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Agile Software Development for Customizing ERPs

Agile Software Development for Customizing ERPs
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Author(s): Rogério Atem de Carvalho (Fluminense Federal Institute, Brazil), Prof. Björn Johansson (State University of North Fluminense, Brazil)and Rodrigo Soares Manhães (State University of North Fluminense, Brazil)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 20
Source title: Enterprise Information Systems and Implementing IT Infrastructures: Challenges and Issues
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): S. Parthasarathy (Thiagarajar College of Engineering, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-625-4.ch002

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Abstract

Customization of ERP systems is a complex task, and great part of this complexity is directly related to requirements management. In this context, a well-known problem is the misfit between the ERP functionalities and the business requirements. This problem comprises communication bottlenecks and difficulties on responding to changes. The proposals for minimizing these misfits are mostly focused on traditional, heavyweight waterfall-like approaches for software development. On the other side, the last decade has witnessed the rise and growth of Agile methods, which have both close communication and fast response to changes among their main values. This chapter maps some of the main agile practices to ERP customization processes, using, where applicable, practices from a real-world ERP project. Moreover, some limitations on the agile approach to ERP customization are presented and discussed.

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