The chief information officer (CIO) of your organization has heard about enterprise systems and believes they could solve many of the problems in the organization. He has asked your team to do some research and prepare an analysis and recommendations about these types of systems. Your team will be assigned one of several types of enterprise systems (ERP, SCM, CRM, or others) to research and prepare a paper and an informational presentation for the CIO. The purpose of your task is to help him understand the type of enterprise system (assigned to your team), how other organizations have implemented such systems, and lessons learned from the implementations.
• analyze and examine how enterprise architecture and enterprise systems influence, support, and enable an organization's ability to contribute to strategic decision making and to respond and adapt to the business environment
• analyze enterprise system solutions to make recommendations based on benefits, limitations, and best fit within the enterprise environment
• analyze and explain the elements of a successful plan for implementing enterprise solutions, addressing structure, processes, culture and other considerations
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