Developing ERP System for Blach Construction Company

Running head: RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Letter to the sponsor
To,
CEO
Blach construction company
Norther California
Date: 21-01-2019
This is to bring into your kind consideration that from the last fee years our company is
totally dependent on the manual system for managing the construction related operations.
However, due to the increasing inconsistency of the manual system, the technical team of our
organization have suggested to develop ERP system within the organization. The
development of the ERP system will be helpful in streamlining re entire business process by
making it much more efficient for the company to properly engage in data collection. In order
to develop the ERP system, we need a budget of around $50, 000.
I am looking forward to hear your feedback by discussing the attach proposal on the
development of the ERP system.
Regards,

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Executive Summary
With the development of IT application, the management mainly considers the IT strategy
which is mainly considered as a part of overall strategies of the organization. The trend helps
in reflecting that the new IT management system would be helpful for the Blach construction
company. It is identified that presently the organization uses manual system for managing its
business operations however due to the inconsistency of the manual system, it is quite
necessary to develop proper ERP system. With the help of the ERP system, the entire
operations of the Blach construction company will be managed effectively. It is analyzed that
in this paper seven steps of SDLC methodology is mainly used for developing the ERP
system. For the development of the ERP system, the ASP approach is utilized as this
development methodology will be helpful in meeting the objectives of the organization.
Moreover, the paper reflects that phased approach is used for the implementation of the ERP
system as this implementation method helps in providing a chance of fixing the issues before
the system is installed within the system. In addition to this, the paper also reflects on risk
management, change management as well as project management so that the entire ERP
system will be developed successfully.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................4
2. Description of the organizational context..............................................................................4
2.1 Brief description of the organization................................................................................4
3. Discussion about internal and external operating environments............................................5
4. Identification of the problem/opportunity for IS/IT...............................................................7
5. Justification about the proposed system.................................................................................8
5.1 Planning phase.................................................................................................................8
5.1.1 Identification of the selected system.........................................................................8
5.1.2 Project feasibility including cost-benefit analysis.....................................................9
5.2 Analysis plan..................................................................................................................11
5.3 Design phase..................................................................................................................11
5.4 Development phase........................................................................................................12
5.5 Testing phase..................................................................................................................12
5.6 Implementation phase....................................................................................................13
5.7 Post implementation phase.............................................................................................14
6. Discussion about project management, risk management and change management related
with the implementation...........................................................................................................15
6.1 Project management.......................................................................................................15
6.2 Risk management...........................................................................................................17
6.3 Change management......................................................................................................19
10. Conclusion..........................................................................................................................20
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................20
Appendices...............................................................................................................................24
Appendix 1: About Blach construction company................................................................24

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1. Introduction
The paper mainly reflects on the seven steps of SDLC methodology that is used by
Blach construction company for developing a new ERP system. The main aim of the
organization is to implement ERP system in order to avoid the problems that occur due to the
use of manual system. In order to develop the information system, sponsorship from the top
management of the organization is needed.
The report illustrates the organizational context that includes description about the
selected organization, internal and external operating environment as well as the problem of
IS/IT. The paper also provides proper justification about the proposed system by undertaking
cost benefit analysis. Moreover, the paper reflects on the system analysis as well as system
design methods including the steps that are used for developing, testing and implementing the
ERP system. In addition to this, the paper also discusses project management, risk
management as well as the changes that are mainly associated with the implementation.
2. Description of the organizational context
2.1 Brief description of the organization
Blach construction company is one of the construction company of Australia that
helps in providing commercial building as well as construction management related services
in Northern part of California (Blach.com 2019). This construction company helps in
providing number of services including sustainability consultation, program management,
pre-construction services, virtual design, building information modelling and more.
Mission: The main mission of the organization is to build proper people, projects as
well as relationship that helps in enhancing the communities in which one live and work.
Vision: The main vision of the Blach construction company is to become of the best
company to work with within Northern part of California.

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The Balch team works properly with the clients of the organization in order to
develop proper customized solution that helps in providing proper roadmap for achieving
success. The roadmap that is mainly considered depends on the project budget as well as
schedule. In addition to this, it is found that for managing the business process, the
organization helps in providing number of services that include program management, IES,
in-house scanning tools as well as pre-construction services.
3. Discussion about internal and external operating environments
Internal operating environment analysis
SWOT analysis is considered as one of the useful techniques that is mainly used for
understanding the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities as well as threats that are associated
with the operating environment of Blach construction company.
Strengths: The main strength of Blach construction company is that they are very
much efficient which helps in reducing the expenses of the company and improving the
profit. Moreover, the construction company have experienced and skilled project managers
with the help of which they can be able to complete the project on time (Almajali et al. 2016).
Weaknesses: The main weakness of Blach construction company is that the
organization works only in Northern California with some specific clients and therefore they
are vulnerable to slowdown. In addition to this, they lack in proper team member skill which
is considered as one of the major disadvantages.
Opportunities: The company wants to expand and therefore the company is trying to
leverage its present operations so that they can be able to work effectively with different
clients on various other types of projects (Shatat 2015). Moreover, the organization is
keeping eye on the various developing trends that assists in creating one of the easiest ways
for creating much more sustainable work.