Assignment 2 Case Study & Presentation

Due Date for the Case Study Assignment: 31

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November 2014
Due Date for the Presentation: April 2015
You have been asked to prepare a comprehensive presentation to a sponsor to get his/her
approval to implement an information system in your organization from the following
systems that you have come across in your MIR course.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System
Supply Chain management (SCM) System
Electronic Commerce Systems (EC)
Decision Support System (DSS)
Data Warehouse & Data Mining (DW&DM) System
Other e-Business inormation systems
!our propose" system coul" help in one or more o the ollo#ing #ays$
impro%ing an e&isting manual or inormation systems
intro"ucing a ne# inormation system
creating a ne# 'usiness opportunity
impro%ing organi(ational pro"ucti%ity
impro%ing enterprise 'usiness %alue
impro%ing enterprise customer %alue
)he sponsor is an in%estor* !our assignment is to "escri'e the steps that you #ill ollo# to
come up #ith a proposal or the inormation system* +t shoul" e&plain$
,o# the inormation system that you are proposing #ill supporting the strategic goals
o your organi(ation #here it #ill 'e implemente"*
)he systematic approach that you #ill ollo# to i"entiy the pro'lem-opportunity an"
.ustiying your choice o the propose" system*
,o# you propose to con"uct a easi'ility stu"y or this system inclu"ing system
in%estigation an" preparation o unctional speciications or the inten"e" system (a
managerial %ie#point is suicient)*
,o# the system #ill 'e implemente"
If you are proposing improvements to an existing system your justification for using a
specific conversion process should also be included.
)he ris/s in%ol%e" an" your recommen"ations o re"ucing them*
The requirements for this Case Study Report are:
Suggested format:
0 Co%ering letter to sponsor
0 )itle page
0 )a'le o contents
0 E&ecuti%e summary (+ page)
0 +ntro"uction
0 Bo"y o your assignment
0 Conclusions
0 Bi'liography
0 1ppen"ices (inclu"ing a 'ac/groun" o the organi(ation relate" or your lecturer)
Typing: )ype" or #or"-processe" at 23 point #ith 2*4 or "ou'le spacing
Referencing: 5ollo# the stan"ar" ormat o reerences*