Executive Update

Estimating Size of Software Package Implementations: Using Package Points -- Part I

Posted December 21, 2008 | Leadership |

Today, enterprise resource planning (ERP) is used more to drive business improvements and the operational efficiency of organizations, and any delays or budget overruns in implementing projects could affect the business. In enterprise solutions projects where such package implementations and rollouts are carried out, an inaccurate effort estimate is said to be one of the key causes of significant time and cost overruns. Hence, estimating the effort with reasonable accuracy is crucial for successful implementation of the package.

About The Author
Atul Chaturvedi
Atul Chaturvedi has more than 12 years of IT experience, eight of them at Infosys. Having held a diverse set of leadership roles over the past five years, Mr. Chaturvedi demonstrates capabilities in forming IT client relationships, leading solutions strategy, and program management of large IT programs. For the past two years, he has been leading Oracle business and client engagements in Europe. Mr. Chaturvedi brings with him the following… Read More
Ram Prasad Vadde
Ram Prasad Vadde is a Program Manager (Quality) working with the Enterprise Solutions unit of Infosys. He has more than eight years of IT experience in the area of QA, including process definition, implementation, improvement, and training. He has sound knowledge of CMMI, ISO, Six Sigma, and IFPUG Function Point Estimation. Mr. Vadde has extensive process consulting experience in package implementation, upgrade, and rollout apart from… Read More
Rajeev Ranjan
Rajeev Ranjan is a Practice Manager of the Global Oracle Practice at Infosys. He is responsible for the delivery of client engagements, customer satisfaction, growth of the practice, competency development, and developing new markets and services. Mr. Ranjan has more than 12 years of IT and industry experience. He has extensive experience working on end-to-end ERP projects, package evaluation, and ERP roadmap definition for companies operating… Read More
Mani Munikrishnan
Mani Munikrishnan is a Senior Consultant with Infosys. He has more than eight years of IT consulting experience. Mr. Munikrishnan has extensive experience in package evaluation, e-business suite implementation, package-enabled reengineering, global rollouts, and application maintenance and support. He has been involved in full-cycle applications implementation in such industries as high-tech, manufacturing, services, and ISV. He has also created… Read More
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