Using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software vs. the Silo/Island for MasterTech Enterprises

Using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software vs. the Silo/Island for MasterTech Enterprises

Using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software vs. the Silo/Island for MasterTech Enterprises

ERP refers to an organisational culture which if executed correctly by MasterTech Enterprises; it establishes a difference between islands, silos and flexibility survivability and strength of the organisation (Poe, 2013). On the same note, a data silo refers to repository of fixed data controlled by a single department and separated from the rest of the organisation and they have cultural and technical roots. As an interim chief information officer, my opinion is that it really does not matter the personalized tools, which MasterTech organisation would want to utilize but there is need that the data used must be live, integrated and real time. This is achievable through the ERP system, which when not utilized, an organisation is at risk of creating silos and islands because of the disparities of information. Therefore, there is need that MasterTech enterprise changes its ERP to a system that allows creative exploitations and full access through tailoring the best performances of users with those of business outcomes and practices.

Open Source Software for ERP of MasterTech Enterprises

As an interim chief information officer, I have settled on the Open source software for the execution of the ERP earlier proposed for the use of the company in making data easily distributed. Apparently, open source software has a source code that is easy to modify and enhanced by any employee of the organisation. Deductively, source code refers to the part of the software used by many computers users to manipulate a program. I have settled for open source software, because unlike other types of software, which the source code is accessible to a single person in an organization, it is accessible to everyone (Rigby, 2014). Additionally, users are expected to accept the terms of license when utilizing open source software, but there are differences in the legal terms. The design of open source software licenses promotes sharing and collaboration because it grants permission to people to make modifications to source code and include those changes into their individual projects. Finally, this software encourages computer programmers to view access and carry out modifications to open source at their will provided they allow other to do the same when they share their work.

Budget and Implementation timeline for ERP software

The ERP schedule and budget of MasterTech Enterprises demand that a manager should commit to projects that set the right expectations. Cost commitments and unrealistic timing are major contributors to poor decisions in projects and many teams in an organization cannot rally behind a project if they did not develop it. To this end, three stages of estimation of a project timeline (schedule and budget) come along with ERP software that can be used to the advantages of MasterTech Enterprises (Phillips, 2017). These stages include, firstly, the development of early estimates before reaching a decision to continue with the evaluation of ERP software. Secondly, MasterTech Company is to secure funds for execution of the project after the evaluation of the consultants and software. Finally, a baseline schedule and budget is formulated during the planning phase and it is used in the management of the project. On the same note, the recommended solution of application of the open source software will improve the key activities of the organizations given that every employee of the organization is allowed to make modifications and share their progress with others.

 

Works Cited

Poe, Gerry. “Spreadsheets Or ERP-Anarchy Or Brilliance?”. EnterpriseWiseâ„¢ Business Technology & Enterprise Software Tips – BLOG (2013): n. pag. Web. 11 Apr. 2017.

Rigby, Peter C., et al. “Peer review on open-source software projects: Parameters, statistical models, and theory.” ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM) 23.4 (2014): 35.

Phillips, Stephen. “Best Practices To Estimate Accurate ERP Schedules, Budgets In An ERP Project”. Web. 11 Apr. 2017.

“What Is Open Source?”. opensource.com n. pag. Web. 11 Apr. 2017.