Steve

> Over the past 9 years we have been charging between 30-40 hours per
> map. 850, 810, 856 etc.   Our customer is now saying this is too high. 
> I can do a map in about an hour while someone else on my team may take
> a week.   I would like to get ideas from what others charge and how do
> you back it up. Do you use a tool or have some other method to
> estimate EDI projects.

I always clone new maps from existing, then make the TP specific changes.
I need about 1 hour per document. (810, 856)

I tell new clients that new outbound maps will not take more than 2 hours.

Incoming 850s do not need mapping, since they are very similar.  I take about 
30 minutes to review the IG and make sure that there are no surprises.

Sometimes I have to decide where to put a specific DTM that has a new 
qualifier.

New incoming documents may take some time for the first one, since I have to 
map the document to the database.

Testing is on an hourly basis.

I built a database to maintain the maps.  It builds a CSV file which is 
imported into the translator.


I would export my existing maps and put them online, but I haven't seen a 
format that is useful for other people, yet...

If you have any ideas, let me know.

Earl Wertheimer
[email protected]
http://www.spe-edi.com



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