I have attached the Case Memo (file name: Enterprise System Implementation Failure: A Strategic Response?)!
Use the file attached to write memo and also format it using what is stated below on writing the case memo.
Need to understand your role and who you are writing for
Be sure you cover the key issues from the preceding slides, but don’t “just” answer the questions – structure your argument in a proper business memo
Don't make claims you can't back up from the case! ALWAYS back up statements with info from case!
ASSIGNMENT DETAILS
For this assignment you are to assume the role of a consultant to CorpeX. Please prepare your response to the following memo from Derek Greenfield.
CASE MEMO
To: A. Consultant
From: Derek Greenfield, IT Manager, CorpeX USA Head Office Re: Strategy for Enterprise Systems in New Zealand Operation
As you know from the case Enterprise System Implementation Failure: A Strategic Response? we have struggled to roll out our enterprise system in our New Zealand operation. I would appreciate your analysis of our work to date and your advice on how to proceed from here.
Please provide your analysis in a memo with the following four headings (no executive summary is required):
CURRENT SITUATION – an analysis of where we stand with respect to the enterprise systems project and our business needs.
What you need to communicate
– Who is the decision maker? (that’s who you are writing to)
– What is/are the decision(s) he/she has to make?
– What is your understanding of the nature of the context?
Fit between Business Strategy, Organization and IT?
What is the significance of the decision for the organization?
What are the causal factors that have led us to our current place?