EXHIBIT $2$: ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING PROJECT PLAN WITH TASKS AND

MILESTONES

Milestone $1($Transfer data from QB$)$

New coding system for the products and parts $(2$ weeks$)$

Formal training for the employees $(4$ weeks$)$

Bill of materials module $(4$ weeks, $1$FS$)$

Inventory management module $(4$ weeks, $1$FS$)$

Milestone $2($Customer$-$side implementation complete$)$

Develop quoting communication application $(8$ weeks, $4$ FS $)$

Estimation and quoting module $(8$ weeks, $4$ FS $)$

Engineering module $(8$ weeks, $4$ FS $)$

Sales module $(8$ weeks, $4$ FS $)$

CRM module $(6$ weeks, $8SS+2$ weeks$)$

Shipping module $(5$ weeks, $8SS+3$ weeks$)$

Milestone $3($Supplier$-$side implementation complete$)$

Purchasing module $(6$ weeks, $4$FS$)$

Receiving module $(6$ weeks, $4$FS$)$

Milestone $4($Go live, end of parallel run of the legacy system$)$

Accounting module $(6$ weeks, $12SS+1$ week$)$

Milestone $5($Start of automated regular transfer of bookkeeping data from ERP to QB$)$

Develop the ERP$-$to$-$QB transfer application $(3$ weeks, $13$FS$)$

Milestone $6($Production$-$side implementation complete$)$:

MRP module $(3$ weeks, $4$FS$)$

Start using work orders $(9$ weeks, $15$FS$)$

Scheduling module $(9$ weeks, $16SS+3$ weeks$)$

Shop floor control module $(2$ weeks, $16$FS$)$

Quality management module $(6$ weeks, $18$FS$)$

Preventive maintenance module $(4$ weeks, $18$FS$)$

Milestone $7($End project$)$:

Develop customer status reporting application $(4$ weeks, $19$FS$,20$FS$)$ LOOKING AT THE CASE STUDY DISCUSS ON BROADBAND$-$X: ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION. IVEY Publishing, Kindly

$1.$ Discuss the motives that drove Broadband$-$X to implement an ERP software

$2.$ Do you think Broadband$-$X should have bought a custom$-$built ERP software rather than an off$-$the$-$shelf ERP software? Give reasons for your answer

$3.$ Evaluate the biggest challenges and risks Broadband$-$Xwill face during the ERP implementation, and suggest strategies for mitigating these risks $.$

$4.$Develop an ERP implementation project plan most fitting to Broadband$-$X$\text{'}$s situation, accompanied by an implementation strategy $($communication$,$ project roles, training, etc.$)-$Use this question to develop your project planning skills. Use the data in the Project Plan section and in Exhibit $2.$ As part of your answer, a Gantt chart created using Microsoft Project is required. Copy and paste your Gantt chart into the document you are submitting