1. How to: Max Labs
1. Review the preflight checklist. (Trust us, it’s worth it.)
2. Read through and follow Max’s steps on your own Salesforce account.
3. Take screen shots where indicated
Make sure your name is visible
You will not receive credit if your name is not visible
4. Paste screenshots into the numbered spot in the answer sheet.
5. Follow the directions provided by your instructor to hand your answer sheet in before the due date.
6. No late assignments accepted.  No exceptions.

2. Max Labs 1a & 1b Due week 6 – Each part will take about an hour
2 Screenshots
Make a salesforce account – use TUmail!
Make Max’s app!
Max Labs 1b
4 Screenshots
Use your app to find “loaded & likely” investors
Track and monitor tasks

3. Max Labs 1 Help Desk Sessions
Monday, Oct 2: Alter Hall 602, 8AM-10AM
Tuesday, Oct 3: Alter Hall 603, 12:30 PM-1:30PM
Wednesday, Oct 4: Alter Hall 602, 2PM-4PM
Thursday, Oct 5: Alter Hall 603, 12:30 PM-1:30PM
Friday, Oct 6: Alter Hall 603, 10AM-12PM Alter Hall 602, 4:30PM-5:30PM

4. Max Labs 1a & 1b Max_Lab.4e114adokewqsdju@u.box.com
Due week 6: Friday, October 6, 2017
Send your assignment to:

6. Roadmap Week 1: Intro to MIS Week 2: Systems Analysis
What is MIS?
Week 2: Systems Analysis
Swimlanes
Week 3: Systems Analysis
ERDs
Learn IT! #1
Week 4: Systems Analysis
Decision Trees
Architecture Diagrams
Max Labs 0
Week 5
Exam #1
Week 6: Organizational Systems
ERP
Max Labs 1a & 1b
Week 7: Organizational Systems
Decision Support
Knowledge Management
Week 8: Organizational Systems
SDLC
Digital Innovation
Week 9
Exam #2
Week 10: Organizational Systems
Supply Chain Management Systems
Max Labs 2a & 2b
Week 11: Organizational Systems
Customer Relationship Management Systems
Week 12: Organizational Systems
Platforms
Cloud Computing
Max Labs 3a & 3b
Week 13: Fall Break
Week 14
Artificial Intelligence
Learn IT! #2
Week 15/16
Exam #3 Prep

7. Information Systems in Organizations 3. 1
Information Systems in Organizations Running the Business: Enterprise Systems (ERP)

8. Creating Systems for a Business
3.1 Types of Systems in Organizations Enterprise Systems (ERP) Decision Support Knowledge management, R&D, and social business 3.2 Systems Management 3.3 Digital Business Innovation

9. Software Mobile OS Desktop OS Office Suite Design Suite Vendor
Apple, Microsoft, Android
Apple, Microsoft, Linux
Apple, Microsoft, Apache
Adobe
Names
iOS, Windows Mobile, Marshmallow
macOS Sierra, Windows 10, Mint
iWork, Office 365, OpenOffice
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Version/Product
iOS 10.3, Windows 10, Android 7.0
Device/Hardware
iPhone/iPad, Lumia, Galaxy

10. Software Desktop OS Office Suite ERP Vendor Apple, Microsoft, Linux
Apple, Microsoft, Apache
SAP, Oracle, Microsoft
Names
macOS Sierra, Windows 10, Mint
iWork, Office 365, OpenOffice
R/3 (ECC), PeopleSoft, Dynamics
Version/Product
Device/Hardware

11. Required Reading What is ERP? Wikipedia, ERP
Putting the Enterprise into ERP
9 Tips for Selecting and Implementing ERP Systems

12. What is ERP? Discuss: 1. What was this article about?
2. Why should you care?
This is a short article that provides a basic explanation of what ERP is, where ERP systems came from and the high level benefits of investing in an ERP.
ERP systems represent some of the largest, most expensive, most complicated, highest risk and greatest reward technology investments an organization can make. Business people need to understand them, the pros and the cons, and make good choices.

13. Value Proposition for All Businesses
Gives a global, real-time view of data that can enable companies to address concerns proactively and drive improvements
Improves financial compliance with regulatory standards and reduces risk
Automates core business operations such as lead-to-cash, order- to-fulfillment, and procure-to-pay processes 
Enhances customer service by providing one source for billing and relationship tracking. 

14. Wikipedia, ERP Discuss: 1. What was this article about?
2. Why should you care?
While the previous article was a nice introduction to ERP, this article goes into a little more depth in all of the same basic areas.
ERP systems represent some of the largest, most expensive, most complicated, highest risk and greatest reward technology investments an organization can make. Business people need to understand them, the pros and the cons, and make good choices.

16. Required Viewing 1/2

17. ?
Business processes that span multiple functional areas
Change
Risks
Single Database
Costs
Executive Support
What is an ERP system?
One copy of data
Many modules
Integration Partner
Benefits
SAP, Oracle and Microsoft
Single System

18. Remember Swim Lane Diagram? Who does what and when?

20. Legacy Systems
Sales
Warehouse
Accounting

21. Does your customer view your organization as the “well oiled machine”?
What kind of non-value added work is created when inventory data or credit data is old?

22. Enterprise System Sales + Warehouse + Accounting
How many copies of data do I have?
How much non-value added work do I eliminate when inventory and credit data are current?
How much better is my decision making with a single copy of all data?
How much happier are your customers when they are dealing with the “well oiled machine”?

23. Can you define these terms?
Estimate (Quote)
Item Receipt
Sales Order
Vendor Bill
Order Fulfillment
Bill Payment
Invoice
Payment
Journal Entry
Batch
Work Order
Real-Time
Picking Ticket
Mass Update
Packing Slip
Purchase Order

24. Exercise
On the following slide, identify all of the system interfaces:
What system needs to talk to what other system
One line per data flow

28. Required Viewing 2/2

29. ERP Challenges Adoption – People HATE change!
Configuration is extremely complex
Vanilla (config change only) vs. Customization
Implementation is extremely complex
Costs
Rohm and Haas spent $300 million over a period of three years
What else could they have done with $300 million?
Risks
Mega-failures with ERP implementations in the mid-90s
Many companies went out of business as a result
Internally focused
Need supply chain and customer relationship management too

30. Putting the Enterprise into Enterprise Systems
Discuss:
1. What was this article about?
2. Why should you care?
Enterprise systems are marvels of technology but they are not for everyone. There can be significant downsides for many organizations.
The decision to invest in an enterprise system is a business decision, NOT a technology decision. Organizations need to understand all of the business implications before heading down this path.

31. ERP Benefits
A single database providing superior, real-time, data-driven decision making
Standardizing business processes based on industry best practices
Force business process reengineering
Reduced operating costs
Rohm and Haas saved $200 million/year

32. Leaders in the ERP Space
SAP
Oracle
Microsoft Dynamics
New cloud based ERP providers?

33. SAP ERP
SAP CRM
SAP SCM

34. 9 Tips for Selecting Implementing an ERP System
Discuss:
1. What was this article about?
2. Why should you care?
While the early days of ERP implementations where fraught with peril, over the years industry has developed best practices for successful ERP implementation. This article lists and describes some of these best practices.
If you are working at an organization that is considering investing in an ERP, learn from the past and don’t make costly mistakes that could destroy your business.

35. Making it Happen Executive Sponsor Driven by the business, not by IT
Requires experts from all of the functional areas
Top-tier Integration Partner
Training, training, training
Testing, testing, testing
Don’t cut corners!
It could cost you a fortune
It could cost you your business

36. Gradebook

37. In-Class Activity…
Procure to Pay

38. Legacy Systems
Sales
Warehouse
Accounting

39. Does your customer view your organization as the “well oiled machine”?
What kind of non-value added work is created when inventory data or credit data is old?

40. Enterprise System Sales + Warehouse + Accounting
How many copies of data do I have?
How much non-value added work do I eliminate when inventory and credit data are current?
How much better is my decision making with a single copy of all data?
How much happier are your customers when they are dealing with the “well oiled machine”?

41. Procure to Pay (P2P) What: Review a narrative of the P2P process
Construct a swimlane diagram of how this process is currently performed
See how the implementation of an ERP can dramatically simplify this process
Why:
ERP systems can simplify business processes, making them much more efficient and much more effective
If your organization is not operating at this level of efficiency and effectiveness but your competitors are, you are at a major competitive disadvantage
It’s all about leveraging technology to gain competitive advantage!

44. In-Class Activity…
Enterprise Systems

47. ERP Benefits
A single database providing superior, real-time, data-driven decision making
Standardizing business processes based on industry best practices
Force business process reengineering
Reduced operating costs
Rohm and Haas saved $200 million/year

48. Enterprise Systems What:
Review a narrative describing the benefits of investing in an ERP for a fictitious company, Fittersnacker
Look at the P&L statement for Fittersnacker and see how this investment will impact the P&L statement
Determine if this will be a good investment or a bad investment for Fittersnacker
Why:
Investing in an ERP system is a business decision, not a technology decision
Like all investments, great investments have a great return
You need to look at investments in technology just like every other investment