SAP Project System

Best Run Projects

Agenda
Project Management and Benefits of Using SAP PS

• What is Project?
• Project Structuring
• Project Planning
• Project Budgeting
• Project Execution
• Project Closing/ Period Closing
• Benefits of Using PS
• Why S/4 Hana? 2
Project Management - Introduction

What is a Project?

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Project Management - Introduction

What is a Project?
• Unique in nature
• Has a definite start date and end date
• Defined Constraints (like resources, cost, time)

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Project Structuring

How best to represent a project?

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 Project Structuring
• Function Based

Township (Project Definition)

Apartments

School

Shopping Mall

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 Project Structuring
• Function Based

Township (Project Definition)

Apartments

Apartment1

Apartment2

School

Shopping Mall

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 Project Structuring
• Function Based

Township (Project Definition)

Apartments

Apartment1

Bedroom

Kitchen

Apartment2

School

Shopping Mall 8
 Project Structuring
• Phase Based

Township (Project Definition)

Engineering Design Phase

Procurement Phase

Construction Phase

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 Project Structuring
• Phase Based

Township (Project Definition)

Engineering Design Phase

Civil Engineering Design

Electrical Engineering Design

Procurement Phase

Construction Phase

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 Project Structuring
• Phase Based

Township (Project Definition)

Engineering Design Phase

Civil Engineering Design

Foundation Design

Interior Design

Electrical Engineering Design

Procurement Phase

Construction Phase 11
Project Structuring

Can we mix and match? Yes

What is the ideal way to structure?

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Project Structuring – Networks & Activities
Township (Project Definition)

Apartments

Apartment1

Bedroom

Network1

Floor Tile Laying

Painting

Apartment2

School
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Network Diagram
• Network Diagram with Activities and Relationships

FS FS Air
Start Floor Tiling FS Painting
Conditioning

FS End
FS

Carpeting SS Furnishing

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Project Structuring - Milestones
Township (Project Definition)

Township

Gate1 Review

Gate2 Review

Engineering Design Phase

Civil Engineering Design

Electrical Engineering Design

Procurement Phase
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 Few Terminologies in Project Structuring

• Project Templates
• Project Builder
• Project Coding Mask

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 Project Templates
• Templates are pre-defined project structures which are used as reference to copy and create new operative
projects

• Separate project template for each project types:

 Investment Project-Al-Argan Residential Projects (Residential Project)

 Income Generating Projects (Mall)

 Infrastructure Projects

 Capital Projects (Head office construction)

• Benefits of Using Project Templates

 Avoid repetitive action
 Saves time
 Auto populates the field values

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