Clustering ERP Implementation Project Activities: A Foundation for Project Size Definition

Guy Janssens, Rob Kusters, Fred Heemstra

2007

Abstract

The size of an ERP project can be a useful measurement for predicting the effort needed to complete an ERP implementation project. Because this measurement does not exist, research is needed to find a set of variables which can define the size of an ERP implementation project. This paper shows 21 logical clusters of ERP implementation project activities as a result of a formal group session. The clusters are based on 405 ERP implementation project activities retrieved from literature. These clusters can be used in further research to find variables for defining the size of an ERP implementation project.

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Janssens G., Kusters R. and Heemstra F. (2007). Clustering ERP Implementation Project Activities: A Foundation for Project Size Definition . In Proceedings of the 1st International Joint Workshop on Technologies for Collaborative Business Processes and Management of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: TCoB & MEIS, (ICEIS 2007) ISBN 978-972-8865-99-3, pages 23-32. DOI: 10.5220/0002413800230032


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@conference{tcob & meis07,
author={Guy Janssens and Rob Kusters and Fred Heemstra},
title={Clustering ERP Implementation Project Activities: A Foundation for Project Size Definition},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Joint Workshop on Technologies for Collaborative Business Processes and Management of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: TCoB & MEIS, (ICEIS 2007)},
year={2007},
pages={23-32},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002413800230032},
isbn={978-972-8865-99-3},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Joint Workshop on Technologies for Collaborative Business Processes and Management of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: TCoB & MEIS, (ICEIS 2007)
TI - Clustering ERP Implementation Project Activities: A Foundation for Project Size Definition
SN - 978-972-8865-99-3
AU - Janssens G.
AU - Kusters R.
AU - Heemstra F.
PY - 2007
SP - 23
EP - 32
DO - 10.5220/0002413800230032