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AUDIT AND CONSULTING IN ERP ENVIRONMENT |
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DURATION |
3 days |
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CONTENT OVERVIEW |
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C01 Introducing the «guiding light» study case o Context and objectives of the SiFoud study
case (Medium-size company in agro-industry). C02 Step #1: Auditing present situation.
Aligning IS on corporate strategy. o Introducing the SiFoud Company. Possible
roles for IT services providers. o Taking the ERP decision in agreement with
the company strategy. C03 Step #2: Understanding
the rules to “urbanize” an IS o Defining the main features of a
hierarchical breakdown structure of the SiFoud IS (“Urbanization”). o Cartography of the system. Scope of the
project. C04 Step #3: Understanding the process of
integration o Selecting an ERP for SiFoud. 5 ERP, each
of them described in a short sheet, are proposed. o Each working group provides the
evaluation of a product and the whole class compares the results for a final
choice. C05 Step #4: Specific points of an ERP Project
as far as management is concerned o WBS of the SiFoud project. Project
planning (Microsoft Project or Open Workbench). C06 Step #5: Economic stakes of an ERP project o Project budgeting. o Assessing the profitability of the SiFoud
Project (Models on Microsoft Excel).
Value creation. C07 Step #6: Security and infrastructure issues o Specific focus on security. o
Drawing up the « Business
Continuity Plan ». C08 Step #7: Configuration issues o Basic ERP functions and supply chain
functions. o Choices of parameters for the
articulation between the basic management functions and the functions of
supply chain in the SiFoud ERP. C09 Step #8: Roll out issues o Analyzing the gaps between the present
organisation and the future organisation. o Process models and data models. Analysing
the process «From order to cash» with BPMN. C10 Step #9: Steering issues. Quality
assurance. The human factor. o Supporting the project owner to solve
some difficulties during the life cycle of the project. C11 Step #10 : The audit process to assess the
project o Defining where the audit mission is going
and drawing up the planning of tasks o Risk assessment. o Assessing compliance with company and
users needs. o Obtaining accessible, sufficient and
appropriate evidence. o Reporting according to the Cobit framework.
C12 Synthesis o Synthesis and appraisal |
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This course was provided in the framework of a specialized MBA in |
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OBJECTIVES |
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At the end of the training,
each trainee should: ·
have assessed the importance of the stakes of both
integration and “urbanization” of the information system; ·
have understood why an ERP package can be a possible
option to conduct such integration and should have identified associated
risks and advantages; ·
know to identify the main steps of an ERP
project ; ·
have understood the issues of choice, configuration,
deployment and evaluation of an ERP within a company. ·
know to assess the relevance and the profitability
of such a project ·
have identified the possible role of the various
partners (assistant of the project owner, project manager, co and
sub-contractors of the prime contractor) in position of consulting and auditing. The module is structured around a case study (SiFoud, fictional
medium-size company offering frozen seafood) allowing to set up workgroups on
various stages of the life cycle of the project. |
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WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR? |
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Vocational professional training : ·
People involved in the roll out of information
systems around an ERP: Project managers (Business owners and contractors,
consultants, experts, functional and technical architects, key users,
business executives involved, members of the steering committee, project
sponsor, etc. Initial training: ·
Students with a
master's degree embarked into university studies addressing the issues of audit
and/or information systems ; ·
Students from « Grandes Ecoles » (Engineering, commerce and
management) in the French higher education system. |
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