What are the advantagesdisadvantages integrated software?

Answer 1

Integrated software is best suited for applications with the following:

--multiple user types who require simultaneous involvement

--business processes with overlapping data requirements

--aka data created in one step is needed to complete others

--requirements to analyze complex data and respond quickly

-- life cycle oriented requirements with natural synergies across processes steps

Key benefits

--learning curve compression due to common look & feel across module boundaries

--synergistic productivity curve

--superior scalability over time

--lower cost of ownership

--superior ROI

Disadvantages:

--over kill if applied to in-appropriate application scenario

--not required for tactical intrinsically stand alone requirements

--can have high administrative over head (care & feeding of system itself)

--hyper integrated solutions can hinder innovation at the module level

--typically have larger technology footprints requiring more capacity.