CIS 446 Week 3 Case Study 1 Packaged Solutions for ERP Implementation CIS 446 Week 3 Case Study 1 Packaged Solutions for | Page 2

Define packaged solution for enterprise software customers. Determine the organizational
support needed for enabling a packaged solution with an ERP software vendor, such as SAP.
Determine the organizational, master, and transactional data in an ERP context.
Analyze how a packaged solution eases the difficulties of data integration across the company.
Provide an example to support your answer.
Speculate the pitfalls of using packaged solutions for an enterprise and how to avoid those
pitfalls.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites
do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all
sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Explain the organizational role of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
Compare and contrast organizational, master, and transactional data in an ERP context.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in ERP.