

Recommendations and Rationale for Decision Making

Meets “Proficient” criteria with substantial details and justification for the recommendation

Provides a comparison between the major ERP vendors, with specific details and justification for the recommendation

Provides a viable recommendation for an ERP vendor but lacks justification for the recommendation

Does not provide a viable recommendation for an ERP vendor

20

Articulation of Response

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Earned Total 100%