How to make ERP Project Estimate

ERP Project Estimation Guidelines, Oracle Project Estimation Techniques, ERP software project estimation, creating a detailed work plan, develop the project scope, suggested approach, and preliminary budget.

The preliminary ERP application implementation project estimate is based on:

• What is the business objective?
• What is the scope of the project and how does it relate to the overall objective?
• Who will participate in the project (employees, consultants, or vendors)?
• What are the constraints affecting the project (timing, budget limitations, or organization changes)?
• Which applications will be implemented?
• Which sites will be involved?
• Will a phased-deployment be employed? If so, in what sequence will the applications be implemented?
• When will work commence?
• What experience does the organization have regarding the technology that will be used?

Before creating a detailed work plan, develop the project scope, suggested approach, and preliminary budget. The indicative Phase schedules needs to be derived in the respective phases during the ERP Implementation life-cycle based on the assumption of an average complexity of implementation, which includes the following assumptions:

• Industry Standard Processes
• Two to three Set of Books, 5/6 segment COA structure and single calendar
• No MRC or GCS requirements
• Simple Multi-Org structure with one Business Group, 2/3 LE, 2/3 OU and corresponding Inventory Orgs
• No Localization requirements
• Single geographical entity
• Not a Material Intensive Business
• Around 1000 Vendors and Customers
• Moderate Volumes of Transactions (~ 500 Invoices per Month)
• Dedicated Business Process Owners Time