The main learning outcome for this unit addresses advanced information
systems solutions. You need to be able to understand not only the
concepts behind implementing an advanced solution like ERP, but also the
management and technological factors involved in an implementation, the
value added by implementing advanced systems, what prompts the need for
an advanced system like an ERP system, and the potential benefits of
implementing IS advanced systems such as ERP systems. This case gives
them a successfully implemented case to analyze. Assignment
Instructions: Review what you have learned about enterprise resource
planning (ERP) from the textbook and from the unit’s study guide.
Analyze the case study titled “Vodafone: A Giant Global ERP
Implementation”. For this assignment, you will need to: 1. analyze and
discuss the central issue(s) faced by Vodafone, including the
contributing management and technological factors; 2. explain why ERP
was a necessary information system solution to address the
organization’s issues; 3. evaluate the success of Vodafone’s
implementation plan and provide one suggestion to improve the process;
4. discuss the value the new ERP system brought to Vodafone as a
company; and 5. summarize your findings in a two to three page paper.
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