Cost estimation for cross-organizational ERP projects: Research perspectives

Software Quality Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 459-481

  Daneva, Maya ^a   Wieringa, Roel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost estimation models; Cross company estimation; Enterprise resource planning

Indexed keywords

COST ESTIMATING; ESTIMATION; RESEARCH;

COST ESTIMATION MODELS; COST ESTIMATIONS; CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP); ERP PROJECTS; PROBLEM DOMAIN; RESEARCH PROGRAMS;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 48449104377     PISSN: 09639314     EISSN: 15731367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11219-008-9045-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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