ERP Effort Estimation Based on Expert Judgments

I.P. Erasmus, Maia Daneva

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    Abstract

    A new technology shift brings to the ERP domain a change in the industry and a new platform build on in-memory optimized databases, introduced and known as SAP HANA [1]. This technology shift in the ERP domain led to SAP's ERP on HANA, the solution where the ERP suite is offered on the same platform as ERP Services such as Business Analytics. The integration of ERP Services and the ERP suite brings to the industry new opportunities to "fine tune" customer and industry specific business processes. This radical shift in innovation brings with it new challenges in terms of ERP effort estimation. No longer can we rely on a single method such as functional size measurement methods, due to the wide range of customization possibilities. This shift from a typical predefined solution scope to a highly customizable landscape poses a challenge to project estimation practitioners as the functional size estimation techniques used in the past for ERP solutions address a fixed scope deployable in multiple landscapes, and hence are no longer suitable for dynamically definable scope. Today's highly volatile and customized ERP landscape demands a new approach to estimate effort by leveraging ERP professionals' tacit knowledge and expert judgments. This paper presents the ERP Service estimation method that leverages the strengths of expert-judgment-based estimation techniques while using a more structured approach to reduce the effects of expert bias and avoid common pitfalls associated with judgment-based estimation.
    Original languageUndefined
    Title of host publication2013 Joint Conference of the 23rd International Workshop on Software Measurement and the 8th International Conference on Software Process and Product Measurement
    EditorsO. Demirors, A. Abran
    Place of PublicationUSA
    PublisherIEEE Computer Society
    Pages104-109
    Number of pages6
    ISBN (Print)978-0-7695-5078-7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 23 Oct 2013
    Event2013 Joint Conference of the 23rd International Workshop on Software Measurement and the 2013 8th International Conference on Software Process and Product Measurement, IWSM-Mensura 2013 - Ankara, Turkey
    Duration: 23 Oct 2013 → 26 Oct 2013

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    PublisherIEEE Computer Society

    Conference

    Conference2013 Joint Conference of the 23rd International Workshop on Software Measurement and the 2013 8th International Conference on Software Process and Product Measurement, IWSM-Mensura 2013
    Abbreviated titleIWSM-Mensura
    CountryTurkey
    CityAnkara
    Period23/10/13 → 26/10/13

    Keywords

    • SCS-Services
    • EWI-25389
    • Effort Estimation
    • Memory Bias
    • Empirical Research Method
    • Empirical Study
    • METIS-309704
    • Project Estimation
    • IR-93997
    • Bias Correction Techniques
    • Action Research
    • Expert Judgements
    • Enterprise Resource Planning

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      Erasmus, I. P., & Daneva, M. (2013). ERP Effort Estimation Based on Expert Judgments. In O. Demirors, & A. Abran (Eds.), 2013 Joint Conference of the 23rd International Workshop on Software Measurement and the 8th International Conference on Software Process and Product Measurement (pp. 104-109). USA: IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/IWSM-Mensura.2013.25