Keda's SAP implementation.docx

1. Why did Zhu decide to halt all IT projects upon his arrival? What message was he trying to send to: IT? Users? Senior Management? 2. Using the article "Putting the enterprise......", what best practices did Keda leaders follow to enhance success? Which did they NOT follow and why? 3. A. What were the key steps involved in the Keda ERP initiative along with the purpose of each step. Use the following table to formulate your answer: (A) Step Description (A) Purpose (B) Key Lessons (YOUR recent implementation) Conduct enterprise wide assessment of "Status Quo" Gain understanding of current business process/informatio n issues Develop longer term "blueprint" by function Create business strategy focusing on business requirements across all functions Etc. B. Using the Keda case as an example, what are the key lessons you take away from this case that are applicable to your own organization's recent implementation of a "Transaction Processing System", the lowest level of information system pyramid? (i.e. where/why did yours go right vs. wrong?)