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Former Member — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:36:22 GMT

can anybody tel me what is project management?

in which module it occurs in sap?

Thanks

Priya

Re: project

Former Member — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:51:55 GMT

Project Management is a seperate module in SAP. SAP PS( Project System ) as well as PS implementation project team members with a comprehensive overview of the functions and customization options of SAP Project System. You maintain control of the entire project lifecycle, from design to planning, and from budgeting to controlling to invoicing and beyond. This unique reference provides concise and straightforward information on the many integration scenarios available for SAP Project System.

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Re: project

Former Member — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:55:37 GMT

exactly in which module it occurs?

can u briefly explains me?

Re: project

Former Member — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:56:30 GMT

hi priya,

Project Management, technique for matching available resources (time, money, and people) against business project aims (early completion date and final cost).

Project management is the discipline of organizing and managing resources (e.g. people) in a way that the project is completed within defined scope, quality, time and cost constraints. A project is a temporary and one-time endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service, which brings about beneficial change or added value. This property of being a temporary and one-time undertaking contrasts with processes, or operations, which are permanent or semi-permanent ongoing functional work to create the same product or service over and over again. The management of these two systems is often very different and requires varying technical skills and philosophy, hence requiring the development of project managements.

The first challenge of project management is to make sure that a project is delivered within defined constraints. The second, more ambitious challenge is the optimized allocation and integration of inputs needed to meet pre-defined objectives. A project is a carefully defined set of activities that use resources (money, people, materials, energy, space, provisions, communication, etc.) to meet the pre-defined objectives.

Project management is a carefully planned and organized effort to accomplish a specific (and usually) one-time effort, for example, construct a building or implement a new computer system. Project management includes developing a project plan, which includes defining project goals and objectives, specifying tasks or how goals will be achieved, what resources are need, and associating budgets and timelines for completion. It also includes implementing the project plan, along with careful controls to stay on the "critical path", that is, to ensure the plan is being managed according to plan. Project management usually follows major phases (with various titles for these phases), including feasibility study, project planning, implementation, evaluation and support/maintenance. (Program planning is usually of a broader scope than project planning, but not always.)

Project management is composed of several different types of activities such as:

Analysis & design of objectives and events

Planning the work according to the objectives

Assessing and controlling risk (or Risk Management)

Estimating resources

Allocation of resources

Organizing the work

Acquiring human and material resources

Assigning tasks

Directing activities

Controlling project execution

Tracking and reporting progress (Management information system)

Analyzing the results based on the facts achieved

Defining the products of the project

Forecasting future trends in the project

Quality Management

Issues management

Issue solving

Defect prevention

Identifying, managing & controlling changes

Project closure (and project debrief)

Communicating to stakeholders

Increasing/ decreasing a company's workers

Project objectives

Project objectives define target status at the end of the project, reaching of which is considered necessary for the achievement of planned benefits. They can be formulated as S.M.A.R.T.

Specific,

Measurable (or at least evaluable) achievement,

Achievable (recently Acceptable is used regularly as well),

Realistic and

Time terminated (bounded).

The evaluation (measurement) occurs at the project closure. However a continuous guard on the project progress should be kept by monitoring and evaluating.

REWARD IF USEFUL

thanks and regards

suma sailaja pvn

Re: project

Former Member — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:00:08 GMT

further info u can see this :

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/6e7abb90-0201-0010-1291-b2bfb8d68cee

Re: project

Former Member — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:04:38 GMT

hi priya,

refer to the following link

http://www.change-management-toolbook.com/?tabid=490

reward points if helpful.

shylaja

Re: project

Former Member — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:07:10 GMT

hi priya,

I GUESS PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMES UNDER _PROJECT SYSTEM_ MODULE OF SAP

REWARD IF USEFUL

thanks and regards

suma sailaja pvn

Re: project

Former Member — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:05:22 GMT

hi priya,

refer the site for the module to which this belongs

http://www.thespot4sap.com/Articles/SAP_Modules.asp