MBA FP6182 Impact of Advances in Information TechnologyCapella University(2 Pages | 437  Words)   Executive Summary The City of Augusta, Georgia’s municipal government originally contracted with Bi-Tech, Inc. (now Sungard) in 1997 to supply Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) soft...
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MBA FP6182 Impact of Advances in Information
Technology
Capella University
(2 Pages | 437 Words)
Executive Summary
The City of Augusta, Georgia’s municipal government originally contracted with Bi-Tech,
Inc. (now Sungard) in 1997 to supply Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software to
manage financial, procurement, and human resources management processes in the
city. A progressively growing company, Sungard has acquired, consolidated, and
updated products into a modern architecture called “OneSolution” that replaces the
current suite of products (IFAS) Augusta currently users. Also, due to consolidation
within the hardware and database industry, the Oracle platform used to operate IFAS will
no longer be available on Augusta servers so migration of the current database to
Microsoft SQL Server has become mandatory.
Introduction
Every business has different technological needs and planning priorities. In an economy
driven by technological change and advances, businesses must remain abreast of the
latest innovations in order to remain competitive and access new market opportunities
(Mercer, n.d.). To keep a business up-to-date, this process should be done continually
but it also requires taking time before every major technology project or upgrade to plan
strategy, requirements, implementation, training programs, and responses to potential
risks. These steps are the building blocks of effective technological implementation
plans. This paper will present an IT implementation proposal regarding the potential
upgrade of the City of Augusta’s current Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software
including risks and the financial impact of proceeding with or forgoing the project would
have on the city’s operations. Technology Solution Proposal and Implementation
Several major changes in IT business practices necessitate the IFAS to OneSolution
upgrade proposed for the City of Augusta, Georgia municipal government. Recent Digital
Cities surveys conducted by e.Republic’s Center for Digital Government (WHO IS
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