SAP Capital Project customers and prospects, Platinum DB is offering a unique solution to support the preparation of your annual operating plan (AOP). Our solution supports one year and 5 plus year planning. Platinum DB has future proofed EPPM. We offer many EPPM features via BTP; this offers users slick and easy to use SAC Planning and Budgeting functions. We support your planning, budgeting, and forecasting by business unit, plant, profit center, company code and other flexible views. You can plan a single project or the entire portfolio.
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Platinum DB Consulting
Platinum DB Consulting (PDB) is a SAP Partner Edge Partner that specializes in BTP solutions, EPPM, Commercial Project Management, Portfolio Management, SAC Analytics and Planning, Enterprise Asset Management, Digital Manufacturing, Project Accounting, Construction Accounting, Cloud Services, and S4 Rise Implementation Services.
PDB is a ASUG installation member, Education Partner, Certified Solution Partner, and Consulting Partner. PDB has participated at the following events:
- 2022/2023/2024 EPPM SAPPHIRE Speaker.
- 2022/2023/2024 PLM Info Days sponsor and speaker.
- 2022 Platinum Sponsor TA Cook EPPM Info Days Virtual Event
- 2022 Sponsor PLM Event in Newtown Square
- 2017 Platinum Sponsor TA Cook PPM Event. Atlanta, GA
- 2014: Certified SAP PPM to SAP BPC integration ( white paper).
- 2011, 2012, 2013: Sponsor at SAP PLMInsider Event. 2013, Las Vegas
- In February 2009, Platinum DB was recognized as a official SAP Gold Consulting Partner.
- In March 2010, Platinum DB Certified it’s first PPM 5.0 product the “PPM Workbench” and included on the SAP EchoHub.
- In 2012, Platinum DB certified its SAP hosting facilities. In 2014, we will become a SAP Cloud Partner
PDB has worked extensively with customers in the Engineering & Construction, Chemical, Pharma, Medical Device, Transportation, Utilities, High-Tech, A&D and Defense, R&D, & Professional Service Industries.
Featured Solutions
Platinum DB’s analytics accelerators provide industry standard cross functional Virtual Data Models (VDMs) and embedded analytics offerings in the areas of PLM, Project Systems, Finance and Controlling and S/4 HANA. Platinum DB brings forward two decades of cross functional expertise in providing pre-delivered reporting content that can be plugged in across various industry verticals. Platinum DB offers competitive accelerators that can be tailored to work with HANA or non-HANA platforms.
Managing a portfolio of capital ideas and active projects can be a challenging endeavor. SAP Customers must rebalance their portfolio(s)periodically due to economic changes in the marketplace. Customers can now create risk and related surveys in the Cloud. The surveys can be completed by one or more participants. The survey results can be integrated into SAC analytics and SAC Planning and Budgeting prioritization financial models. The surveys can be utilized for Capital, IT, Revenue, and R&D projects. Users can define their own risk surveys/questions, answers, and scoring models. The risk models can be assigned to project types. The risk survey questions can be included in the workflow. The risk scores are visible in Platinum DB's project and portfolio management prioritization workbench.
Featured Content
This article introduces a series documenting the design, development, and implementation of a Field App using the BTP Platform, following Platinum's previous success with a similar application showcased at SAPPHIRE 2022.
The SAP EPPM BTP and ChatGPT powered solution offers AI-driven portfolio optimization that enables customers to flexibly score, simulate, and approve projects to maximize their investment returns.
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During the customer EPPM SAP Value engineering process, customers ask Platinum DB and SAP questions like “how do I justify my investment in SAP EPPM? Our answer, the EPPM Workbench. The EPPM Workbench is the central cockpit for driving key financial processes. The finance team can perform mass update events such as month-end, forecasting, forecasting snap-shots at the portfolio level. Finance has the option to import/export data to S4/HANA.
In 2024, Platinum DB Consulting, Inc. was showcased in the CIO Review. This featured the best vendors and consultants providing technologies and services related to SAP. The companies featured showcased extensive business process knowledge, in-depth integrated and innovative strategies combined with talent base across locations.
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PlatinumDB Deploys AI-Powered Solution to Proving EPPM ROIPlatinumDB Consulting has introduced an AI-powered portfolio optimization solution for SAP's EPPM platform, which addresses the challenge of justifying investment by automating project scoring and prioritization, allowing organizations to adapt flexibly to changing priorities while enhancing decision-making and return on investment.
Huntsman EPPM Capital Projects Roadmap presented at SAPPHIRE 2024Huntsman successfully replaced its Lotus Notes databases with an integrated PPM solution for the Construction Industry Institute process, covering everything from idea generation to project execution, while enhancing project management through features such as capital budgeting, approvals, and analytics.
Enterprise Portfolio and Project Management. Strategic Planning of Capital Projects: Drive New Business by Investing in the Right ProjectsRick Paull, Huntsman Project Portfolio Manager, outlines the evolution of their CII-based project process from 2013 to the successful 2020 launch of EPPM Phase 1, detailing the evaluation of EPPM options, integration of various PPM components, and implementation strategies that enhance project management through comprehensive oversight, analytics, and user experience considerations.
2023 SAPPHIRE presentation. Watco discusses it S4/HANA Rise and EPPM Implementation.In the latest episode of SAP Better Together: Customer Conversations, Sylvie Otton Sollod hosted a discussion of a project to overhaul the financial systems at Watco, a transportation solutions provider headquartered in Pittsburg, Kansas. The importance of internal and external partnerships — partners included Nimbl (now Avvale), Analysis Prime, and Platinum DB. They turned to […]
Achieve Greater Returns on Invested Capital and Resources.The SAPinsider Webinar features Pacific Gas & Electric experts discussing project portfolio planning challenges, the benefits of their end-to-end EPPM process, and key lessons learned, including improvements in finance and operations integration.
Project System Financial Planning & Forecasting Models to Support FPA ProcessPDB enhances customer experience by providing flexible, user-friendly financial models for SAP Project System, Project and Portfolio Management, Commercial Project Management, and Cost Center Accounting to aid financial planners and project managers in forecasting and reporting.
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