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The analysis of contemporary approaches to management illustrates the growing significance of the concept of project and project-driven organization. The goal of this study is to investigate what requirements should an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system meet to support effectively management of a project-driven company. In doing so, this research builds on a case study of an ERP system implementation in Asseco System S.A., one of the Polish largest IT system integrators. Drawing from the experience of Asseco System S.A., this study discusses information problems, goals, considerations, and stages typical of an implementation project conducted in a project-driven organization. The analysis concludes with the evaluation of the implementation project results and formulation of critical requirements for an ERP system designed for project-driven organizations.
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Trąbka, J., Soja, P. (2013). ERP in Project-Driven Organizations: A Case-Study from IT Industry in Poland. In: Wrycza, S. (eds) Information Systems: Development, Learning, Security. SIGSAND/PLAIS 2013. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 161. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40855-7_3
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