Alternative approaches to effort prediction of ERP projects

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 413-423

  Stensrud, E ^a  

^a Austliveien 30 N 0752   (Norway)

Author keywords

Effort prediction systems; ERP projects; Non parametric models; Parametric models

Indexed keywords

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EFFORT PREDICTION SYSTEMS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0035371491     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-5849(01)00147-1     Document Type: Article

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