ERP Implementation in ATC: Project Management Study Material

Project Management

Table of Contents
Project Background which includes the following sub-sections................................................4
Project Background................................................................................................................4
Project goal.............................................................................................................................5
Project objective.....................................................................................................................5
Project Deliverable.................................................................................................................5
Strategic alignment of project....................................................................................................6
Project Schedule which includes the following sub-sections....................................................6
Risk Management.....................................................................................................................10
Risk assessment and management plan................................................................................11
Project Budget..........................................................................................................................13
Communication plan................................................................................................................14
Purpose of Communication Strategy...................................................................................14
Communication Plan............................................................................................................16
Recommendations....................................................................................................................17
References................................................................................................................................18

Project Background which includes the following sub-sections
Project Background
Organizations in present business environment need to work in an integrated manner rather
than each of the department working in an individualistic manner. Integration in an
organization has become a basic need of the organizations in current business environment.
Technology has already revolutionized the business world and management software such as
ERP has already taken an important place in organizations. In order to survive and achieve
success in such a business environment, it is essential for organizations to manage the crucial
data in a centralized way. Management software such as ERP offers a clear and complete
picture of operations of a business.
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) is a system for business management that is used by
organizations for streamlining their operations (Muscatello et al., 2003). ATC wants to
improve the efficiency of its operations along with improving the accountability of estimated
versus log volume of trees. ERP in ATC will help in integrating its business operations. The
current business environment indicates that ERP is the need of business, as it will help in
automating and streamlining the operations of a business along with providing an optimum
level of visibility in the business operations. ERP in ATC will also help in improving the
communication effectiveness along with tracking and reporting the status of production. In
this highly dynamic and competitive business environment, it has become important for
organizations to ensure that all its departments work in a same direction so as to achieve the
strategic goals. A lack of effective information sharing and real time information in ATC is
leading to ultimate organizational issues. Based on the current business environment, it is
essential for ATC to have a centralized data hub that can be used for obtaining timely and
accurate data. A centralized data hub like ERP will also help in making the workflows easier