Reference no: EM132167535
Question:
You and your team have recently been hired as business analysts to optimize the Carnival Cruise line business processes by implementing a new enterprise information system. Your team will choose which organization to focus on for this implementation. The goal of this implementation is to enhance organizational effectiveness and efficiency and help improve the competitive positioning of the company.
For this assignment, your team will be in the role of external consultants. It is important to provide the senior management team with information that is tailored to the organization of your choosing. You will need to explain how the implementation of this enterprise system will be of value to the organization and how it will align with their organization''s strategy and objectives. In order to prepare your report, you will need to undertake research. However, you should ensure that you use the information gathered to illustrate your argument; you should not simply describe your research findings.
Please ensure all sources are appropriately referenced with APA standards.
Proposal Outline
You will submita one-page bulleted outline. See the required report sections listed below for your required items.
Needs Assessment
In addition, you will complete a draft of your Enterprise Information System Implementation Plan where you will include the project title as well as project details that include the project team, sponsors, and core functional areas.
Overall, this 3-5 page needs assessment draft should include the industry type and name of the company you selected with a description of its current systems and the problem you will try to address. Please ensure all sources are appropriately referenced with APA standards.
Refer to the following points for some guidance in preparing your first draft.
Core Business Functional Areas
Core business functional areas include marketing and sales, accounting and finance, human resources, supply chain management.
These areas may have outstanding requests for (CRM, ERP, KMS, SCM, etc.)
Purpose and Objectives
Current Situation
Business Objectives
Project Objectives
Proposed approach
Project Scope
Scope
Out of Scope