SAP-Centric Projects

Do it right! DO NOT TAKE SHORTCUTS - or your results will be cut short as well! Managing projects using SAP (with or without integration into other project management tools) requires a detailed look at what such projects are about. Almost by definition it can be assumed that they are "enterprise projects", as part of an integrated business process infrastructure.

One common theme of enterprise projects is that they are complex. Complexity can come in due to the sheer size of projects (dozens of WBS elements and thousands of activities), a multitude of technical systems and tools (SAP, Primavera, MS Project, Excel, Maximo, etc), locations (sites across time zones and countries), or purely based on the number of players (e.g., project team members, workers, contractors, suppliers).  

Complexity is best being countered by striving for simplicity. Processes and systems need to be defined in a highly logical and consistent, but also comprehensive manner. Standards need to be set and people trained according to them. The result is a reduction in reconciliation and coordination effort, and higher productivity.

Click on the below links to find out more about guiding principles in achieving that, and on the look at certain viewpoints: