Uncertainty in ERP Effort Estimation: A Challenge or an Asset?

Authors:
Maya Daneva;Seanna Wettflower;Sonia Boer
Affiliations:
University of Twente, The Netherlands;ProMetrix, Toronto, Canada;ProMetrix, Toronto, Canada
Venue:
IWSM/Metrikon/Mensura '08 Proceedings of the International Conferences on Software Process and Product Measurement
Year:
2008

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Abstract

Traditionally, software measurement literature considers the uncertainty of cost drivers in project estimation as a challenge and treats it as such. This paper develops the position that uncertainty can be seen as an asset. It draws on results of a case study in which we replicated an approach to balancing uncertainties of project context characteristics in requirements-based effort estimation for ERP implementations.