ACC 564 WEEK 10 ASSIGNMENT 4
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SUPPORT@ESSAYSBAY.COMMigrating to a new 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 new
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 Strayer 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 you have identified. Indicate the impact
to the business. Provide support for your rationale.
- Assess senior
management responsibility for the failure in question. Specify what the
senior management could have done differently to avoid the failure.
Provide support for your rationale.
- Evaluate whether
the most significant failure occurred within the system design, implementation,
or operational phase of the process. Indicate what the company could have
done to avoid the failed outcome. Provide support for your rationale.
- Evaluate how
implementing best practices would have reduced the chances for failure.
Provide support for your rationale.
- Based on your
research, develop a list of between four (4) and six (6) best practices
that organizations should use today to reduce the chances for failure.
Provide support for your rationale.
- Using the
information provided by IBM and others, indicate which of the principles
designed to provide insight into effective and efficient strategies on how
to best deploy financial management systems, which were outlined within
the related article, should serve as an example of what not to
do when establishing the foundation for a firm to follow. Your proposed
foundation should consist of at least two (2) principles, but no more than
six (6). Provide support for your rationale.
- 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:
- Analyze the
business activities that comprise an accounting information system to
determine the information needs to support decision-making function.
- Examine the phases
of the systems development life cycle and key issues related to systems
analysis.
- Analyze the
systems design, implementation, and operational process.
- Use technology and
information resources to research issues in accounting information
systems.
- Write clearly and
concisely about accounting information systems using proper writing
mechanics.
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