Assignment Task:
This task is based on a case study titled "Lam 2005 - An EAI Case Study - Harmond Bank"
1. What were the core IS applications, their business process/functions, and technologies that had to be integrated at Harmond Bank? Provide your answer in a list or a table form, with each application, its technology, and its business function clearly specified.
2. What were the key business problems or missed-opportunities that the Harmond Bank was facing? Discuss these problems in line with the four potential business drivers for Enterprise Integration (GBR Chp 2)
3. There are several best practices listed at the end of each chapter from chapter 5 to 9 in the GBR book. Identify any one of the best practices from each of the five chapters and discuss how HB implemented them. You should pick at least 5 best practices, one from each of the five chapters. How did HB benefit from implementing these best practices?
4. What technology integration approaches were evaluated by HB and what were the pros and cons of each of them? Which approach did HB finally choose and why? What criteria was used to select the final EAI solution?5.What were the key challenges faced by HB in their EAI initiative? Categorize them into technology, data, application, and business process challenges. How were these challenges overcome?
5. What were the key factors that contributed to the schedule slippage from 12 to 18 months and budget overrun by 60% in the EAI project at HB?