| Status | Approved |
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Issue
A decision is required whether to develop a new PPM custom app for Item creation & maintenance in-house or whether to purchase a partner solution.
Recommendation
It is recommended that a custom app is built in-house, due to the following factors:
- Significantly lower project and BAU cost
- In-house resources have experience in developing such an app
- Full influence over design to meet business requirements
Background & Context
The standard UI for creating and maintaining PPM Items is the main transaction used for working in PPM, but comes with the following shortcomings:
- Based on old WebDynpro technology; the screens are not user friendly - they are convoluted, poorly laid out and not aligned with Fiori design concepts.
- Creation of a PPM Item requires multiple steps, navigating back and forth between S4HANA and SAC Planning. The standard UI cannot guide the user through this process and gives no indication of completeness of the required data.
- Business expectations for the user interface are based on the current WeGo solution which provides a more friendly and intuitive user interface than PPM. The move to standard WebDynpro PPM screens would be considered a backward step.
SAP does not have any improvement for the UI planned on their roadmap and have suggested a partner solution from sophisTex which provides a more flexible, intuitive and user-friendly interface. The following features are included:
- S/4HANA certified Add-on by SAP ICC
- Achieves Clean Core, no impact on S/4HANA EPPM upgradability
- Delivered with a default set of configuration to reduce implementation time
- Flexibility to further customize and enhance
- Functionality for Stage Gate approval workflows.
The alternative is to develop a custom app in-house which, in conjunction with the SAP Consulting Solution for Stage Gate approval workflows, would provide the same capabilities.
Assumptions
Both options will require customization to integrate with OpenText to link and retrieve documentation related to Stage Gates.
Constraints
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Options considered
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Evaluation
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| Criterion 3 |  Pro | Con | Con | Pro |