As I was searching on the internet for possible answer for this assignment, I happened to chat with a good Indian friend. A software engineering graduate and he happen to ask what I am doing. I told him am making my assignment. And luckily, he told me that their company develops an ERP which they call EPOS. It’s great to have good friends outside the country and who are willing to help without waiting for something in return.
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
- is principally an integration of business management practices and modern technology. Consequently, it is an amalgamation of three most important components; Business Management Practices, Information Technology and Specific Business objectives. ERP is a massive software architecture that supports the streaming and distribution of geographically scattered enterprise wide information across all the functional units of a business house. It provides the business management executives with a comprehensive overview of the complete business execution which in turn influences their decisions in a productive way.
Company:
Company Background:
Infodrive was setup with one principal n mind that is to put the customer first. That has allowed us to expand as we have retained 98% of clients since it was formed. Their focus is to help their clients develop their IT system to maximize their efficiency and effectiveness in the workplace.
As what my friend told me, in their company they have EPOS which is according to him, “By definition, EPOS is an electronic point of sale. An EPOS solution uses computers or specialized terminals that can be combined with other hardware, such as barcode readers, cash draws etc for accurately and instantly capturing the sale / transaction. This can be a little misleading as most POS (point of sale or purchase) solutions are electronic in this day and age. The difference between the two is typically the recording and updating of stock within the business. For example a POS system could be a standalone electronic till. This records the point of purchase, but does not automatically update the stock level for that product; this is done in a manual process. With an EPOS solution, the stock data is automatically updated, saving great time and increasing efficiency.”
What you get from EPOS software:
• Cost effective solution to EPoS system
• Consultancy to understand your business and system requirements
• Years of expertise and experience in designing and developing bespoke systems
• Understanding of business needs and changes
• Comprehensive installation and training of the system
• Total support as long as you have the system
• Bespoke reporting functions that accommodates your business
• Remote access
EPOS system:
• Single terminal to multiples
• Single site to multiple
• Remote access to all terminals and reporting
• Management reporting system
When I asked him about its over-all project plan, he sends me through email the ERD of their project. He told me that it’s a sample that will be helpful for my assignment. He can’t send me the documentation of their EPOS project since it is still ongoing and I respect it.
SDLC (System Development Life Cycle)
- The Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is a conceptual model used in project management that describes the stages involved in an information system development project from an initial feasibility study through maintenance of the completed application. Various SDLC methodologies have been developed to guide the processes involved including the waterfall model (the original SDLC method), rapid application development (RAD), joint application development (JAD), the fountain model and the spiral model. Mostly, several models are combined into some sort of hybrid methodology. Documentation is crucial regardless of the type of model chosen or devised for any application, and is usually done in parallel with the development process. Some methods work better for specific types of projects, but in the final analysis, the most important factor for the success of a project may be how closely particular plan was followed. It has five important phases which includes feasibility, requirements analysis and design, implementation, testing, and maintenance.
I may not be able to have the overall project plan of the company but based on the definition given, SDLC put ERP as a point of view. And the implementation of ERP can be the actual and informative framework for SDLC. In other words, they used SDLC as a framework in evaluating the result of the implementation of ERP, either success or failure.
Reference
http://www.matthewlefevre.com/wiki/article.php/Companies_that_use_SAP_ERP_Software
http://www.topbits.com/erp.html - Definition ERP
http://www.infodrive.co.uk/index.html - Company website
http://www.startvbdotnet.com/sdlc/sdlc.aspx - SDLC definition
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
- is principally an integration of business management practices and modern technology. Consequently, it is an amalgamation of three most important components; Business Management Practices, Information Technology and Specific Business objectives. ERP is a massive software architecture that supports the streaming and distribution of geographically scattered enterprise wide information across all the functional units of a business house. It provides the business management executives with a comprehensive overview of the complete business execution which in turn influences their decisions in a productive way.
Company:
Company Background:
Infodrive was setup with one principal n mind that is to put the customer first. That has allowed us to expand as we have retained 98% of clients since it was formed. Their focus is to help their clients develop their IT system to maximize their efficiency and effectiveness in the workplace.
As what my friend told me, in their company they have EPOS which is according to him, “By definition, EPOS is an electronic point of sale. An EPOS solution uses computers or specialized terminals that can be combined with other hardware, such as barcode readers, cash draws etc for accurately and instantly capturing the sale / transaction. This can be a little misleading as most POS (point of sale or purchase) solutions are electronic in this day and age. The difference between the two is typically the recording and updating of stock within the business. For example a POS system could be a standalone electronic till. This records the point of purchase, but does not automatically update the stock level for that product; this is done in a manual process. With an EPOS solution, the stock data is automatically updated, saving great time and increasing efficiency.”
What you get from EPOS software:
• Cost effective solution to EPoS system
• Consultancy to understand your business and system requirements
• Years of expertise and experience in designing and developing bespoke systems
• Understanding of business needs and changes
• Comprehensive installation and training of the system
• Total support as long as you have the system
• Bespoke reporting functions that accommodates your business
• Remote access
EPOS system:
• Single terminal to multiples
• Single site to multiple
• Remote access to all terminals and reporting
• Management reporting system
When I asked him about its over-all project plan, he sends me through email the ERD of their project. He told me that it’s a sample that will be helpful for my assignment. He can’t send me the documentation of their EPOS project since it is still ongoing and I respect it.
SDLC (System Development Life Cycle)
- The Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is a conceptual model used in project management that describes the stages involved in an information system development project from an initial feasibility study through maintenance of the completed application. Various SDLC methodologies have been developed to guide the processes involved including the waterfall model (the original SDLC method), rapid application development (RAD), joint application development (JAD), the fountain model and the spiral model. Mostly, several models are combined into some sort of hybrid methodology. Documentation is crucial regardless of the type of model chosen or devised for any application, and is usually done in parallel with the development process. Some methods work better for specific types of projects, but in the final analysis, the most important factor for the success of a project may be how closely particular plan was followed. It has five important phases which includes feasibility, requirements analysis and design, implementation, testing, and maintenance.
I may not be able to have the overall project plan of the company but based on the definition given, SDLC put ERP as a point of view. And the implementation of ERP can be the actual and informative framework for SDLC. In other words, they used SDLC as a framework in evaluating the result of the implementation of ERP, either success or failure.
Reference
http://www.matthewlefevre.com/wiki/article.php/Companies_that_use_SAP_ERP_Software
http://www.topbits.com/erp.html - Definition ERP
http://www.infodrive.co.uk/index.html - Company website
http://www.startvbdotnet.com/sdlc/sdlc.aspx - SDLC definition
ERD given:
http://www.4shared.com/file/238418082/2e1697f/0A_ERD.html
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