System and method for estimating costs of a dynamically generated runtime solution to a business problem

摘要

Provided is a method for estimating costs in a dynamically generated business solution based upon reusable components. Each component is assigned to one or more categories based upon attributes such as the business problems that the particular component addresses. Categories are also based upon particular industries, integration points between components, solution areas and other criteria, including the experience of typical users. To address a specific business problem, one or more appropriate core business components are selected. Additional components are selected by a generation engine based upon the selected core components, their corresponding categories. Once selected, each of the components is assigned a cost, the cost of each component reflecting the expected cost to implement the corresponding component in the business solution. A total cost is generated based upon the cost associated with selected components plus an estimate of system costs associated with deployment.