Easy Cost Planning Project E-99##

Plan costs for WBS elements at level 2 of investment project E-99##. To do so, use Easy Cost Planning and, if necessary, planning forms maintained in the system.

1. Open project E-99## in the Project Builder. Call up Easy Cost Planning and create a cost estimate using the proposed costing variant .Display the item view. Plan costs for WBS elements E-99##-1 Engineering,E-99##-2 Procurement, and E-99##-3 Assembly. To do so, select the relevant WBS element in the costing structure and choose a suitable planning form(for example, display the list of all the planning forms and choose the appropriate planning form for elevators: ZPS101, ZPS102, or ZPS103).For Engineering (WBS element E-99##-1), use the planning form to plan costs for 100

Project Management in SAP-Project System Page 59 plan procurement costs for an elevator with a labor capacity 10, elevator location USA,

and elevator cabin walls made of Metal. For WBS element E-99##-3, use the planning

form to plan costs for 120assembly hours. A planning form does not exist in the system

for Acceptance (WBS elementE-99##-4). For this WBS element, plan two items in the item view manually .Use item category E (internal activity) to plan costs for an activity

input of10 hours from cost center (resource) 4295 for activity type 1463. Plan material

costs (item category M) for 10 pieces of the material (resource)B-1000 (Office Material

- Folders) from plant 1000. Copy the items to your cost estimate. Then return to the

Project Builder and save your cost planning data.

2.

which is based on the planned costs, in the Project System information system to analyze the costs that you have planned for projectE-99##. Expand the data according

to value categories and period/year. Then exit the report.

Solution Task 8:

1. A)

To go to Easy Cost Planning, choose Easy Cost Planning. Confirm the data in the following dialog box by choosing Create Cost Estimate.

Project Management in SAP-Project System Page 60 1. B) Select WBS element E-99##-1 (Engineering) in the costing structure and choose

Choose Planning Form. To display a list of all the planning forms, choose Start Search. In the list, select costing model ZPS101 Elevator: Engineering and confirm your selection with Copy. Then enter the following characteristic values in the planning form:

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Field Name Value

Internal Labor Hours 100 Additional Costs (Euros): 6.700

Choose Copy. In the costing structure on the left, various items are displayed under the WBS element along with the different planned values. Detailed data for the individual items is displayed in the item view in the bottom right of the screen.

Project Management in SAP-Project System Page 62 1. C) Following the same procedure as before, create a cost estimate for WBS element E-

99##-2 (Procurement). Select the WBS element in the costing structure and choose planning form ZPS102 Elevator: Procurement. Then enter the following characteristic values in the planning form:

Field Name Value

Labor Capacity 10

Elevator Location USA

Elevator Cabin Walls Metal Choose Copy.

Project Management in SAP-Project System Page 64 1. D) Following the same procedure as before, create a cost estimate for WBS element E-

99##-3 (Assembly). Select the WBS element in the costing structure and choose planning form ZPS103 Elevator: Assembly.

Then enter the following characteristic value in the planning form:

Field Name Value

Assembly hours 120

Project Management in SAP-Project System Page 65 E) A predefined planning form does not exist for WBS element E-99##-4 (Acceptance). To plan costs for Acceptance, select the WBS element in the costing structure and choose Append Row on the right in the item view (if necessary, display by choosing Show/Hide Item View) . Enter the following data in the two empty rows in the item view:

Item Category Resource Plant/Activity type Quantity

E 4295 1463 10

M B-1000 1000 10

Confirm your entries with Enter and then choose Confirm. Exit Easy Cost Planning and save the changes you have made to your project by choosing Back and Save. To exit the project Builder, choose Exit.

Project Management in SAP-Project System Page 66 2. A) To start the hierarchy report, choose Project System → Information System → Financials → Costs → Plan-Based → Hierarchical → Plan/Actual/Commitment/Rem.Plan/Assigned. Enter E-99## in the Project field on the

selection screen and choose Execute. The planned costs are displayed sorted according to the individual WBS elements. To carry out an analysis according to value categories,

Project Management in SAP-Project System Page 67 choose Value Category on the left in the navigation panel. To expand the display according to periods, choose Period/Year in the navigation panel. To exit the report, choose Back and confirm the dialog box with Yes.

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Task 9: Cost Planning via Activities

Project T-200##

Costs for customer project T-200## are planned by means of the quantity structure for the project activities. In addition to costs for internal/external activities and materials, you now want to plan additional primary costs using a further general costs activity and analyze the calculated costs in the project planning board.

1. Open project T-200## in the project planning board. Create a costs activity with the activity number 1050 and the description Additional Costs for WBS element T-

200##.1 Engineering and Design. Use this activity to plan costs amounting to 4,000

euro for the proposed cost element (466000).Re-determine the costs for the entire project (with new dates). Analyze the aggregated costs for the level-1 WBS element (T- 200## Turbine) using the graphical cost overview in the project planning board. Save the changes you have made to your project and return to the SAP menu.

2. Optional: Use the hierarchy report Plan/Actual/Commitment/Rem.Plan/As-signed, which is based on the planned costs, in the Project System information system to analyze the updated costs for project T-200##.Expand the data according to value categories and

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