2806 : Incorporate MS Project Server into Your EPPM BusinessProcesses Using SAP Enterprise Project Connection 2.0

Ian Strain and Kevin Madden

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Abstract

SAP Enterprise Project Connection 2.0 broadens the coverage ofsupported 3rd-party project management and scheduling application withthe introduction of Microsoft Project Server(2007 and 2010). The use ofMicrosoft Project is ubiquitous throughout SAP's install base with themajority using manual, internally developed or other tools to synchronizethe data which are prone to error and time consuming. SAP EnterpriseProject Connection’s unique Information-Powered Project integrationapproach can help your organization rapidly introduce a seamless, end-to-end project management business process with minimal disruption to yourexisting processes. Regardless of your project management maturity levelor the type of projects your business manages Capital, Service, orIT/Internal the flexible SOA architecture, data modeling capabilities, anditerative approach to designing a solution embedded within the SAPEnterprise Project Connection framework allows you to realize true bi-directional integration.

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Learning Points

Learn how to improve project management maturity using SAPEnterprise Project Connection 2.0, regardless of the types ofprojects your organization manages or the current PPM maturitylevel of your organization.Why information-powered project integration is about designing anend-to-end process not just mapping data across applicationdatabases and how EPC can quickly enable these processes to beoptimized.How EPC addresses the concept and role of project managementintegration – the applications, technologies, architecture and models.See a demonstration of an End-To-End ‘Distributed’ EPPM BusinessProcess using SAP Enterprise Project Connection to align andsynchronize SAP PPM, SAP Project System and Microsoft ProjectServer.

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[ Maturity Models: Integration is key to elevating maturity

Every corporation in the world executes projects inpursuit of its strategies and business objectives

New SAP Benchmark Survey :Portfolio & Project Management

SAP PPM Maturity Model

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SAP Project & Portfolio ManagementPortfolio Management

SAP ERP 6.0

DMS

Master Data

MM PS PM FI/COCATS

SAP EPM

BusinessIntelligence

KnowledgeManagement

Master Data Management

SAP NetWeaverTM Information Integration

Portal Collaboration

Multi Channel Access

People Integration

Integration Broker

Business ProcessManagement

Process Integration Application Platform

J2EE ABAP

DS and OS AbstractionEnterprise ServicesRepository

Legacy/External Systems

Project Management Resource Management

Collaborative ProductDevelopment (CPD)

Product StructureSynchronization (PSS)

Enterprise Portfolio and Project ManagementIntegrated Architecture

SAP MRS

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Information-Powered-Integration

Integration needs to be ‘in-context’Optimize the synchronization of ‘contextual’information – not just dataEnable effective and efficient decision makingBest Practices based on numerous projectimplementationsImplementation measured in days w/o costlycustomizations

Right Information, Right Time, Right Decisions

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Business Value

Shorten time to Go-LiveFlexible architecture to model project managementbusiness processesUsing applications as they were intendedIncrease Project Management MaturityLimit redundant/manual data inputIncrease AgilityAchieve Ultimate Flexibility – Cost EffectivelyLow Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

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“Core enterprise processes& Activities”

Operations - Level

Financial Data

ProjectSystem

FI/CO/BPC

Resources

HR

Time

Logistics

PPTime

“Project managementand execution”Tactical Level

SAP Project Management

PPMProjects

PS

Portfolio AnalyticsPortfolio Management“Managing and monitoringthe portfolio & programs”

Strategic Level

Enterprise Projectand Portfolio Management

Init

iate

Aggregate

Enterprise Project and Portfolio Management

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Financial Data

ProjectSystem

FI/CO/BPC

Resources

HR

Time

Logistics

PP

MM

SAP Project Management

PPMProjects

ProjectSystem

Portfolio AnalyticsPortfolio Management

Enterprise Projectand Portfolio Management

Others Project Mgt

Others Project Mgt

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[ Information-Powered Project Integration

“Core enterprise processes& Activities”

Operations - Level

Financial Data

ProjectSystem

FI/CO/BPC

Resources

HR

Time

Logistics

PP

Time

“Project managementand execution”Tactical Level

SAP Project Management

PPMProjects

PS

Portfolio AnalyticsPortfolio Management“Managing and monitoringthe portfolio & programs”

Strategic Level

Others Project Mgt

Enterprise Projectand Portfolio Management

Aggregate

Init

iate Integrate

SAP EnterpriseProject Connection

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[ EPPM Business Processes – Capital Project Scenario

Define Strategy Identify Opportunities Create and ApproveBudgets Initiate Project

Monitor Portfolio

Analyze Risk andRank Opportunities

Scheduling tool

Establish MasterSchedule Structure

Detailed ActivityList and Resource

Planning,

Scheduling,Resource

Allocation, andLevelling

Status and ProgressUpdating

Tracking andMonitoring

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Portfolio Management (PPM)

Project Management (PS)

Structure Project Procure Materials andServices Collect Actuals

Monitor Project

Plan Resources, CostAssign Budget

SAP Enterprise Project Connection

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Management integration

• Capital Projects• Service Delivery Process

Optimization• Shutdown/Turnaround/Out

ages• Routine Maintenance

Customer Needs

• Holistic View – “in context”• Timely, accurate and

complete information• Reduced administrative

overhead• Reduced TCO• Enable Earned Value Mgmt

Business Benefits

• Ready to use integration‘out of the box’

• Leverage existinginvestment in externalProject schedulingapplications

• Reduced TCO• Reduced Risk –

Project/Schedulevariances

• Rapid Return onInvestment

• Project Management integration Enablement

• Pre-package integration business processes

• Information-Powered Integration ‘In Context’

• Flexible SOA Architecture – rapid implementation to meetrequirements

SAP Enterprise Project Connection: What is it?

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[ SAP Enterprise Project Connection 2.0: What’s New?

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MS Project ServerIntegration Services

• 2007 and 2010version support

• Composite Servicesfor Project, Resourcesand Custom Fields

• Atomic Services fordiscrete objects

Primavera APIEnhancements

• API – 8.1 support• New methods and

object coverage

• Performance:

• Java Rules deployment

SAP StandardsCompliance

• NWDI – Integratedinto the SAPDevelopmentinfrastructureprocess

• Eliminated OpenSource components

• Support for additionalNetWeaver Platformsand Versions.

InfrastructureModifications

• NetWeaver / EPCConfiguration via CTCScenario

• Solution Deploymentto Database (Modes)and versioning

• Migration to SAP JRAAdaptor

• Logging and Tracing(NWCE)

Activity Steps, ExpenseUDF, Activity Owner,Steps, Roles, WBS Fieldsand Object Deletion

Object ComparePost processing

• Microsoft Project Server Services Adaptor

• Primavera API / Adaptor Enhancements

• SAP Standards Compliance

• Infrastructure Modifications and Enhancements

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SAP GUI

• ABAP Add On

SAP NetWeaver CE

• Integration ServiceComponent

• Adaptors• Data Access Services• Configuration

End Point Systems

• SAP• Oracle Primavera• Microsoft Project

Server

Transaction Codes

SAPGUI

ABAPAdd-On ht

tp

R

Web

Dis

patc

her

IntegrationService Component

NetWeaver Dialog Instance(s)

NetWeaver CE DB

SAP NetWeaverCE Cluster

R

R

R

JCo

WS

api

Oracle Primavera

Microsoft ProjectServer 2007/2010

SAP ERPECC 6.0

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Local InformationModel (LIM)

Local System View of Data

AdaptiveInformation Model

(AIM)Data Rules & Mappings

Canonical InformationModel (CIM)

Business View of Information

ServiceOrchestration

Integration,Reporting

Reuse

“Any System”

SAP

ProjectManagement

Adaptor

ImportantData…

Finance,Resources,

Plans…

Project,Activities,

WBS…

Adaptor

AdaptorData

Mappings

DataRules

Resources

Costs

Projects

Assets

ServiceMappings

BusinessRules

BusinessServices

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[• Pre-built for SAP PM & PS Modules• Adaptors for Primavera and MS

Project

Out-of-the-boxintegration for SAP Apps

• ‘Default’ workflows, business rules and datamappings to enable integration based on usecases and industry best practices

Pre-configured mappingsand rules

• Infrastructure utilizes SAP standardintegration objects

Standard BAPIs and RFCs

• UI with On-Demand, Scheduling andAudit using SAP Security Model

SAP ERP GUIT-CODE

• Framework for enabling easy accessconfiguration, deployment andmanagement

Open Architecture

SAP Enterprise Project Connection: What does it do?

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• Enable scheduling tool as ‘source’ tocreate and control SAP Objects.Modify System of Record

• Rapidly introduce new data objectsand additional fields.

Modify Field LevelMappings

• Evaluate data to determine how toprocess updates, including delete.

Enhanced ConditionalLogic – Business Rules

• Tune system and workflows toimprove performance and overhead.

Enhanced AdaptorFunctionality

• Introduce Custom BAPI’s that can beincorporated into Workflow.SAP BAPI’s / RFC’s

* Customizations must be designed and implemented based on supporting overall business process

SAP Enterprise Project Connection: What can it do*?

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DemonstrationEnd-To-End ‘Distributed’ EPPM Business Process using SAP Enterprise ProjectConnection to align and synchronize SAP PPM, SAP Project System and MicrosoftProject Server

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Key LearningsIrrespective of the business or industry where your company competes, the use of‘Projects’ and the need to organize, manage and execute them effectively areexplicitly tied to your company’s strategic and business objectives.Determining your organizations current Project Management Maturity Level is thefirst step towards developing a plan to incrementally improve your EPPM level.‘Integration’ of the primary dimensions in EPPM (People, Processes and Systems) is aprerequisite to elevating your maturity and by incorporating the ‘Information-Powered Project Integration’ approach available with SAP EPC, you can mostefficiently and cost-effectively improve your PPM practice.Information Powered Integration is an approach to integration that decouples thetools, resources and data involved in your current project management businessprocess and aligns them in a manner that enables the execution of more successfulprojects – providing timely, accurate and intelligent information to the right systems,the right people and at the right time within your PPM Ecosystem, thus leading to theRight Decisions.The End-To-End ‘Distributed’ EPPM Business Process using SAP Enterprise ProjectConnection to align and synchronize SAP PPM, SAP Project System and MicrosoftProject Server provides a sample ‘Use Case’ for adopting EPC but also illustrates theflexibility inherent in SAP EPC’s Information Model, Architecture and Infrastructure.

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