SAP-Centric OPM, PMBOK, and Primavera
A Workshop About World-Class SAP-Centric Project Management Solutions
for Users of SAP and Primavera (Enterprise)
Course Description
This 4-day workshop introduces a tangible approach for designing and setting up SAP and Primavera to become world-class enablers of organizational project management. It walks through design options for SAP-centric project management solutions that enhance an organization's project management capabilities - SAP only or in combination with Primavera. The workshop correlates application functions to PMBOK areas of knowledge and process groups, and points out key issues and touch points required for seamless process flow.
The workshop is unique simply by addressing three otherwise separated key aspects of project management in complex organizations: SAP, Primavera, and PMBOK-based education.
Course Outline
Day 1: Overview
- OPMR
- Introduction to Organizational Project Management Readiness
- SAP, Primavera, and OPMR
- Key Functionality of SAP and Primavera Project Management Applications
- SAP-PS, RPM, cProjects, PM, IM, etc.
- Primavera Enterprise Functionality
- Key Functionality of other SAP Modules (relating to projects)
- Controlling (CO)
- Financial Accounting (FI)
- Procurement and MRP (MM)
- Human Resources (HR)
Day 2: Comparative Analysis
- PMBOK Areas of Knowledge
- "Core" Areas: Scope, Cost, Time, Resources, and Procurement Management
- "Supporting" Areas: Quality, Risk, Integration, and Communication Management
- Analysis of Functionality, Concepts, and Terminology
- Scope Management (e.g., WBS, Activities, Tasks)
- Cost Management (e.g., Direct and Indirect Costs, Standard Costs, Budgets, etc.)
- Time Management (Schedule)
- Resource Management (Internal Resources, External Resources)
- Procurement/MRP (Materials, Services)
Day 3: Solution Design
- Solution Design Options
- SAP Only, or SAP and Primavera (SAP-Centric or Balanced)
- Key Touch Points of SAP and Primavera
- Process Integration into the Business Back-end (SAP R/3)
- Portfolio and Program Management
- Cost/Controlling and Finance Management
- Resources (Internally Managed)
- Procurement/MRP (Contract Labor, Materials, Equipment)
- Sales
Day 4: Real-Life Applications
- Evaluating Design Alternatives, using the OPMR Model
- Case Studies: Solution Options, Mappings, Processes
- Capital and ENC
- Shutdowns and Outages
- IT and Service Projects
- Implementation Approach and Tools
- Technical Integration Considerations and Options
- Implementation Management
- Vendor Selection
- Templates
$$$ Value: Serious Answers for Serious Players
The names of both SAP and Primavera keep popping up whenever large-scale projects are managed, across many industries: Power, Energy, Oil & Gas, Engineering and Construction, Mining, Transportation, and others. Typically, this involves tens and hundreds of millions, or even billions, of US dollars.
This is the context where even incremental process improvements and advances in efficiency can add millions to the bottom line! It simply is a MUST for 'serious' players.
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