OAKS Phase 2: Analysis/Software Evaluation
Business Needs Analysis Approach and Findings
Software Evaluation
Approach
Narrowed
field of commercial ERP packages to three based
on five criteria: functional fit, scalability, technical
fit, maintainability, and full life cycle cost
Summarized
three software/system solution options
Identified
gaps between the identified business requirements
and the functionality of each of the three software
packages
Met
with software vendors to discuss functionality and
gaps
Recommended
solutions for addressing gaps
Findings
Oracle,
PeopleSoft, and SAP were the most likely fit for
OAKS
All
three ERP software packages satisfy the majority
(about 80 percent) of the state's requirements with
standard configuration
