Project Management in SAP Solution Manager provides functions to handle projects throughout the entire project life cycle. This spans from project initiation via planning, project execution, controlling, up to the closure of the project. The right project methodology is important for success. This is the foundation for your project plan. Different deliverables, that group related project tasks, are assigned to the phases of the project.

Project Management in SAP Solution Manager has two major advantages: The first is the tight integration with other functions in SAP Solution Manager. Requirement Management collects and prioritizes the requirements to be realized in the project. Process Management documents how the processes shall be implemented. The Test Suite controls that the changed processes run as designed. IT Service Management handles defects. Change Control takes care of transferring the changes into the production environment. The seamless integration in SAP Solution Manager ensures that information of these functional areas is easily available for your project team out-of-the-box.

Another advantage of Project Management in SAP Solution Manager is that it is included in your support contract with SAP. This means that you can use SAP Solution Manager without paying additional license fees for project team members that have already another SAP license.