Videos of Interest… Something to Think About…
Andrew McAfee discusses an array of revolutionary technologies that are replacing routine jobs with machines that can speak, understand, translate, and hear. McAfee believes that this kind of innovation will lead to creating new jobs that involve more than enhancing creativity. He refers to this cycle of innovation as “The New Machine Age.” Think in terms how technology-driven changes could impact the ERP implementation for Aux Bons Soins’ case study below.
TED Ideas Worth Spreading. (2012, September). Andrew McAfee: Are droids taking our jobs? Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_mcafee_are_droids_taking_our_jobs.html
Case Assignment
For this module, we’ll be introducing a new case, the real-world story of an ERP implementation for Aux Bons Soins. This case details the rather frustrating experiences that the company encountered in trying to implement an integrated management system after an acquisition and merger, and the range of circumstances that affected the process. Not every implementation is this sticky, but in varying ways most partake of greater or lesser parts of this experience. As we said in the introduction, this is the Real World of business and information technology management.
Please read the following parts of the case:
Bernier, C., Roy, V. and Brunelle, E. (2006) An ERP Story: Background (A). International Journal of Case Studies in Management. 4(1):March.
Bernier, C., Roy, V. and Brunelle, E. (2006) An ERP Story: Troubles Ahead (C). International Journal of Case Studies in Management. 4(1):March.
Bernier, C., Roy, V. and Brunelle, E. (2006) An ERP Story: Epilogue (D). International Journal of Case Studies in Management. 4(1):March.
You should use information from the background readings from the courses that you have taken, particularly those listed as being particularly relevant to this module, as well as any other good quality resources you can find through search. Please cite all sources and provide a reference list (use APA format) at the end of your paper.
Then write a short paper describing the technology implementation issues raised by this case. In particular, you should address the following issues:
•The main causes of the difficulties with the project at Aux Bons Soins.
•The key elements that led to the success of the project at Aux Bons Soins.
•Additional advice regarding implementation that you would give to Aux Bons Soins management
•Your overall asssessment of the role of implementation in the overall management of strategy generally and IT strategy in particular; justify your position
Assignment Expectations
Length: Minimum 3–5 pages excluding cover page and references (since a page is about 300 words, this is approximately 900–1,500 words).
Assignment-driven criteria (25 points): Demonstrates clear understanding of the subject and addresses all key elements of the assignment.
Critical thinking (10 points): Demonstrates mastery conceptualizing the problem. Shows analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of required material.
Scholarly writing (5 points): Demonstrates writing proficiency at the academic level of the course; addresses the Learning Outcomes of the assignment.
Quality of references (4 points) and assignment organization (3 points): Uses relevant and credible sources to support assertions. Assignment is well organized and follows the structure of a well-written paper.
Citing sources (3 points): Uses in-text citations and properly formats references in APA style.
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