Project Management (PS)

1. Project Management (PS) SAP University Alliances Authors Martin Wassmann Bret Wagner Stefan Weidner Product SAP ERP 6.0 EhP7 Global Bike Inc. Level Beginner Focus Process Integration Project Management Version 2.30 Last Update May 2014

2. PS Master Data • Projects • WBS-Elements (Project Structure Plan Elements) • Sequences • Milestones • Work Data

3. Projects • Characteristics of projects: • Complex • Unique • High risk • Goal oriented • Limited in time, costly, high capacities needed • Stretegical meaning • High quality standards • Project types: • Customer projects • Overhead cost projects • Investment projects

4. Display Projects Projects are complex tasks that can be found in several components in the SAP system: Sales and Distribution Controlling Finance Materials Management

5. Project Builder • All datapreparedusingonetransaction • User-specificwork • Oftenusedprojectscanbediscarded in workinventory • Schedulingofprojectsbased on networks

6. WBS-Elements • The WBS-Element either describes a concrete tasks or subtask that is subdivided further  Work package • Possible Status for WBS Elements • Released Entry of effective costs possible • Unlocked • Technically complete for networks, processes, process elements • Closed processes in Logistics and Finance • Deletion flag • Fully invoiced further invoices can be inhibited

7. Hierarchy Graphic (PSP) • The Hierarchicy Graphic forms the base for planning: • Costs • Revenues • Payments • Budgets • Schedules • Can be structured in phases, functions and objects • Project phases are, for instance: • Conceptual design • Overall planning • Permission, etc.

8. Hierarchy Graphic Functions: Scheduling, Cost Determination, Classification in Entities

9. Project Structure in SAP ERP Project Structure Project + PSP Elements

10. Access Sequences • Access sequencesaresequenceelements • Temporally • Definedbeginning/end • Executedwithoutinterruption • Need ofresources • Generatecosts • Differentiation betweentwokindsofaccesssequencesandcostsequencesintointernalandexternalprocessing • Preparationisdone in thescheduleor in graphical design.

11. Hierarchy Graphic Example Hierarchy Graphic Consists of access sequences and relationships Possibility to create access sequences in external processing Change of internal processed access sequences to external processed ones

12. Relationships • Relationships describe the chronological sequence in a network plan oder standard network. There can be dependencies of technical or contential character. (S: Start, F: Finish, FS= Finish to Start, SS= Start to Start) Normal series (FS) Start series (SS) End series (FF) Bounding series (SF)

13. Milestones • Milestonesareconstructedtomarkcrossoversbetween different phasesordepartments • In projectsystem, theycanbeusedfor additional tasksandfunctions Milestones are created in the Project Builder for Single Elements

14. Milestones • For preparation of business actions • Functions: • Release of access sequences • Include standard schedule • Create hierarchy • Include parts of hierarchy • Start workflow tasks • etc.

15. Work Data • Activity type • Work • Number • Percent • Calculation key

16. Services • Planned • Related to achievements that are collected in a service master • Non-Planned • Related to achievements that cannot be specified because it is not known, which individual specifications they comprise. • For preparation of external processed series, the corresponding key must be entered.

17. PS Processes • Project Planning • Project Execution

18. Project Planning – Project Planning Board • Graphical surface for creation and preparation of projects • Function: • Termination (of resources) • Coordinate work • Check capacities • Calculate costs • Work and Workplace have to be deposited for planning capacities.

19. Project Execution • Project execution comprises several steps (e.g. purchase process) • When goods receipt of services is executed, achievements are recorded • Sales orders are generated automatically using the hierarchy • Execution services: Obligo and costs for positions that were planned using Easy Cost Planning, are entered

20. Project Execution: Easy Cost Planning Easy Cost Planning enables cost planning based on amounts and characteristics. It is executed on the level of project structures. Main advantages of these is a fast, easy and clearly arranged data acquisition. • Possible entries with Easy Cost Planning: • Internal accounting for services • Direct process accounting • Reservations • Goods issue • Purchase requisition • Sales order

21. Periode Closing • In general, one time per periode executed in background • To execute billing, rules are necessary • Costs are given by customer bills and supplier bills etc.; are given to FI and other modules Direct settlement Each object is settled directly to the external cost object (examples: cost center, profitability segment) Multi-level settlement You settle individual objects in the project to the higher-level WBS element first. This then settles the costs collected to the external receiver.

22. Information system • The information system is used to evaluate key performance indicators within a project. • Provides the user with available reports and graphs • Overview over performance, schedule and costs • Report types: • Structure-based • Cost-oriented • Item reports • Summarized reports