Project Management: Cloud-Based ERP System Implementation Plan

This project management assignment outlines a comprehensive plan for implementing a cloud-based ERP system within an organization. It begins with a project blog and weekly progress reports, establishing the project's context and tracking. The rationale emphasizes the need for an ERP system to address issues in customer relationship management, human resource management, and supply chain management. The research questions focus on the advantages of cloud-based ERP and the problems it resolves. The theoretical framework discusses the importance of reliable resources and annotated bibliographies for data analysis. The methodology includes secondary data analysis using annotated bibliographies. The project plan details deliverables, a work breakdown structure, risk analysis, and a Gantt chart, providing a structured approach to project execution. The assignment concludes with a bibliography and appendices supporting the project's development and planning.

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Implementation of cloud-based ERP system
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
1. Title: Implementation of Cloud-based ERP System in an Organization...............................2
1.1 Project Blog:.....................................................................................................................2
1.2 Weekly Progress reports plan...........................................................................................2
2. Rationale................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Problem Domain..............................................................................................................4
2.2 Purpose and Justification..................................................................................................4
3. Supervisor Approval..............................................................................................................4
4. Research Questions................................................................................................................4
5. Theoretical Framework..........................................................................................................4
6. Methodology..........................................................................................................................5
6.1 Analysis of sources of Information..................................................................................5
6.2 Research Methods............................................................................................................5
6.3 Data collection.................................................................................................................5
6.4 Ethical Issues....................................................................................................................5
6.5 Compliance Requirements...............................................................................................6
6.5.1 Workplace regulations..............................................................................................6
6.5.2 Industry regulations...................................................................................................6
7. Project Plan............................................................................................................................6
7.1 Deliverables......................................................................................................................6
7.2 Work Breakdown Structure..............................................................................................7
7.3 Risk Analysis...................................................................................................................7
7.4 Duration............................................................................................................................8
7.5 Gantt chart........................................................................................................................9
8. Bibliography.........................................................................................................................10
9. Appendix..............................................................................................................................12

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1. Title: Implementation of Cloud-based ERP System in an Organization
1.1 Project Blog:
<Please provide the address>
1.2 Weekly Progress reports plan
Name: <Please Fill>
Project title: ERP implementation for an organization
Week No: 7 Date: <Please Fill>
Planning
Milestone Planned Actual Comment
Assessment 3
completion
Analyzing the
collected resources
using annotated
bibliography
Completed analysis I was successful in
delivering the
analysis using
annotated
bibliography
Issues
Description Date Action results Finished
Quality of the
analysis might lack
as compared to
expectation
<Please fill> - Y
Name: <Please Fill>
Project title: ERP implementation with an organization
Week No: 8 Date: <Please Fill>
Planning
Milestone Planned Actual Comment
Assessment 3 upload Keep up to date with Uploaded I get to know about

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the lectures and
knowledge gained in
the class
assessment 3 the criticalness of
the annotated
bibliography and
data analysis
Issues
Description Date Action results Finished
Less reliable papers <Please fill> Completed
annotated
bibliography for
research
Y
Name: <Please Fill>
Project title: ERP implementation on an organization
Week No: 9 Date: <Please Fill>
Planning
Milestone Planned Actual Comment
Complete Quiz Use the gathered
knowledge for
getting better marks
Completed online
quiz
-
Issues
Description Date Action results Finished
Less marks <Please fill> Done the online quiz Y
2. Rationale
The purpose of this paper is to develop a project plan that can meet the needs and
requirements of successful deployment of a cloud-based ERP system that can manage the

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operational activities of the organization in much efficient and effective manner. Developing
the feasible and sophisticated plan can make this project to be successful.
2.1 Problem Domain
Hypothetically, organization is suffering from the problems related to the customer
relationship management, human resource management, and supply chain management.
Hence, this could resist the growth and development of the organization. The ERP is being
proposed as the business solution that can allow the organization to accomplish the necessary
objectives those could possibly eliminate the existing problems of the organization.
2.2 Purpose and Justification
The purpose is to introduce a sophisticated business solution that can meet the
necessary objectives and goals of the organization. The ERP is an effective resource planning
tool that can allow cloud-based interconnectivity of the information between the
organizational components and manage the necessary supply chain management, customer
relationship management, and human resource management in much efficient and effective
way.
3. Supervisor Approval
<Please fill>
4. Research Questions
As discussed in the previous paper, following are the research questions selected for
the research:
1. What are the advantages of moving towards cloud-based ERP system?
2. What are problems that are resolved with the use of Cloud ERP system?
5. Theoretical Framework
It is necessary to collect reliable resources before moving forward towards the data
analysis. Thereafter, there are the possibilities that the collected resources are not very

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relevant to the research and hence, sorting can be done for identifying most reliable resources
and thus, analysis can be done. Annotated bibliography helps in collecting the different
resources and summarizing their main points and so, it will be done thereafter. The next step
will be to identify the gaps and perform analysis that can critically propose the best suited
options or solutions for the proposed ERP system. The results can be collected to meet the
expected outcome and result of the research.
6. Methodology
Secondary data analysis is selected considering the ten reliable and peer reviewed
resources along with the additional informative papers. Annotated bibliography will allow in
analysing the gaps and proposing the best solution for the organization based on the research.
6.1 Analysis of sources of Information
The sources are collected from reliable libraries including Google Scholar, Elsevier,
IEE, and others. It has been observed that every paper is peer reviewed by others that makes
them reliable for further proceeding.
6.2 Research Methods
Secondary data analysis using annotated bibliography.
6.3 Data collection
Theoretical data is being collected considering the different perspectives of many
writers who emphasized and reflected on the same topic.
6.4 Ethical Issues
The information is paraphrased and referenced wherever the same information is
being collected from the sources. None of the information of the sources are being claimed as
the personal research. The entire research will be based on the information gained from other
resources.

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6.5 Compliance Requirements
6.5.1 Workplace regulations
ERP comply with the workplace regulations and allows the users to have their
suitable regulations while availing the services.
6.5.2 Industry regulations
The third parties are the only sources from where the ERP system can be bought or
implemented and hence, organizational policies must comply with the policies being
proposed by the third parties. Data protection and adopting policies for security and privacy
of the data and information being collected by the organization can be recommended as the
best approach.
7. Project Plan
7.1 Deliverables
WBS Task Name Duration Start Finish
1 Implementation of ERP
System 59 days Mon 03-12-18 Thu 21-02-19
1.1 Project Initiation 15 days Mon 03-12-18 Fri 21-12-18
1.1.1 Market Analysis 4 days Mon 03-12-18 Thu 06-12-18
1.1.2 Business needs 3 days Fri 07-12-18 Tue 11-12-18
1.1.3 Problems identification 5 days Wed 12-12-18 Tue 18-12-18
1.1.4 ERP implementation
proposition 3 days Wed 19-12-18 Fri 21-12-18
1.2 Project Planning 16 days Mon 24-12-18 Mon 14-01-19
1.2.1 Project Scheduling 4 days Mon 24-12-18 Thu 27-12-18
1.2.2 Budget estimation 5 days Fri 28-12-18 Thu 03-01-19
1.2.3 Risk management 3 days Fri 04-01-19 Tue 08-01-19
1.2.4 Draft and proposal
presentation 4 days Wed 09-01-19 Mon 14-01-19
1.3 Project Execution 18 days Tue 15-01-19 Thu 07-02-19

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1.3.1 Analysing modifications 2 days Tue 15-01-19 Wed 16-01-19
1.3.2 Compatible system
implementation 5 days Thu 17-01-19 Wed 23-01-19
1.3.3 Third party system
integrations 3 days Thu 24-01-19 Mon 28-01-19
1.3.4 Requesting for required
resources or services 4 days Tue 29-01-19 Fri 01-02-19
1.3.5 Real world testing 4 days Mon 04-02-19 Thu 07-02-19
1.4 Project Closing 10 days Fri 08-02-19 Thu 21-02-19
1.4.1 Documentation of project 3 days Fri 08-02-19 Tue 12-02-19
1.4.2 Lessons learning document 5 days Wed 13-02-19 Tue 19-02-19
1.4.3 Project celebration 2 days Wed 20-02-19 Thu 21-02-19
7.2 Work Breakdown Structure
Figure 1: WBS
(Source: Created by Author)
7.3 Risk Analysis
Sl No Risks Impact Prob-
ability
Mitigation strategy

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1 Non-reliable sources those have
biased results can be a risk
H L The selected papers must be
from reliable sources and
libraries
2 schedule and budget escalation
of the project
M H Proper and effective
planning strategies must be
adopted
3 Scope Creep may occur
throughout the project
H L Proper leadership and
management styles after
researching market and
business
4 Resources lagging can be
possible threat in the project
such as systems, hardware,
software compatibility and
others
H L Efficient and effective
resource management
5 Ineffective communication
might occur throughout the
project
H M Proper communication
management plan
L: Low, M: Medium, H: High
7.4 Duration
The estimated duration of the project is 59 days and is estimated to be starting from
2nd December 2018 and ends on 21st February 2019. The weekends have been estimated to be
non-working days and the daily work hour is divided in 8 hours where every resources will
have to work for 8 hours a day.

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7.5 Gantt chart
Figure 2: Gantt chart
(Source: Created by Author)

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8. Bibliography
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Tarhini, A., Ammar, H., & Tarhini, T. (2015). Analysis of the critical success factors for
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