E-business report
E-business report
produce a report that analytically and critically assess a real-world e-business platform (this would be the ERP system Enterprise resource planning system).
E-business individual report assignment
2,000 words
Your task is to produce a report that analytically and critically assess a real-world e-business platform (this would be the ERP system). Provide a background on the company that delivers the platform and elaborate on the e-business strategy that has enabled or hindered the company in achieving and/ or maintaining competitiveness. Question you may ask yourself includes: what does this company do”, “what is the business and information strategy of the platform”, “what is the marketplace and marketing strategy of the platform”, and “what is the size of the company”. Using concepts and theories in this portion of the module, specifically consider the: (a) Information technology (IT) infrastructure of the identified platform and the value of the technologies used in supporting the infrastructure; (b) risks and ethical issues associated with the information use and information management for the platform; and
Deliverable The individual report should include:
a) Cover Page
b) Executive Summary (250 words)
c) Table of Contents
d) List of Figures and List of Tables
e) Background (overview of the investigated platform and the company that delivers the platform)
f) IT infrastructure and value (analysing the devices, facilities and components of the platform as well as the benefits of the platform’s functions)
g) Risks and ethical issues (the main part of the task where you analyse the risks and ethical issues associated with the platform, its deployment, use and/or management). Include Risk assessment.
h) Conclusions (summarising the main insights from the analysis with concluding remarks)
i) References (List of sources used in the report)
j) Appendix (Supporting material such as in-depth analysis of investigated platform and the e-business challenges confronted by the platform
Use a variety of visual material, such as tables, charts, diagrams or photographs to demonstrate your point.