Strategic Project Management: Proposal

This proposal discusses the implementation of an enterprise resource planning system in Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) for better operational management and financial aspects. It also highlights the need for a project implementation plan for easier implementation of the ERP information system in ADP.

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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................2
1. Ideas generated for the project.........................................................................................2
2. Justification of Project Demand.......................................................................................4
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................5
References............................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
The Company Automatic Data Processing Inc. is a provider of cloud-based human capital
solutions along with business process outsourcing services. A number of services are offered by
the company which includes human capital management, payroll services, business analytics and
compliance expertise. It is a large sized company that serves approximately 650000 clients in
110 countries. The operation of ADP includes two business segments that include Employer
Services and professional employer organization. With the increase in the number of clients of
the company, it becomes essential to improve the business integration process. The company
serves across 110 countries and therefore it is essential for the company to implement and
maintain a business information system such as ERP that will help in easier decision making and
easier processing of the clients’ request (Hoch and Dulebohn 2013). The aim of the project
proposal is to discuss project ideas that are generated along with the justification of the project
demands.
1. Ideas generated for the project
With the increase in the number of business clients it becomes essential for the business
to be able to manage and integrate all their business modules. Since Automatic Data Processing
Inc. (ADP) operates in a number of locations, tracking the clients’ needs, their demands and the
services provided to them can be a problem for the company. With further growth of the
company, managing the data of the organization can be a problem. The profit margin of the
company is quite high and company has a huge employee base. Collecting and tracking the data
of the employees is further essential for taking better business decisions (Leon 2014). With the
implementation of an information system, the mangers of the company will be able to track the

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data of the employees related to their production, which in turn will help in easier decision
making.
Apart from the management of the employees, the company needs to manage the huge
clients’ base that will ensure improved customer service. Keeping in mind the needs of the
company and to ensure further growth in the organization, making use of an enterprise resource
planning system in the company is recommended (Shaul and Tauber 2013). It has been observed
that business mainly prefer to implement and enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, with an
aim of improving the internal business processes along with an improvement in the entire
business performance. ERP is an improved information system that helps in coordinating the
different tasks, activities and the business processes within the organization. There are a number
of advantages of making use of an ERP system. It includes optimization of the business process
along with accurate and timely access to the reliable information associated with the
development and use of the ERP system (Ptak and Schragenheim 2016). With the
implementation of ERP, it is possible to share the necessary information among all the important
components of the organization thus helping in eliminating the unnecessary operations and the
data processing. Elimination of the unnecessary operations and data helps in reduction of time
and cost of business process management.
The implementation of enterprise resource planning system helps in easier decision
making (Chofreh et al. 2014). This is possible mainly because the information system generates
regular reports about the different business processes within the organization which further helps
in easier decision making.

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The implementation of this information technology project will not only be beneficial for
the organization but will also be beneficial for its customers. This is mainly because the
implementation of ERP system will help in easier processing of the customers’ request. The
enterprise resource planning system that is proposed to be implemented in ADP will further help
in easier management of the financial operations of the company. The accurate report generation
will help in easier management of the financial processes, which will in turn make the financial
decision making easier (Seethamraju 2015). Thus this project in ADP is of great demand. The
following section of the proposal provides a justification of the demand of project in ADP.
2. Justification of Project Demand
One of the reasons behind the success of a business is its client base. With the increase in
the increase in the client base, sometimes it becomes difficult to manage the demands of the
customers. With the development and implementation of the project, the data processing process
improves which in term helps in easier management of the customers’ needs.
The organization is a large sized company and is therefore capable of making the
investment in the ERP system (Laudon and Laudon 2016). With the integration of the business
processes with the ERP system that is to be developed, it will be possible for the organization to
manage its operation in a better process.
The implementation process of the ERP system will be complex since an ERP itself is a
complex software (Ha and Ahn 2014). Therefore, in order to ensure accurate management of the
implementation process of ERP, an appropriate project plan is needed to be developed. For that,
an accurate project implementation plan is developed containing the detailed action plan. The
project management plan is an important characteristic of project implementation as it ensures

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implementation of the project in a planned approach. The project implementation plan will help
in easier management of the tasks associated with the implementation of this project.
Conclusion
The aim of the project proposal is to highlight the information needs of an organization
named Automatic Data Processing Inc. The organization offers a number of services to the
clients in multiple locations. Therefore, the company is in need of an information system that
will help in easier management of different processes of the organization. Thus, implementation
of an enterprise resource planning system is recommended for the organization for better
operational management along with the management of the financial aspects of ADP. For easier
implementation of the ERP information system in ADP, the development of a project
implementation plan is recommended. The implementation plan is needed to develop mainly
because it will help in outlining the different aspects of project implementation and the approach
that will be taken by the tem for project implementation.

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Shaul, L. and Tauber, D., 2013. Critical success factors in enterprise resource planning systems:
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