Do research on the implementation of two large software systems – one that was successful and one that failed. Write at least a 7-page Word document, double-spaced, detailing each system. Your paper MUST provide the following: 1. An Introduction paragraph describing the assignment and a short description of the two systems selected and whether each was a success or a failure. 2. A Section that describes the first Software System (with an appropriate section Heading) and a description of that Software System to include: a. What is its purpose? b. What operations it performs? c. What are its inputs (resources, interfaces, when used)? d. What are its outputs (interfaces, data)? e. The system’s complexity/cost/feasibility. f. Any constraints or risks found during the research. 3. Five Sections (one to address the Analysis phase, another for the Design phase, another for the Development phase, another for the Implementation phase, and another for the Evaluation phase) with details on what your research discovered (with an appropriate section Heading for each of the five sections). Include any: a. Success or failures identified. b. Issues or findings identified. c. Recommendations or lessons learned. 4. Repeat #2 above for the second Software System. 5. Repeat #3 above for the second Software System. 6. Conclude with a Findings section the compares the two systems. Provide the following: a. What made one system successful but make the other system fail. b. What could have been done to make the failed system more successful. c. What could have been done to make the successful system even more successful. You must include at least 3 scholarly references with citations. Possible search keywords: Software and System Development Projects; ERP systems design (or Expert Systems design or Data Systems design or Information Systems design); Planning and Scheduling system design
