SAP Enterprise Portfolio and Project Management: A Guide to Implement, Integrate, and Deploy EPPM Solutions

Chapter 1: Project, Program and Portfolio Management - Fundamentals

Chapter Goal: To familiarise project, program and portfolio management structures, which subsequent chapters are based on. This chapter will act as building block for further concepts discussed in this book.

Sub -Topics

1. Enterprise and Organisation Structure

2. Project Work Breakdown Structure

3. Portfolio and Program Structure

4. Synchronisation of Project, Program and Portfolio Structures

5. Prioritisation Framework

Chapter 2: Project Life Cycle - Concept to Closure

Chapter Goal: This chapter discusses in detail the various functionalities that will be used during the lifecycle of the project.

Sub - Topics

1. Project Planning, Forecasting and Budgeting

2. Project Variation Management

3. Project Commentary

4. Project Issue, Risk and Action item Registers

5. Project Procurement

6. Project Resourcing

7. Project Billing

8. Project Capitalisation

9. Project Closure

Chapter 3: Integration

Chapter Goal: This chapter will cover critical integration touch points with 3^rd party application and also other modules within SAP.

Sub - Topics:

1. Detailed level planning of dates and schedules planning with integration to procurement and resourcing.

2. Integration with Schedule Management Applications such as MS project and Oracle Primavera

3. Integration with estimation and costing applications.

4. Integration with Forecasting Application or Excel Integration.

Chapter 4: Industry Best Practise and Recommendation

Chapter Goal: The goal of this chapter is to provide the target audience with insight on business challenges faced during the implementation of Industry best practise and to discuss various solution options with recommendations.

Sub - Topics:

1. Industry Best Practise

2. Business Challenges

3. Solution Options

4. Recommendation

5. Commonly asked questions

6. Standard RICEFW List by Industry

7. Standard Functionality List by Industry.

Chapter 5: Reporting

Chapter Goal: This chapter covers reporting related to project, program and portfolio management. It also covers usage of standard ECC and BW Reports/Contents.

Sub - Topics:

1. Operational Reporting

2. Month End Reporting

3. Strategic Reporting

4. Long Term Trend Analysis