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ACC 564 Week 10 Assignment 4 –
Assignment 4: Changing the AIS
Due Week 10 and worth 320 points
Migrating to a accounting information system is not an easy task.
Many firms have struggled with this process, even though our textbook
makes the process seem quite straightforward. Recently, IBM recapped
some of the lessons learned in migrating to a accounting information
system within the federal government. These lessons can be applied to
any accounting information system project. Others have developed
their own recommendations for best practices and lessons learned
involving implementing accounting information systems. However, in
order to appreciate what IBM and others are proposing, we need to
apply lessons learned to a real-life situation involving the failure to
implement an accounting system properly.
For this assignment, research the Internet or databases for
information related to a real-life accounting information system
failure and best practices, as well as lessons learned from
implementing the accounting system. In addition to information that
you may find during your research, please use the following IBM
article to complete the assignment: (http://www-
304.ibm.com/industries/publicsector/fileserve?contentid=242410).
Write a ten to twelve (10-12) page paper in which you:
Identify three to five (3-5) factors that contributed to the accounting
information system failure within the business that yo