If a company wants to implement an enterprise application, it had better do its homework. Discuss 3 implications of this statement with examples.
Answer
To improve efficiency and productivity every organization need to model the entire business processes. Enterprise Applications provide business logic and tools that helps such organization to model in the form of software solution.
Examples include customer relationship and supplier relationship management systems, billing systems, Accounting, Order processing, Scheduling, Procurement etc...
In general , it is widely accepted that the implementation of an enterprise structure is mainly a key business decision. The second part of the above phase "it had better do its homework" has a much wider meaning. Doing its homework would include understanding the business requirements in applications prior to selection. A firm understanding of business processes and the reorganization of processes is essential to a successful implementation.
It is important to correctly account for any regulatory or security requirements. Understand the tools necessary for the application to be implemented, consider development, licensing, implementation hardware, and deployment and training for its citizens.
Creating a collaborative working environment is a key component. ALSO, the organization must realize how much time, money, and personnel resources will be required by the implementation of an enterprise application.