Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference Orlando, FL 5/16/23-5/17/23: SAP/Watco/PDB Sessions 1 & 2

Virtual  or on-premise registration.

To attendees of SAPPHIRE ASUG 2023 virtually or on-site:

Platinum DB Customer Sessions: Watco / SAP / PDB

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 

Break-Out Theatre 23

• Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
• 10:30 - 10:50 am (EST) 
• Theatre Session ERP 524 
• "How Watco Leverages EPPM in SAP S/4 HANA to Streamline Construction Projects"

• Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
• 11:00 - 11:20 am (EST)
•  Theatre Session ERP 322  
• "Unlock Innovation & Sustainability in Product Development"

Sessions:

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ERP524:  How Watco Leverages EPPM in SAP S/4HANA to Streamline Construction Projects

Learn how Watco Group replaced multiple stand-alone solutions with an integrated enterprise project and portfolio management (EPPM) solution embedded in SAP S/4HANA. We explore how Watco uses the technology across the lifecycle of customer projects, from project idea through execution and project closeout.

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ERP322:  Unlock Innovation and Sustainability in Product Development

The SAP Product Lifecycle Management (SAP PLM) application powers sustainable product innovation, connecting product development across your enterprise with customers and business partners. Hear how SAP PLM is helping leading manufacturing companies successfully weather challenges in supply chain disruption.

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Overview:

Corey L. Corrick, Watco Vice President of Applications will present the Watco Enterprise Project and Portfolio Management (EPPM) S4 Rise implementation. The presentation will describe "How Watco Leveraged SAP’s S4 Rise Enterprise Portfolio and Project Management to make Finance, Procurement, and Construction Work Better Together".

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Come learn how Watco replaced several niche cloud solutions used across the Finance and Construction space with an integrated EPPM solution to deliver a full end-to-end experience. The new solution covers from idea through project execution to closeout. Corey will discuss the cloud applications EPPM replaced, key integration points related to Procurement, Field Application, Executive Level SAC Analytics, and workflow to deliver the end-to-end solution for Watco. The solution includes capital budgeting, executive approvals, field entry of daily activities, integrated procurement, and management oversight of all capital projects.

Presentation Highlights:

• Learn how to determine which EPPM “pieces“ to select for your organization
• Hear advice on building an EPPM road map that gives due consideration to the importance of UX (Fiori, SAC Analytics, Excel..) in determining maximum adoption
• Learn how SAC Analytics supported Executive Reporting
• Learn how Watco Engineering replaced its Field Application
• Learn how BTP is being leveraged