Understanding ERP Implementation Methods: The Case of ASAP
Lund University Publications (Lund University)Published 1 January 2004
Jonas Hedman
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The analysis of one Enterprise Resource Planning systems implementation method, namely AcceleratedSAP (ASAP), is presented, based on Iivari’s (1991) framework for investigating the underlying assumptions of information systems development methods.
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This paper presents the analysis of one Enterprise Resource Planning systems implementation method, namely AcceleratedSAP (ASAP). The analysis is based on Iivari’s (1991) framework for investigating the underlying assumptions of information systems development methods. The framework includes four dimensions: ontology, epistemology, research methodology and ethics. The analyses show similarities between information systems development approaches, such as the infological-, the information modelling-, the socio-technical-, and the trade unionist approach. The main difference between ASAP and traditional information systems development methods is the inherent view of information requirements, which can be summarised as information predetermined, i.e. the method ‘knows’ the information requirements and dictates the information specification. In addition, or a consequence of information predetermination, ASAP applies a reversed logic of analysis and design in the implementation, where the implementation process begins with the design followed by the analysis.
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