Project Management with SAP Project System

Mario Franz (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

481 Seiten

2007
SAP Press (Verlag)
978-1-59229-125-0 (ISBN)

Infos

This book provides consultants and project managers who use SAP PS as well as PS implementation project team members with a comprehensive overview of the functions and customization options of SAP Project System. You learn how to maintain control of the entire project lifecycle, from design to planning, and from budgeting to controlling to invoicing and beyond. This unique reference provides concise and straightforward information on the many integration scenarios available for SAP Project System. Focused chapters provide you with detailed coverage of those aspects that involve several different project phases, such as reporting or interfaces to other project management tools. Highlights Include: * Structures and Master Data of SAP Project System * Planning Functions of SAP Project System * Budget * Project Execution Processes * Period-End Closing * Reporting * Integration Scenarios with other Project Management Tools

Autor

Dr. Mario Franz works as a Solution Manager fur SAP Project System with SAP. Before that, he has developed numerous SAP training courses on the subject of program and project management, SAP RPM and PS. He also trained PS consultants with SAP Consultant Education.

Inhalt

1. Introduction ... 13 2. Structures and Master Data ... 17 ... 2.1 Basic Principles ... 18 ... 2.2 Work Breakdown Structure ... 22 ... 2.3 Network ... 42 ... 2.4 Milestones ... 62 ... 2.5 Documents ... 67 ... 2.6 Statuses ... 69 ... 2.7 Editing Functions ... 73 ... 2.8 Tools for Optimized Master Data Maintenance ... 85 ... 2.9 Versions ... 102 ... 2.10 Archiving Project Structures ... 107 ... 2.11 Summary ... 110 3. Planning Functions ... 111 ... 3.1 Date Scheduling ... 112 ... 3.2 Resource Planning ... 133 ... 3.3 Material Planning ... 157 ... 3.4 Cost Planning ... 183 ... 3.5 Revenue Planning ... 211 ... 3.6 Summary ... 221 4. Budget ... 223 ... 4.1 Budgeting Functions in SAP Project System ... 224 ... 4.2 Integration with Investment Management ... 241 ... 4.3 Summary ... 248 5. Project Execution Processes ... 249 ... 5.1 Actual Dates ... 250 ... 5.2 Account Assignment of Documents ... 254 ... 5.3 Confirmations ... 261 ... 5.4 External Procurement of Services ... 275 ... 5.5 Material Procurement and Delivery ... 279 ... 5.6 Billing ... 293 ... 5.7 Project Progress ... 299 ... 5.8 Claim Management ... 314 ... 5.9 Summary ... 318 6. Period-End Closing ... 319 ... 6.1 Processing Types ... 320 ... 6.2 Revaluation at Actual Prices ... 323 ... 6.3 Overhead Rates ... 326 ... 6.4 Template Allocations ... 330 ... 6.5 Interest Calculation ... 333 ... 6.6 Results Analysis ... 342 ... 6.7 Project-Related Incoming Orders ... 357 ... 6.8 Cost Forecast ... 364 ... 6.9 Settlement ... 369 ... 6.10 Summary ... 384 7. Reporting ... 385 ... 7.1 Project Information System: Structures ... 385 ... 7.2 Project Information System: Financials ... 396 ... 7.3 Logistical Reports ... 419 ... 7.4 Project Summarization ... 429 ... 7.5 Summary ... 433 8. Integration Scenarios with Other Project Management Tools ... 435 ... 8.1 Open PS for Microsoft Project ... 436 ... 8.2 cProjects ... 440 ... 8.3 SAP xApps Resource and Portfolio Management ... 445 ... 8.4 Summary ... 449 Appendix ... 451 ... A. BAPIs in SAP Project System ... 453 ... B. Selected Project System Database Tables ... 455 ... C. Transactions and Menu Paths ... 457 ... D. The Author ... 475 Index ... 477

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.7.2007
• Verlagsort: Maryland
• Sprache: englisch
• Einbandart: gebunden
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► SAP
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
• ISBN-10: 1-59229-125-2 / 1592291252
• ISBN-13: 978-1-59229-125-0 / 9781592291250
• Zustand: Neuware