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ERP Implementation

BCO5651

2014

PREPARED BY: A Stein

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Welcome

Welcome to this unit of study. This Unit Guide provides important information and should be kept as a reference to assist with yourstudies. This Guide includes information about your reading and resources, independent learning, class activities and assessmenttasks. It is recommended that you read this Guide carefully: you will be epected to manage your learning as you work towardssuccessful study.

!etailed information and learning resources for this unit have also been provided on the Unit website on Web"T#$U "ollaborate

which can be reached via the %tudent &ortal at vu.edu.au#student'tools#myvu'student'portalIt is important that you access your Unit website regularly.

Acknowledgement of Country

We respectfully acknowledge and recognise the traditional owners, their (lders past and present, their descendants and kin as thecustodians of this land

Table of Content

Welcome................................................................................................................................................ 2Acknowledgement of Country................................................................................................................2

Introduction to the unit........................................................................................................................... 3

)ey staff................................................................................................................................................... 3

Unit Descriptor.......................................................................................................................................3

Learning utcomes...............................................................................................................................3

Learning and teaching strategies...........................................................................................................3

!raduate Capa"ilities............................................................................................................................ #

Assessment........................................................................................................................................... #

$u"mission procedure...........................................................................................................................#

$cholarly writing% plagiarism and copyright............................................................................................#

&eferencing re'uirements within this unit..............................................................................................(

Academic writing and referencing guidelines.........................................................................................(

)ailure to meet assessment deadline*s+................................................................................................(

,-tensions% Alternatie ,-aminations and $pecial Consideration..........................................................(

$upplementary Assessment..................................................................................................................(

$tudent Complaints &esolution..............................................................................................................(

$ucceeding at /ictoria Uniersity...........................................................................................................(0roiding feed"ack1 $tudent ,aluation $ystem *$,$+.........................................................................

Deliera"le 1 A$A0 0ro4ect 0lan........................................................................................................5

Deliera"le 21 Data Cleansing 6 Conersion...................................................................................

Assessment 31 Implementation 7ool................................................................................................. (

Assessement $chedule....................................................................................................................... 28

&e'uired &eading................................................................................................................................28

7eaching $chedule..............................................................................................................................2
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Introduction to the unit

!nit Title: ERP Implementaion

!nit Co"e: BCO5651 Yea#: 2014 Semete#$Date:2 C#e"it Point: 12

Ot%e# "etail:

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Unit co'ordinator *ame:Andrew Stein

+ocation: Melbourne

"ontact number: 99194332"ontact email: ndrew.stein-vu.edu.au

"ampus: !ays and times:

FS Tuesday /'0T,0'1T,1'2T, 2'3+

Teaching team Shahid Abbasi utor

Unit Descriptor

%tudents will critically review foundational methodologies, techni4ues and tools that underpin the successful implementation ofenterprise resource planning 5(6&7 systems. n industry standard system, %&, will illustrate this professional whole of enterpriseintegrated approach. This unit raises issues that need to be considered for successful (6& implementation, challenging students toinvestigate and interpret on a case'by'case basis critical elements including: the %& &ro8ect life cycle, data conversion,implementation testing, and monitoring via pro8ect reporting. %tudents will evaluate a range of implementation strategies andalternative change management models to recommend choices for contemporary organisations operating in a variety of businesssettings.

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Learning Outcomes

n successful completion of this unit of study students should be able to:

nalyse and evaluate the critical stage of implementation in the development of enterprise wide systems,

(valuate and debate the need for linking enterprise mission ; goals with the implementation of (6& systems

"ompose and demonstrate the use of %& tools to aid and understand the implementation process, and,

(hibit effective multi'disciplinary team participation with a high level of personal autonomy and accountability that

respects the role of culture, and differing values and dispositions as they affect the achievement of pro8ect goals.Learning and teaching strategies

This Unit of %tudy is delivered in a combination of lectures and workshops. The lectures are interactive, introducing andencouraging students to discuss contemporary international theory and research on implementation issues andtheory with blended learning being utilised. The workshops and assessment enable students to identify, discussand critically analyse issues that facilitate implementations and utilisation of implementation tools foradministrative, operational and process based business areas. The workshops use various %& technologies

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as tools for developing practical skills in, as well as conceptual understanding of an implementation in asimulated business contet. The assessment is both independent and group based encouraging team workand collaborative learning. Understanding of the business relevance of the unit is developed through casestudies and simulated workshops, and is assessed in the practical and theory tests.

Graduate Capabilities

In addition to discipline knowledge, skills and their application, the study of this unit is intended to contribute to students developing

the capabilities needed to be: daptable and capable ens who can communicate effectively, work collaboratively, think critically and

solve comple problems

"onfident, creative lifelong learners who can use their understanding of themselves and others to achieve their goals in

work and learning

In this unit you will receive feedback on your development of key aspects of the above graduate capabilities through:

In class presentations

%ummative assessement feedback rubrics

Assessment

The assessment scheme has components as listed below:

Aement -ei.%t /ea#nin.O)tome0

o#mat1 #a")ate Capabilitie3 ePo#tfolio4 D)e Date

ssignment&ro8ect planning

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"opyright law gives the owner of tet, photos, pictures, films and recordings the rights to control reproduction, publication,communication, performance and adaptation of their work. ll students and staff of $ictoria University are bound by there4uirements of the "opyright ct 5=31B7 when using third party copyright material in the course of their research and study.

9or information on copyright entitlements and responsibilities for study and research please seevu.edu.au#library#referencing'copyright#copyright

"eferencing re#uirements within this unit

The referencing convention that is applicable to this unit is Farvard.

Academic writing and referencing guidelines

Two $U online support sites on academic writing and appropriate referencing are:

vu.edu.au#library#referencing'copyright#referencing'guides

vu.edu.au#campuses'services#student'support#language'learning#academic'writing

$ailure to meet assessment deadline%s&

ny option for late assessment submission must be discussed and agreed upon with the unit co'ordinator.

'(tensions! Alternati)e '(aminations and pecial Consideration

If you are not able to submit your work by the submission date or able to attend the final eamination, and there are grounds5medical, personal hardship, etenuating circumstances, etc.7 for not attending the eamination or submitting your work on time, orfor your performance being impaired, you may submit an onlineapplication for an etension, an alternative eam or for specialconsideration. ou can find information and forms for %pecial "onsideration, lternative (aminations and %upplementary(aminations at http:##www.vu.edu.au#student'life#eams'results#special'consideration'supplementary'eams. ou may need tocontact a student counsellorto assist you with this process. 9or further information please see vu.edu.au#student'life#getting'help#counselling

upplementary Assessment

%upplementary ssessmentmay be available to students who have marginally failed a task, have not demonstrated competencyfor a unit, or who were successful in a claim for special consideration. If you wish to be considered for %upplementary ssessmentyou should refer to the policy http:##wcf.vu.edu.au#Governance&olicy#&!9#&?3?

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%ervices for international students

%ervices for students with disabilities and#or medical

conditions

The +ibrary

cademic %upport and !evelopment

%tudent life and student associations

"alendars and timetables

%tudent email

ssignment cover sheets and forms

%tudentsE rights and responsibilities

%ocial networking at $U

%tudent complaints

%tudent advocacy

+ro)iding feedback, tudent ')aluation ystem %'&

our feedback on your eperiences within this unit is important, because it assists $U to improve the learning eperience of unitsand courses for future students.

ou are encouraged to provide informal feedback directly to your unit and course co'ordinators. The University also collects your

anonymous feedback systematically through the %tudent (valuation %urvey 5%(%7, the name for the two combined student

evaluation instruments: the %tudent (valuation of Unit 5%(U7 and the %tudent (valuation of Teaching 5%(T7. %tudents are asked to

complete the %(U and %(T near the end of each unit. %(U and %(T results are anonymous, and are not made available to the

teaching staff in the unit until after the University has released your final grades.

Eample of ation taen #eentl' to imp#o,e t%i )nit t%at 7e#e bae" on o# infl)ene" b' t)"ent o# ot%e#

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Inclusion of C% pro8ect tutorial %plit ICG tutorial

6e'arrange schedule of tutorials

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Deli)erable -,AA+ +ro.ect +lan

Weighting: 20% (can be done in a team of 3)Due Date: TBA

Introduction

))( is an industrial company that is undergoing an %& implementation The rollout has 8ust commenced and an eternal mergerhas resulted in the need to finish the pro8ect 1 weeks earlier than epected and at less cost. This deliverable aims to show theprocedures of how ))( &ty. +td. achieved the earlier finish date at a lower cost. The change in go live is based upon a set ofbusiness assumptions.

Details

!ownload the C% pro8ect plan from the !eliverables folder. This is an C&& file of %& for a generic C%& implementation. Thisis the pro8ect file ))( are using in their implementation. 9amiliarise yourself with the contents of the file. 9amiliarise yourself withC% pro8ect. "omplete the following tasks and hand in the deliverables by the due date. If you need any training in C% pro8ect usethe training material on C% pro8ect.

0art.

"reate and save new base calendar and amend the pro8ect start date ; hours worked to assigned team.

*ow add reasonable resource costings 5provide references where you got the salary costings7

*ote the end'date and total cost. 5should be a =< month pro8ect, appro7

%et the baseline for &art=.

%ave the resulting pro8ect. 5GroupHH!el=part=.mpp7

0art 2.

s described above ))( need the pro8ect to be finished earlier and at less cost in order to accommodate a proposed mergeroccurring within the organisation. s pro8ect managers you have been asked to reduce the cost by @ and the finish date by 1

weeks. ou can reduce in any %& stage but there are limitations.

In part < "o not le,elthe pro8ect 5if you level the pro8ect becomes =? years long7

!o not amend any task that involves testing or security

!o not reduce any functionality in the pro8ect, that means no sections deleted.

!o not reduce Cilestones or summary milestones as they are not tasks,

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This assignment has been modified to only utilise an implementation team of 218

ou annot add etra resources into the resources sheet, do not employ graduate students or reduce wages.

The onl' 7a'you are to amend the pro8ect is to either combine or amend the duration of a /thlevel task, ie,

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*IC/O"IA U0I*'"I/1 O$ /'C20OLOG1

College of 3usiness

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"omment:

Group %tart !ate5Jan

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ASSESS+ET DEC/ARATIOThis form must be completed, signed, dated and attached to each assessment task that you submit for marking.

CO//EE O B!SIESS

18 AD+IISTRATIE DETAI/S

ST!DET A+E: ID !+BER

!IT O ST!DY: BCO5651

TIT/E O ASSESS+ET: Deli,e#able 1: ASAP P#o9et Plan

DATE D!E: DATE S!B+ITTED:

/ECT!RERS A+E IER ED!CATIO O/Y

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Deli)erable 8, Data Cleansing ; Con)ersion

Total Weighting: 20% (individual assessment)Due Date: Week 12!uring software implementations data transfer and the set'up of periodic#permanent interfaces is one of the most costly and time'intensive work packages. %everal market studies have shown that, on average, data transfer accounts for

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The head office of ))( is located in ustralia#%ing#India. !ocuments and reports must be displayed#printed in

(nglish. Grammar and spelling in all the documents and output reports follow the (nglish version. 9or eample, someof the foreign salutations will be kept.

The final output list will serve as a global internal contact list that includes all the key employees who are involved in

the %& Lusiness'Ly'!esign &ro8ect. s it is a contact list, some data such as the contact numbers, must be statedin complete format with country code, area code, followed by the phone number.

))( has started to use %& system since =331.

The data source was etracted on A=Carch

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$aculty of 3usiness ; Law < chool Of 7I

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Completion

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ASSESS+ET DEC/ARATIO

This form must be completed, signed, dated and attached to each assessment task that you submit for marking.

Colle.e of B)ine

18 AD+IISTRATIE DETAI/S

ST!DET A+E: ST!DET ID !+BER!IT O ST!DY: L"010=

TIT/E O ASSESS+ET:

DATE D!E: DATE S!B+ITTED:

/ECT!RERS A+E IER ED!CATIO O/Y

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Assessment >, Implementation /ool

Total Weighting: 22%+18%Due Date: 3a Implementation tool tutoial 22%

3! "ompletion o# tutoial 18%

There are many people, process and technology issues that can impact a large'scale information systems pro8ect.(fficient pro8ect teams will always seek tools and accelerators to epedite the implementation pro8ect. The tools can bethird party software like Cercury Interactive, %& supported like %&Tutor or %& resident like e"TT. We presentseven tools that a pro8ect team may use in an implementation:

%olution Canager ' resident %& implementation and support tool

+%CW 5legacy %ystem Cigration Workbench7 K resident %& conversion tool

&9"G &rofile Generator K resident %& tool for creating authorisations

e"TT 5"omputer ided Testing Tool7 K resident %& testing tool

ICG K Implementation Guide for customising %& "T% K "hange ; Transaport %ystems for moving changes between %& systems.

nd others as set

our tutor will assign a tool#tools for your group and you will develop the following:

=. 1? minute hands'on tutorial demonstrating the use of the tool

M Lrief overview of tool

M /0 min hands'on activity showing complete use of toolM In'class activity contains assessment taskM 9urther etension activity for students to complete in own time

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Topic server notes Type of tutorial To get

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Completion

Completed and Updated 7utorial as necessary

0roided 7utorial to students

!ien "rief presentation a"out I;0 tool

Conducted training tutorial re I;0 tool

T)to#ial P#eentation St'le*# F! ! " & *

rganisation and "ontrol of tutorial N/

"larity ; !elivery of Instructions during tutorial N

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