1. 4. Your company has recently expanded and the old accounting software in place is no longer capable of handling the tasks at hand. It’s your job to research the various accounting software programs currently on the market (at least two) and make a reco

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MEMORANDUM

DATE:03/24/2018

TO: Dr. Hagemann

FROM: Team AP

SUBJECT: ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS

Ben-Menachem, M., & Gavious, I. (2005). Accounting Software Assets. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.721682

The article authored by Ben-Menachem and Gavious explores accounting software assets depicting each asset and its role in the accomplishment of accounting goals and objectives. The author focuses on accounting software management which is business practice involving the optimization and management of purchase, maintenance, deployment and disposal of software applications.

The research article will be critical to the topic of discussion as it provides insight of accounting software assets, illustrates and explains a wide variety of techniques that can be applied in facilitating and ensuring that each member accounting software function at their optimum level. In addition the article evaluates current accounting software assets.

Configuration Status Accounting. (2004). Software Configuration Management. doi:10.1201/9780203496114.ch6

The article whose author is unknown yet published by the software configuration management journal was authored in 2004 and it provides a wide variety of configuration options that can be applied in the development and implementation of accounting systems. In addition the article evaluates the level of risk the accounting systems are exposed to as well as options in how to address the challenge.

The research journal is critical to the project as it provides critical information about factors to consider when selecting accounting software. Furthermore the article highlights a list of metrics and bench marks to be applied in the evaluation of accounting software.

Deshmukh, A. (n.d.). The Evolution of Accounting Software. Digital Accounting. doi:10.4018/9781591407386.ch002

The article authored by A, Deshmukh does not possess a publication data and focuses on the phases of accounting software over the decades. The article highlights the difference of accounting software in various timelines, illustrating how the changes have influenced the accounting sector. The evolution further illustrates the successes made over the decades in the development of effective accounting software.

The research article is critical to the project as it provides information about past accounting systems, challenges of past systems as well as solutions implemented to address the numerous issues highlighted. In addition the article provides a road map for future developments of accounting software.

Jinping, L. (2015). Computer auxiliary accounting research of environment accounting software. The 27th Chinese Control and Decision Conference (2015 CCDC). doi:10.1109/ccdc.2015.7162275

The article was authored in 2015 by L. Jinping and published for the 27th Chinese control and decision conference. The article focuses on computer auxiliary accounting. The report illustrates a wide variety of issues within the accounting environment. In addition the article depicts finds made on various research projects specializing in accounting software.

The article is critical to the project as it provides insight on various accounting software environments. Conversely the article illustrates the issues experienced in each environment as well as depicting the most appropriate environment.