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FIT3138 Real Time Enterprise Systems

Semester 2, 2016

Assignment Two – Business Case for an ERP implementation

Due Date: Monday 17th October 2016 11:55pm

Value: 15% of final Assessment

Mode of submission: Online on Moodle

Type of Assignment: Group Assignment

Students are required to work in groups of 3.

Assignment Aim and Objectives:

The aim of this assignment is to provide students with an opportunity to develop their analytical

and research skills through the process of developing a business case to assist Global Bike Inc.

(GBI) in their enterprise systems initiative. In so doing, the following objectives are sought:

 To develop skills in producing a succinct and convincing business case;

 To develop skills in researching various ERP software vendor and to provide a

recommendation;

 To develop skills in performing a cost-benefit analysis as well as critically assessing the

potential risks involved and other implementation issues; and

 To explore the current trend in cloud computing and in-memory computing in real-time

enterprise systems.

Requirements:

It is not uncommon for companies to jump on the ERP bandwagon without first conducting a

much needed research and planning to ensure a successful ERP implementation. GBI Board of

Directors had heard of just too many horror stories of ERP implementation going wrong. As such,

they’re doing everything they could to ensure that their ERP project would be a success.

As part of this initiative, they have engaged your expertise to help them conduct an analysis and to

provide them with the information required to assist them in their management decision. You are

a team of up and rising Business Systems Requirements Analyst who formed your own consultancy

firm. Through a few years of hard work (and probably with some luck), your consultancy firm has

carved a name in the ERP arena, earning yourself a good reputation, after successfully leading

several ERP implementations in the manufacturing industries.

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Key Deliverables:

 A Business Case, which should include the following:

1.0 Introduction/ Background

 A background information of GBI

2.0 Business Objective

3.0 Current Situation and Problem/Opportunity Statement

4.0 Critical Assumptions and Constraints

 A summary of at least 5 factors to ensure a successful ERP implementation (a

detailed research of this should be included in Exhibit A)

 Any other assumptions and constraints

5.0 Analysis of Options and Recommendation

 Critically evaluating at least 3 options and offer a recommendation

 Should also include an analysis on software as a service (SaaS) and cloud ERP as well

as mobile computing

 This section should only include a summary of your research of the different

options (a detailed research of this should be included in Exhibit B).

6.0 Preliminary Project Requirements

 The main features or requirements for the recommended option (from 5.0)

7.0 Budget Estimate and Financial Analysis

 A preliminary estimate of the costs involved and the expected benefits gained for

the recommended option (from 5.0).

 This should be a summary based on a comprehensive Cost-Benefit analysis which

should be included in Exhibit C.

8.0 Schedule Estimate

 Estimated time required for the project and an estimated projected go-live date

9.0 Potential Risks

 Summarise the top 5 potential risks that this project might face and the possible

response strategy.

 Likelihood of the risks impacting on the implementation and the success of this ERP

initiative.

 A detailed risk analysis should be included in Exhibit D.

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10.0 Exhibits

 Exhibit A: Factors for a successful ERP implementation

 Exhibit B: ERP Options and recommendations

 Exhibit C: Cost-Benefit Analysis

 Exhibit D: Risks Analysis – likelihood and impact and response strategy

 Demonstrate depth and breadth of reading and research to include a reference list (at least 5)

 Use APA referencing style for all references in body of text and in reference list

 PLEASE NOTE: You will not get any marks for ‘referencing’ if you DO NOT reference in

the body but have an extensive reference list at the back of your assignment.

 Other deliverable documents to include: minutes, weekly project plan and timesheets.

 Confidential peer review sheet – must be submitted separately by each team member.

Submission instructions:

1. You are to upload your submission on the FIT3138 Moodle site under the “FIT3138

Assignment 2” submission link.

2. All submission must be in the form of a zip file and saved as: GroupName_Assignment

2.zip, where ‘GroupName’ is the name of your group.

Plagiarism declaration:

The moment you upload your assignment on Moodle, you are required to accept the Student

Statement (which includes a declaration that you have not plagiarised during the preparation of

your assignment solution). You are required to ACCEPT the Student Statement; otherwise, you

won’t be able to submit your assignment electronically and your assignment will NOT be assessed.

Late Submission:

1. Submission must be made by the due date otherwise a penalty of 10% reduction in the marks

gained per late day will be applied. (For example, if you got 70%, but are 2 days late, your mark

will be reduced by 10% x 70 (marks gained) x 2 (days late) = 14 marks.)

2. If you believe that your assignment will be delayed because of circumstances beyond your

control such as illness, you should apply for an extension prior to the due date. All applications

for extensions must be made in writing to your lecturer. Medical certificates or other

supporting documentation will be required. The in-semester special consideration form can be

downloaded from the following link:

http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/equity/special-consideration.html

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Assignment Case:

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Template:

Business Case for <<Project Name>>

Date

Prepared by:

1.0 Introduction/ Background

2.0 Business Objective

3.0 Current Situation and Problem/Opportunity Statement

4.0 Critical Assumptions and Constraints

5.0 Analysis of Options and Recommendation

6.0 Preliminary Project Requirements

7.0 Budget Estimate and Financial Analysis

8.0 Schedule Estimate

9.0 Potential Risks

10.0 Exhibits

Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:….

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MARKING CRITERIA

The following marking criteria should be used to support your assignment – a more stringent and comprehensive

marking guide will be followed by your tutors. However your final mark will reflect this guide.

80-100

This is an

outstanding

assignment

A good and succinct Business Case with comprehensive coverage of all topics

Excellent structure – easy to follow, headings used effectively

Extensive research with excellent supporting evidence and critical assessment, clear

explanations, flow from one point to the next in logical sequence

Higher level considerations

Sound and useful strategies and/or issues provided are supported by evidence

References correctly cited in body of text and in list

Excellent grammar, spelling, neatly and consistently presented

70-79

A very good coverage of the topic with a good level of supporting evidence; critical

assessment evident, reasonably clear explanations, logical sequencing used

Some additional considerations offered

Good use of strategies and/or issues provided, supported by evidence

References used correctly in body and in list

Good grammar, minimum spelling errors, neatly presented

60-69

A reasonable coverage of the topic with some level of supporting evidence.

Critical assessment may be demonstrated but is limited in its scope.

Fair to moderate explanations. Sequencing in some logical style.

Some link to strategies and/or issues offered with supporting evidence but little indepth

knowledge displayed.

Referencing used correctly

Reasonable grammar and spelling, neatly presented

50-59

A basic coverage of the topic, all questions answered but little in-depth knowledge

demonstrated, indicating lack of reading. Poor logical sequencing.

Little or no critical analysis attempted. Headings limited.

Some grammatical and spelling errors – basic presentation

Referencing limited or inappropriate reference sources

Referencing style incorrect or inappropriate

References listed do not correspond to those shown in the report.

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This is a very poor

assignment

Insufficient coverage of the topic or the content was one that was not related at all to

the topic. No evidence of additional reading to support the argument. Absence of

critical analysis.

Poorly organised and displayed.

Less than acceptable grammar and spelling.

Insufficient and incorrect referencing

PLEASE NOTE:

1. Acknowledgment of sources

Each time you complete any assessment, please refer to and make yourself familiar with the

most current information regarding acknowledgement of sources, plagiarism and academic

conduct contained in the FIT Policy website.

http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/assignments/policies.html

2. Standards for presentation

All printed assignment work must be word processed and meet the standards set out in the

assignment. Refer to the following URL for writing assignments and for referencing styles:

http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/assignments/sims-style-guides.html
FIT3138Business Case for an ERP implementation代写