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When looking for a tool to integrate SAP and Primavera, users usually focus on functionality. Unless they strictly demand the demonstration of specific business scenarios, the typical answer they get from vendors is "yes, we can do that". Of course they can do it - everything can be programmed, it is all zeros and ones!  

 

It then becomes a question of ease-of-use, out-of-the-box functionality that is supported as standard functionality, and implementation time and support. Here now comes the point: All of this can be greatly impacted by the technologies and platforms used by the vendor. As it is wrong to look at SAP-Primavera integration as a pure technical challenge (it shouldn't be for a vendor of such integration solutions!), it is also risky to not consider such technological aspects.  

 

A look at some of the most frequently asked questions shows what this means. 

 

 
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5. Have you done it before?

 

That should be obvious, shouldn't it? Nevertheless you may be surprised to find out that hardly anybody has done your specific kind of interface requirement. Be specific about the SAP and Primavera version and release, about the technology platform being used, and about your business process. Just because somebody has integrated Primavera with SAP-PM does not mean they have experience in how to 'hook up' make-to-order projects involving Primavera and SAP PS, PP and SD.

 

Ask for references - of end users, not managers or purchasing agents.