Project Management with cProjects

Pavan Kasulabada
Principal Consultant
SAP America
 Collaboration Projects

Collaboration Projects cProjects

Phase Gate Project Management
Skill, Resource, Cost Management
Planning & Execution

Capabilities
Planning
Structuring
Resources
Scheduling
Execution
Dashboards
Analytics
Collaboration
Accounting
Self-Service
Versions &
Simulation
Status & Appoval
Documents

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 cProjects: Project Planning and Scoping

Templates for a standardized

development process

Flexible project structuring with

deliverables defined by checklists

Tasks and task hierarchies with

duration, responsibilities, and
relationships

Planning of approvals (Quality

Gates)

Scheduling (bottom-up, top-down)

Graphical planning (interactive

Gantt chart)

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 cProjects: Resource and Time Management

Demand planning based on

project roles

Search and assign resources

per role (staffing process)

Reconciling resource demands

between xRPM and cProjects

Assign responsible persons per project element

Time confirmation per task (with integration

into mySAP ERP Financials)

Use of Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)

for procurement of materials and external resources

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 cProjects: Project Execution

Dashboards as personalized
work lists for projects, tasks,
and checklist items

Project versioning and simulation

Project status report and progress

analysis

Collaboration with internal and external

partners (cFolders, virtual rooms)

Project issue management

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 cProjects: Project Accounting

Project cost controlling using

integration to mySAP ERP
Financials and Project System (PS)

Multilevel controlling: cProjects

structures can be replicated into
PS structures

Costs can be settled on internal

orders or WBS elements

Calculation of project costs based

on role demand (plus integration with
Easy Cost Planning in mySAP ERP)

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 cProjects Features

Tight integration with xRPM for strategic portfolio and resource

management

Multilevel controlling to enable a more flexible project cost

accounting

Leverage SRM functionality to procure external resources and

materials

Integration with SAP Travel Management and time sheet (CATS)

Continuous improvements (enhanced scheduling, new Gantt

chart, project dashboards, flexible structuring, virtual room
integration, WebDAV interface)

New Web Dynpro user interface

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 Project Self-Service

Project Self-Service is a portal-based

role that offers a convenient work
environment for all employees involved
in projects with one single point of
entry to cProjects.

Work lists for projects, tasks, and

checklist items
Triggering of self-services from work
list
Frequently used services such as
creating a project, editing tasks and
issues, assigning persons to projects
and tasks, and confirming tasks
Easy access to project evaluations and
financial reports

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