PROPOSED INTEGRATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR ES

ADOPTION
 Clarification Of The Business Vision
• Effective IT/IS project implementation requires a clear business
vision.
• ES requires substantial business process re-engineering.
• The first step in process re-engineering is to develop the business
vision and process objectives.
 Comparing Needs vs. Capabilities And Constraints
• The decision concerning the adoption of an ES has to be made
according to both the current and the future status of the enterprise.
• The status of the enterprise is constrained by various technological,
organizational and financial inefficiencies.
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ADOPTION (Contd.)
 Business Requirements
• Both current and future business needs, arising mainly from external
competitive pressures, have to be balanced against various
technological, work and organizational constraints.
• For a successful ES implementation, a radical change in business
processes, towards simplification and efficiency, must take place.
 Product, Vendor And Support Services Evaluation
• The phase considers the selection of ES modules that support
critical business functions.
• ES packages offers a broad functionality, they certainly exhibit
individual strengths and weaknesses compared to individual business
requirements.
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ADOPTION (Contd.)
 Constraints
• Technical Constraints: Changes in the IT infrastructure may be
necessary in order to support the ES system. IT infrastructure is a
supportive IT investment with no immediate measurable benefits by
its own, but it still needs to be evaluated.
• Organizational Constraints: These include the management
structure, leadership style, the company’s culture, resistance to
change, job security feelings.
• Human Resources Constraints: lack of trained and educated
employees in ES philosophy represents a serious constraint.
• Financial And Time Constraints: Any ES project implementation
should have adequate financial resources.
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ADOPTION (Contd.)
 All-In-One vs. Best-Of-Breed ES Software
• Enterprises searching for competitive advantage have the option of
acquiring an all-in-one or a best-of-breed ES.
• Multinational Colgate-Palmolive’s SAP R/3 solution is an example of
an all-in-one approach.
• The Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has chosen the best-of-
breed ES.
• Obviously, substantial work is needed in order to identify the merits
of the two approaches.