Assignment of Subject ERP & Knowledge Management for M.

Tech ATEP

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What are the guidelines for business process optimization that will improve the efficiency
of the ERP system?
Explain the cycle of declining expectations with the help of a diagram.
How does the integration of business analytics and business analytics and business
intelligence tools with the ERP system facilitates better, accurate, and quicker decisionmaking?
What are the applications that are integrated with the ERP system to improve the
decision-making and reporting facilities?
Why cant companies develop their own ERP packages?
Why cant companies carry out the ERP implementation by itself?
What are the factors that should be considered while selecting a vendor?
What are the tasks that the vendor must perform after signing the contract?
What is the goal of vendor training?
Who are business consultants?
Why consultants are better equipped and knowledgeable about the ERP system and its
implementation than the company employees?
What is special about the services of the reputed consulting firms?
What are the duties of management consultants?
What is the primary service offered by the application consultants?

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In addition to the product knowledge, what are the skills required by the people who
implement the ERP system?
How does the in-house ERP implementation become costlier?
Choosing the right ERP vendor goes beyond evaluating the software functionality. Explain.
What are the strategies to get the best deal from the vendor?
What are the strategies to make the vendor to perform according to the organizations
expectations?
What is the role of the vendors project manager?
How will the organization make sure that the vendor does the bug fixing and training
properly?
What are the objectives of vendor training?
What is the role of external consultant during vendor training?
What are the duties of the project manager in handling the vendors?

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What are the problems caused by lack of necessary ERP implementation skills within the
organization?
What is the issue of information technology change and why it is a problem?
Why it is important that the IT personnel should have a good understanding and skills
that support the technology required for the implementing the new ERP system? Explain
with an example.
Why is pre-implementation stage important and what are the tasks that should be
completed before starting the implementation project?
What do you mean by a pre-implementation planning session? Why it is important and
what are the major activities performed during the session?
Explain the importance of preparation for the success of an ERP implementation project?
Explain the tasks that should be completed before starting the ERP implementation
project.
List some questions that should help in formulating a correct plan of action during the
pre-implementation stage.
What are the main tasks that should be performed during the pre-implementation of
planning session?
What are the factors that should be considered while choosing the ERP implementation
strategy?