MIS3580 – Special Topics ERP Implementation For business savvy IT people and IT savvy business people
Mart Doyle Relatively New at Temple MIS 20+ years industry experience Full-time faculty member Career counseling program 20+ years industry experience E-mail: MDoyle@Temple.Edu Office: Speakman 209H Telephone: (215) 204-4684
My Background Adjunct Faculty Full-Time Faculty Education BS Computer Science MS Computer Information Systems (a.k.a. MIS) Pre-Temple Computer Sciences Corporation IBM Martin J. Doyle, Inc. Rohm and Haas Company’s 1st IT Technical Fellow Chief Technology Architect Basis Team Lead Adjunct Faculty Holy Family University, Temple University Full-Time Faculty Temple University – Undergraduate, Graduate, IMBA & EMBA
ERP – All the eggs in one basket! Largest, most complex, most challenging projects for IT and business professionals No other projects present the same types of challenges No other projects offer the same types of rewards
What were you thinking…. What were you thinking when you signed up for this class? This class could be a complete disaster! This class could be the best MIS class you’ve ever taken Look around the room…it’s all up to each of you
This class is not for you if you… Looking for a traditional class with lots of structure Don’t work well with teams and can’t deal with being dependent on your team Are not comfortable with relatively subjective grading Are not willing to roll up your sleeves, research solutions to problems independently, and put in a significant amount of time and effort outside of class
This class is for you if you… Would like to get a better idea of what it is like working on IT projects in the “real world” Would like to learn how you will learn and be successful in the “real world” Would like to improve your project management, business, and technical skills Willing to invest time and energy to accomplish these goals Want a serious project on your resume
You will… Spend more time and energy on this class than any of your other classes Get frustrated with the project, your teammates, and me Learn to be resourceful Learn how to learn in the real world Learn more about working with people than you expect
ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS Integration is compelling!
ERP Systems
Core ERP Functions Accounting Financial Manufacturing Production Transportation Sales and distribution Human resource Supply chain Customer relationship E-business
ERP Systems Advantages… Disadvantages Reliable information access Avoid redundant data and operations Cost reduction Disadvantages Time-consuming Expensive High risk Vendor dependence
ERP Vendors The top ERP software suppliers are: SAP – Mid-Large sized companies Oracle/PeopleSoft – Mid-Large sized companies Microsoft – Small-Mid sized companies Together they control more than 70% of the multibillion dollar global market
What we will do Work as a single team to implement Microsoft Dynamics GP You will be assigned to one of the following sub-teams Project Management Functional Technical
Project Management Team Best team to work on Plan the project using Microsoft’s Sure Step methodology Manage the project Run the project status meetings We don’t have traditional classes, we have project status meetings
Technical Team Best team to work on Build the infrastructure to support our ERP VMWare Windows Server SQL Server Backup/Recovery Solution Monitoring/Metrics Solution Develop technical skills that can be used on a wide variety of projects, not just ERP projects
Functional Team Best team to work on Develop the best business skills Gain an intimate understanding of the Microsoft Dynamics GP application and the business processes it supports Develop skills that can be used with any enterprise system but big opportunities for Dynamics GP experts
Functional Team Three sub teams Core Finance Order to Cash (OTC) Purchase to Pay (PTP)
Which team would you like to be on? Fill out the form and tell me Your preference Project management Technical Functional Your previous MIS classes Your previous Accounting classes
Texts Yacht, Carol, Computer Accounting Essentials with Great Plains 8.0 CD, First Edition, McGraw Hill, 2006, ISBN-13 9780073273273
Exams & Assignment No exams – Make your deliverable on time No assignments – Make your deliverables on time
Lecture vs. Team Meetings No traditional lectures 15 weeks of team status meetings Starting in week 3, team status meetings are run by the project management team, team leads, and team members
University Grading Guidelines A Excellent A- B+ B Good B- C+ C Fair C- D+ D D- Passing F Failed
…on to Dynamics GP and Informed Systems Questions… …on to Dynamics GP and Informed Systems