Assignment Instructions: Analyze the case study titled “Who’s the
World’s Top Retailer? Walmart and Amazon Duke It Out” on pp. 116-118
of your textbook.
For this assignment, you will need to:
1. analyze the case study comparing Walmart and Amazon’s business
models and business strategies,
2. explain the role that information technology plays in each of these
businesses and describe the role of the various IT professionals
involved in this case,
3. explain how IT helps influence Walmart and Amazon’s organizational
strategies, and
4. summarize your findings in a two- to three-page paper.
Laudon, K. C., & Laudon, J. P. (2016). Management information systems:
Managing the digital firm [VitalSource Bookshelf version] (14th ed.).
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https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781323309568/Essay 2:
Assignment Instructions: Review what you have learned about enterprise
resource planning (ERP) from the textbook and from the unit’s study
guide. Analyze the case study titled “Vodafone: A Giant Global ERP
Implementation” on pp. 376-378 in your textbook.
For this assignment, you will need to:
1. analyze and discuss the central issue(s) faced by Vodafone,
including the contributing management and technological factors;
2. explain why ERP was a necessary information system solution to
address the organization’s issues;
3. evaluate the success of Vodafone’s implementation plan and provide
one suggestion to improve the process;
4. discuss the value the new ERP system brought to Vodafone as a company; and
5. summarize your findings in a two to three page paper.
Laudon, K. C., & Laudon, J. P. (2016). Management information systems:
Managing the digital firm [VitalSource Bookshelf version] (14th ed.).
Retrieved from
https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781323309568/Final Paper:
Assignment Instructions: MBA 5401, Management Information Systems 4
For this assignment, you will need to access the CSU Online Library to
research two articles concerning information systems development and
project management. Drawing on these two articles, your textbook, and
other sources, write an essay that addresses the following:
1. Provide a well-formulated thesis statement in your introduction paragraph.
2. Explain how a business user could be involved in the core
activities of building an information system.
3. Analyze how software development methodologies (such as agile
development) can work in tandem with project management for the
benefit of both information systems development projects and
organizations.
4. Evaluate how project managers and/or IT managers can ensure that
information system development projects are in alignment with business
strategies and goals. 5. Summarize your findings in a five-page paper
using proper APA formatting.
Your response must be at least five pages in length and in APA format.
You are required to use the two outside articles. All sources used,
including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted
material must have accompanying APA citations.
https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781323309568/cfi/6/2[;vnd.vst.idref=cover]Student portal:
https://mycsu.columbiasouthern.edu/student/Same username and password for the ebook als