SAP S4HANA - EPPM Project System Training

2.1 SAP S/4HANA Project System Capabilities

• Overview of EPPM capabilities
• Differentiation between Investment and Logistics projects
• Integration with other modules (e.g., FI, MM, CO)

2.2 Comparing Tools: Project System vs Portfolio Management

• When to use Project System (PS)?
• When to use Portfolio and Project Management (PPM)?
• Integration between PS and PPM

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3.1 Understanding Project Structures

• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Networks and Activities
• Milestones

3.2 Creating and Modifying WBS Elements

• Manual vs. template-based creation
• Status management
• Hierarchies and dependencies

3.3 Using Networks and Activities

• Task dependencies
• Scheduling and linking activities
• Activity relationships and constraints

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4.1 Planning Investment Projects

• Capital Investment planning process
• Budget allocation and approval
• Planning financial structure in WBS

4.2 Integration with Investment Management

• Assigning appropriation requests
• Investment programs
• Budget release and availability control

4.3 Cost Planning in Investment Projects

• Cost element planning
• Automatic cost calculation
• Integration with Controlling (CO)

4.4 Budgeting and Availability Control

• Budget vs actual tracking
• Availability control checks
• Threshold settings and reporting

4.5 Settlement of Investment Projects

• Defining settlement rules
• Executing settlement
• Integration with Asset Accounting (AA)

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5.1 Overview of Logistics Projects

• Characteristics of logistics-heavy projects
• Examples: customer delivery, plant construction

5.2 Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

• Material assignment to activities
• Planning components
• BOM integration

5.3 Procurement in Project System

• PR and PO generation from project structure
• Integration with MM
• Tracking procurement status

5.4 Resource Planning

• Assigning labor and machinery
• Integration with HR and Capacity Planning
• Workforce planning with internal and external resources

5.5 Scheduling and Time Management

• Network scheduling
• Critical path identification
• Manual vs automatic scheduling

5.6 Time Confirmation

• Recording actual work done
• Confirmation of activities
• Integration with CATS and HR

5.7 Cost Monitoring and Reporting

• Plan/actual comparison
• Cost element-based analysis
• Drill-down reporting via Fiori

5.8 Revenue Planning and Billing

• Integration with SD
• Milestone billing
• Customer project profitability analysis

5.9 Period-End Closing

• Accruals, settlements, and reporting
• Project closure steps
• Open items check

5.10 Logistics Project Lifecycle Summary

• Best practices
• SAP tools to monitor lifecycle
• Final checklist

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• Creating a WBS for a new project
• Assigning networks and activities
• Performing cost planning and simulation
• Releasing project and executing procurement
• Entering actuals and confirming progress
• Settling and closing the project

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