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Earned Value Management and

Progress Measurement

A PLM Consulting Solution Public

Earned Value Management

and Progress Measurement

For a successful project management the Percentage of completion and Earned Value

progress measurement techniques are crucial elements. The Consulting Solution is based on

official Earned Value standards and integrates with the Earned Value functionality provided in

ERP PS.

wide range of measurement techniques available for the calculation of non-aggregated POCs

aggregation along the project’s task hierarchy

Earned Value Management

and Progress Measurement Our Service

An implementation-ready Solution

Implementation of the Solution

Documentation of the Solution

6 Months of Bugfixing

Optional Online Scoping Session and/or Presentation at Customer

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Earned Value Management and Progress Measurement Functionality

An additional WebDynpro application is provided, containing the following features:

different measurement methods for POC determination are available and can be

assigned via progress versions as default for special task types or custom

settings on task level

aggregation to PS accounting object level for a seamless integration into SAP PS

visualization of accumulated POC on task, phase and project level

selection between progress versions and timeframes

visualization of budgets, costs and the earned values based on data from SAP

PS


Earned Value Management and Progress Measurement Determination of the Percentage of Completion (POC)

calculation of Percentage of Completion (plan/actual) at

task level only

support of different measurement methods:

ability to set measurement methods for individual task types

as default

ability to calculate percentage of completion values

using various measurement methods in parallel

storage of calculated data per day supporting also

the progress analysis for short-running project


PPM + PS Earned Value Analysis - Complete SAP PS integration

- EVA-based KPIs also available for WBS elements

PPM Earned Value Analysis - Determination of resource-based planned and

actual costs

- Calculation of cost-based KPIs possible

Earned Value Management and Progress Measurement Different application areas

PPM Progress analysis - Planned and actual POCs are

calculated automatically

- Different measurement techniques

and methods are supported

- Comparison of different versions

- Schedule-based KPIs possible

The PPM consulting solution is based on official EVA

standards and completely integrated into SAP PS.

Multiple measurement techniques available to

calculate (non-) aggregated POCs

Aggregation of POC for project hierarchy and

WBS elements

Tabular and graphical reporting of POCs for

projects, phases and tasks

Comparison to project baselines

Predefined KPIs:

SPI Schedule Performance Index

CPI Cost Performance Index

BCWS Budgeted Costs Work Scheduled

BCWP Budgeted Costs Work Performed

(= Earned Value)

BAC Budget At Completion

ETC Estimate to Complete


Earned Value Management and Progress Measurement Requirements and integration scenarios

Requirements

For POC calculation and

reporting

none

For KPI calculation and reporting

(Earned Value Analysis)

Accounting integration in order to

retrieve cost data

assignment of PPM objects to

WBS elements or IOs

see integration scenarios

or

Manually entered costs

or

Calculated costs (resource-based)

or

PPM CS Integrated Cost Planning

1)

2)

3)

SAP PS

(3)

Calculation of

KPIs, based

on cost data

SAP PPM

(1)

Calculation of

POC values

(2) Transfer POC

data to WBS

elements

(4) Reporting

SAP PS

(1)

cost data on

WBS

elements

SAP PPM

(3)

Calculation of

POC values

and KPIs

(4)

Reporting

(2) Transfer cost

data to PPM

objects

SAP PS

optional

SAP PPM

(1)

Cost planning

(3)

Calculation of

POC values

and KPIs

(2) Transfer cost

data to SAP PS

(4) Transfer POC

data to WBS

elements

Standard

accounting

integration

Standard

accounting

integration

OR

Object links

Standard

accounting

integration

OR

Object links


Earned Value Management and Progress Measurement Configuration I

Definition of progress versions (= calculation scenario)

Set of dates (Earliest vs. Latest Dates)

Weighting type for aggregation on phase and project level

No weighting

Based on duration

Based on effort

Manually entered

Definition of measurement methods

Start-Finish-Rule (e.g. 0-100; 20-80; 50-50; …)

Degree of Processing (manually entered, based on PPM Change Documents)

Subproject (POC values from assigned subproject)

Time proportional (based on duration of the task)

Status-based (customizing table)

Based on recorded work (recorded CATS hours divided by planned effort of task)

Different measurement methods for planned and actual POC possible


Earned Value Management and Progress Measurement Configuration II

Definition of KPIs

Based on calculated POC values

Pre-defined KPIs (if cost data is available)

SPI Schedule Performance Index (cost independent)

CPI Cost Performance Index

BCWS Budgeted Costs Work Scheduled

BCWP Budgeted Costs Work Performed (= Earned Value)

BAC Budget At Completion

ETC Estimate to Complete

Transfer of POC and KPIs values to SAP customer fields (CI structures)

Visible for each PPM object

Access to values also in dashboards and further reporting tools


Calculation of POC and KPI values

Ad-hoc for specific project

As batch report/job for all projects (select options possible)

Create a saved version in order to create a snapshot of your project’s progress

Reporting of POC and KPI values

Comparison of different calculation scenarios (using different progress versions)

Comparison of project with a saved version

Compare planned against actual progress

Time basis (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)

Time frame (from … to …)

Quick selections provided

Tabular and graphical reporting for each object

Earned Value Management and Progress Measurement Functionality


Earned Value Management and Progress Measurement Advanced POC reporting for project hierarchy

POC reporting for project

Hirarchy-based object selection with POC

aggregation on phase and project level

dynamic accumulation depending on the

selected time basis (day/week/month/year)


Earned Value Management and Progress Measurement Data selection


Earned Value Management and Progress Measurement Tabular and graphical reporting


Earned Value Management and Progress Measurement Progress details


Earned Value Management and Progress Measurement Aggregation to PS accounting object level

Aggregation of the POC per accounting object and fiscal period:

n : 1

cardinality


Earned Value Management and Progress Measurement Integration into ECC

A starting page where he can select the right project

The accounting objects such as WBS elements can

carry planned costs & budgets

A new transaction has been created that reads the

project hierarchy as well as the associated

costs/budget, reads the pre-calculated POCs from

PPM and derives planned and actual earned values

Atandard SAP CO tables are used to store Earned

Value data, ensuring that all standard CO reports

can be used


Earned Value Management Enhanced project controlling and reporting

The Consulting Solution “Earned Value Management” supports the analysis of a project-related progress in SAP PPM based on official SAP standards, following the implementation in SAP ERP – Project System (PS)

You are seeking to

measure your project‘s target-performance progression

apply an Earned Value methodology for your project controlling

create your own KPIs

Detailed overview of project progress and resulting KPIs

IT-supported realisation of the Earned Value methodology

Seamless integration into the PPM 5.0 User Interface (UI)

Rapid and detailed evaluation of each project element are possible

Levels of progress and KPIs are available in the standard dashboards also

The Service provides, amongst others, evaluation and representation of

The degree of target-performance progression, cumulated and per period

Interpretation a daily basis

Application of various measuring techniques and methods

Contrasted versions

Tabular and graphical presentation

Integration into SAP PS

Implementaion in ca. 4 weeks

Business Challenges

Key Features

Business Benefits

Availability, Technical Details

Available for SAP PPM 5.0, cProjects 4.5

Delivery via transport

Distributed ERP-systems are supported

Complete documentation of all development objects and functionalities

Pricing, Links

Price: 30,000 Euro*

SAP Note: 1587390

SAP Service No.: 50109202, Enhancement Svcs for PPM

Contact: Tobias Gläser

Related Services

Integrated Cost Planning

Project Cost Reporting

Project Time Reporting

*Standard price for Germany. Pricing for other countries available on request.

mailto:[email protected]


Contact Information

Tobias Gläser

SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG

Hasso-Plattner-Ring 7

69190 Walldorf, Germany

M +49 160 908 23181

[email protected]

SAP Portfolio and Project

Management Consulting



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