Difference between SAP cProjects and SAP Project System

[Former Member]

Hi,

SAP already has a solution PS ( Project System ) for managing the projects in an Organization.

When there is a solution already existing then why did SAP come up with a new solution cProjects ?

Can any help me in understanding the main differences and advantages between cProjects and PS ?

Thanks and Best Regards,

Priyatham

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi.

I have copied an SAP text below which sets PS, cProjects, (x)RPM and PPM into context.

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In the ninties, the Project System was developed within SAP R/3 to provide a powerful application with full integration into logistics and financials.

Target groups were industries such as engineering and construction, automotive, high tech or utilities with focus on project manufacturing or large maintenance projects.

Later on, the need for more flexible and easy-to-use tools supporting the new process methodologies, phased-based approaches, quality gates, and so on, emerged. SAP developed Collaboration Projects and Collaboration Folders (cProjects Suite), which takes these new requirements into account and provides extensive features to collaborate with internal and external partners using a HTML-like interface and Web Application Server technology.

Thus, cProjects was able to address to a broader range of industries, such as service providers, offering a high degree of visibility and flexibility to support various scenarios from product development to consulting projects. Nevertheless, cProjects is seen as a complementary product to Project System, not as ist successor!

It always depends on the scenario that a customer wants to cover, which application is the best choice.

As another matter of fact, combinations of both are also possible.

In addition to this, the new generation of composite applications was born and SAP xApp for Resource and Portfolio Management provides excellent capabilities to align operational project management with strategic portfolio management.

The latest developments bring all these three applications tighter together and offers a comprehensive solution for project and portfolio management by covering logistical, financial and human resource aspects and addressing the needs of all stakeholders throughout the entire organisation.

However, xRPM capabilities are not only restricted to project portfolios but can be leveraged to control all kind of portfolio items.

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Regards / Anders