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Accounting Information System
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ACC 564 Assignment 4
Changing the Accounting Information System
Migrating 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.businessofgovernment.org/article/what-we-
know-now-lessons-learned-implementing-federal-financial-systems-projects).
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.
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