The Consequences of Structural Racism, Concentrated Poverty, and Violence on Young Men and Boys of Color

Defining violence broadly as "systemic injury directed against a group or geographic area," this research brief describes the scope of violence that black young men and boys face as a result of structural conditions. It recommends policy for addressing both the root causes of violence and the trauma that people are facing right now

ERP Project Retrospectives—55 Enterprise Systems: Evaluating Project Success, Lessons Learned, and Business Outcomes

This paper provides a description of fifty-five ERP Project Retrospectives. The study uses the ERP project retrospectives to shed light on relevant issues identified in the literature review of ERP research conducted over the past decade (Schlicher and Kraemmergaard, 2010). The retrospectives provide insight into a number of key questions, including: (1) project justification, including the business and system benefits of ERP; (2) lessons learned, including common mistakes, challenges met, and best practices in managing these challenges; (3) and critical success factors in implementation. The study describes the similarities and differences between the literature and the walkthroughs

Critical Success Factors in Enterprise Wide Information Management Systems Projects

In the past several years many organizations have initiated enterprise-wide information management systems projects, using such packages as SAP, Peoplesoft, and Oracle. These projects often represent the single largest investment in an information systems project in the history of these companies, and in many cases the largest single investment in any corporate-wide project. These enterprise-wide information management systems projects bring about a host of new questions

A Systems Acquisition Simulation: Using Virtual Teams In Health Care Informatics

The paper describes a systems acquisition simulation using virtual teams in a health care informatics course. The simulation enables virtual teams to participate in a systems acquisition decision for an electronic health records (EMR) system. Each virtual team used a web-based team communications discussion board to assess the attributes of each system, to discuss alternatives, and to reach a decision. The purpose of the research was to determine if high-performing virtual teams were distinguishable from low-performing teams in terms of the content and volume of task-related communications. The qualitative and quantitative analysis of team communications illustrated differences in the volume and content of electronic communications between high- and low-performing teams. Since health care professionals work increasingly in virtual teams, understanding and developing communications skills in this domain are important to improving the quality and effectiveness of systems acquisition decisions

Development And Assessment Of A Program In Clinical And Healthcare Informatics

The objectives of this paper are to report on the development of a program in Clinical and Healthcare Informatics and to assess its impact in terms of (1) the importance of each of the competencies for successful job performance; and (2) the effectiveness of the program in enabling participants to achieve these competencies. The results will be of value in the design and implementation of similar programs for clinical and healthcare professionals because the competencies that are most relevant to successful job performance may become the building blocks for future program development

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The Turnaround ERP Project: Strategies and Issues

A case study of an ERP project within a Fortune 100 company in the transportation industry is used to identify the strategies which facilitate a turnaround ERP project. The case study was developed using in-depth interviews with the President and the Chief Information Officer of the firm. The strategies described in this paper include project sponsorship, top management accountability, change control procedures, customization decision-making, measurement of project outcomes, management perception of the value of the ERP system, vendor relationship, and organizational change. To facilitate the turnaround project, top management involvement and accountability were critical. Modifications to the ERP system were minimized, and accountability mechanisms to monitor project outcomes— both in time and cost— were established