SAP Project Systems Module (SAP PS Module) 

SAP PS is one of the important modules in SAP ERP system. In this present business scenario, everything is viewed as project. SAP Project Systems (PS) is an integrated management tool used for planning and managing projects. It has several tools that enables the project management process it helps the cost and planning budget, scheduling, requisitioning of materials and services. It supports all the SAP projects in company. PS is a source of organization for planning, scheduling, collecting and generating revenue and expenditure over a period of project.

Goals

• Become familiar with strategies for managing the unique requirements of SAP Project Systems 
• Understand the practical applications of SAP PS features
• Understand the high-level business processes of an Enterprise
• Understand SAP Implementation Project Phases and timelines 

Audience

• SAP PS implementation team members with experience in Project Systems management 
• Application Consultant
• Business Analyst
• Business Process Owner / Team Lead / Power User
• Graduates with Engineering back ground with 3 to 4 years of SAP production support experience.
• Experience staff in Project Systems department

Prerequisites

Essentials

• Have a basic understanding of Business Processes in Project Systems
• Production Overview
• Related experience in procurement
• No prior SAP experience is necessary, however knowing SAP basics will be added advantage

Course Content

• SAP Landscape
• SAP Screen Navigation and basics 
• Introduction to Business process and departments in a Mfg. company
• SAP Enterprise Structure 
• Structures and Master data

Work Breakdown Structure

• Network
• Milestone
• Documents
• Status
• Editing Options
• Versions

Planning Functions

1. Dates Planning
   Dates Planning with WBS element
   Scheduling with Networks
2. Resource Planning
   Capacity Planning with Work Center
   Workforce Planning
   Capacity Leveling
   External Processing
   Service
3. Material Planning
   Assigning Material Components
   Project Stock
   Availability Check
4. Cost Planning
   Hierarchical Cost Planning
   Unit Costing
   Detailed Planning
   Easy cost Planning
   Network Costing
   Planned costs of assigned Orders
5. Revenue Planning
   Hierarchical Planning
   Detailed Planning
   Billing Plan
   Sales Planning

1. Budget
   1. Budget Functions in SAP Project Systems
   Original Budget
   Budget Updates
   Budget Release
   Budget Carryforward
   Availability Control
   2 Project Execution Process
   Actual dates
   Actual dates of WBS element
   Actual dates of Activities
   Actual dates of Milestones
   2. Confirmation
   Individual Conformation
   Collective and Summary Confirmation
   3. External Processing of services
   External Processing
   Service
   4. Material Procurement and delivery
   Material Procurement Process
   Delivery from Project
   5. Billing
   Milestone Billing
   Resource- Related Billing
   6. Project Progress
   Milestone Trend Analysis
   Progress Analysis
   Period- End Closing
   Processing type
   Result Analysis
   Settlement
2. Reporting
   1. Project Information System: Structures
   Structure/Project Structure Overview
   Individual Overview
   2. Project Information System: Financial
   Hierarchy Reports
   Cost Element Reports
   Line-Item Reports
   PS Cash Management
   3. Logistical Reports
   Purchase Requisition and Purchase Orders for the

Projects
Material Reports
Capacity Reports

Bonus topics

• Preparation of Test Script samples – PS Module 
• Preparation of Functional Specification samples – PS Module
• Project Management Overview High Level Tasks, activities and Steps 
• Interview Preparation and presentation techniques
• SAP PS Interview Questions & Answers