Portfolio Management

Pavan Kasulabada
Principal Consultant
SAP America
 Select the Most Promising Concepts

Complete visibility of all current and

proposed projects at gates

Prioritization based on comprehensive

assessment of portfolio value, balance
and strategic alignment

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 Project Portfolio Management with SAP xRPM

Create
High Level Creating Projects in underlying
Portfolio
Planning Project Management Systems
Item

Portfolio Time Planning

Reviews
Costs Planning

Budget Planning
Strategic Planning
and Managing of Material Planning
Project Portfolios
Project Resource Planning

Collaboration with Partners

Score and
Prioritize Portfolios Aggregation Simulation
Integration
Analysis Confirmation

Company wide ...

Resource Planning

SAP xRPM Project Management System

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 Benefits and Differentiators
Higher portfolio and project visibility
Managing all portfolio items across enterprise with one solution
Addressing all stakeholders from C-level to project/service team
member
Seamlessly integrating information from mySAP ERP (logistics,
financials and human resources), analytical applications (e.g SAP
BW), and user interface (SAP NetWeaver Portal)

Better cost control

Alignment with business strategy and portfolio optimization
Efficient resource allocation and support of sourcing strategies
Compliance with standards, corporate policies, and best practices

Leverages existing IT investment

Open system architecture, supports heterogeneous IT infrastructure
Flexible and scalable solution
Service Oriented Architecture powered by SAP NetWeaver

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 Plan Timeline

Product
Manager

Task:
Maintain Item Details

Schedule Decisions

Benefits:
Metrics and Timeline
at one central place

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 Plan Financial Data

Product
Manager

Task:
Plan Financial Data

Plan Capacities

Benefits:
Compare
forecasted, planned
and actual data

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 Assess Risk

Product
Manager

Task:
Determine Risk via
Questionnaires

Benefits:
Early and educated
estimates of
mission critical
KPIs

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 Review and Approve

VP of Innovation

Task:
Review and
Approve Item

Benefits:
Optimize Product
Portfolio

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