Exam prep

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Exam prep

• IS 6006

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Exam type

• 3 hours
• Must attempt 4 out of the 6 questions in paper
• My section is 2 out 3
• Questions are either
• Essay type
• (Short) Scenario type
• Multi-part with specific marking indicated

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Topics

• What is an enterprise wide application
• Definition
• Family tree
• A bit of history etc..
• Introduction to ERP (general)
• Key characteristics / modules
• Problems and potential benefits
• Goals of implementations
• Detailed history of Enterprise Integration
• EOQ, MRP, MRPII, ERP, SCM, CRM, XRP, ERPII etc
• Diagrams
• Buying software and buying ERP
• Case studies
• Analysing fit
• Team creation
• Business integration illustrations and examples
• Communication
• Buying process The ITT,..
• Integration of business processes

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Example of question on ERP implementations

• A number of key problem areas emerge in most ERP
  implementations. Some of them require specialist
  expertise to be added to the ERP team on a full
  time basis because they are so important for the
  success of an ERP project (parts a and b below
  carry equal marks)
• Change Management Specialist Focusing on the
  issues related to changes in work practices for
  operators and managers and changes in the
  organisation of functional areas (eg loss of
  autonomy, centralization, etc), discuss the
  change management problems faced by implementing
  firms and the solutions can be proposed to tackle
  these problems successfully.
• (13 Percent)
• Training Specialist Focusing on training issues,
  discuss the problems that can be faced by
  implementing firms and what solutions can be
  applied to tackle these problems successfully.
• (12 Percent)
• Could have a number of other factors in question
• Eg bringing together IT and business expertise,
  integration (), project management (,),
  communication about the project