Since SAP operates real-time, all information is immediately available as soon as it is entered. Furthermore, it is available in many ways and from many perspectives. These include reports and on-screen displays by project, department, account, etc. The remainder of this section contains a brief overview of SAP's Project System along with some detailed information taken from SAP's published literature. This is particularly true for engineers, financial directors, and project planning personnel.
All projects have some common characteristics.
These include activities to be performed, a timeline, allocation of resources, and project status tracking. Resources include materials, equipment, and people. Each project, broadly speaking, consists of a planning stage, an executive phase, and completion phase. Planning The planning stage involves defining and organizing all the components of a project. The first step is to define activities beginning with all major functions.