Standardised Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) are increasingly
setting the agenda and the pace for the development of many organisations.
Organisations are required not only to establish effective business processes but
also to accommodate for changing business conditions. The vendors are
offering a new generation of EIS aimed outside of the organisation, and
companies are rapidly adopting these systems. The paper argues that a new EIS
landscape is emerging. The research methodology applied is a review of the
findings from four previous studies and the lessons learned from EIS
transformation cases. This paper discusses future challenges for research on
EIS, and it concludes that the EIS industry has a significant and increasing
impact on enterprises due to the EIS enabled transformation of the business.
Consequently, continued management of EIS after going-live is required, but
most important, EIS research needs to refocus on the EIS technology landscape
and embrace this new challenge.