 SAP SAPPHIRE 2025Flashback to SAPPHIRE 2009: PDB showcased it's first BPM/BPA solution offering utilizing 3rd party BPM software and PDB API's to Manage SAP customer needing a BPM orchestrated EPPM Solution. Continue below... |  PDB BTPPlatinum DB BTP Story: Day in the life of a Developer Designing & Developing EPPM “FIELD APP”: Story 1 of 10…Join Us on Our BTP JOURNEY |  SAP Analytics CloudProject System Financial Planning & Forecasting Models to Support FPA Process |  Commercial Project ManagementHot Off the Press: PDB offers CPM sales order driven job management solution. Showcasing how a job made up of multiple sales orders can easily be managed using CPM on S/4HANA 1809 |  SAP HANA EPPM to AzureBuilding a SAP HANA EPPM Solution & Migrating to Microsoft’s Azure Cloud Storage Solution in 4 Steps. |
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 Analytics OfferingsReal-time reporting Suite on HANA and SAP S/4 HANA. Setup reporting architecture analytics as a service |  EPPM BI Integrated PlanningCapital Planning Models: Optimize Your Capital Project Lifecycle Through End to End Integration. |  UX Design and DevelopmentOptimize Your UX Design By Selecting the Right UI for Each User Role. SAP Fiori, BPM/Fiori, Lumira, & Analysis for MS Office. |  Innovation Management + PPMPlatinum DB will show you how State-of-the-Art idea evaluation methods improve innovation effectiveness and picking “the right ideas” as future innovations determines future success. |  S/4 HANA Capital Planning SolutionPDB Offers a State of the Art BI-Integrated Planning and BPM Stage Gate Driven EPPM Solution that is Compliant with Construction Industry Best Practices. |
 IT Services, Development, & HostingPDB on-premise solution guarantees full data protection, privacy policy, and protecting the specific sensitive data of the organization. |  Intelligent PPMIntegrating Asset Intelligence into your PPM solution. MII+PPM = Taking SAP PPM To the Next Level. Let us show you how to harness the value out of your PPM investment for Capital Project Long-term Planning PDB can assist you in developing your 5 Year Roadmap and bring together PPM, MII, BPC, and HANA. |  The Art of the PossibleEnterprise Project and Portfolio Management Innovation in SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA. |  SAP Fiori: The Future is NowSAP Fiori Based PPM to Manage Your IT, Idea to Performance, Research & Development, & Engineering Portfolios. Our SAP Fiori based solutions integrate SAP PPM, Project Systems, Plant Maintenance, Asset Management, & CPM using SAP BPM. |  ON THE FAST TRACK OF MARKET TRENDSPLM accelerates new product introduction processes. PLM drives, facilitates, and captures innovation. It facilitates innovation through process redesign, enablement and reduction in non-value added activities. PLM manages complete product life cycle from concept to retirement. Platinum DB's keeps pace with evolving innovative trends by bringing unique PLM, PPM, CPM, BPC, MRS, Fiori, UI5, and BPM industry solutions to meet customer requirements. |
 DRIVEN TO BE THE BESTPlatinum DB is a premier SAP Commercial Project Management (CPM), Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Project Systems (PS), Multi-Resource Scheduling (MRS), Business Planning & Consolidations (BPC),Business Process Management (BPM), & Product Life-Cycle Management (PLM) Integrator. For a successful implementation, have a professional in the driver seat to help you finish 1st. |
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EPPM, S/4 RISE, SAC Analytics, SAC Project Forecasting Models, BTP, & SAP AI
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TRAINING
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HOSTING
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RAPID DEPLOYMENTS
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REPORTING
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SAC ANALYTICS
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POWER BI / TABLEAU
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PROJECT-BASED FORECASTING MODELS
What We Do: Quick Links
EPPM SOLUTIONS
*DESKTOP ANALYZER*
Exel Front-End for Mass Updates & Analytics
Editions: Staffing, Master Data Item & Resource Planning
*EZEE-TMS*
Timesheet Management
*INTELLIGENT PPM*
MII + PPM
Automation of Long Term Planning
BUDGETING, FORECASTING,
PLANNING
SOLUTION
*EPPM BI INTEGRATED PLANNING*
Financial Planning Models
*INNOVATION MANAGEMENT*
Ideation Acceleration
RAPID DEPLOYMENT
SOLUTIONS
*SAP RDS for BPC*
Long Term Capital Planning
Integrates EPPM & BPC
*CPM on SAP S/4HANA*
Commercial Project Management
*S/4 SAP HANA CAPITAL
PLANNING SOLUTION*
BI-Integrated Planning and BPM Stage Gate Driven EPPM Solution
*EPPM CAPITAL PROJECT BTP-SAC PLANNING SOLUTION*
Support the preparation of Annual Operating Plan (AOP)
*BTP EPPM IDEA PROJECT RISK SCORING & PRIORITIZATION ENGINE*
EPPM Cloud Budgeting & Forecasting Functionality
Leveraging BTP
*EPPM BTP & ChatGPT DRIVEN SCORING & PRIORITIZATION SOLUTION*
CLOUD
*IT SERVICES*
DEVELOPMENT - HYBRID CLOUD/ ONPREM
IT Services, Monitoring, & Development for Cloud Solutions
*S4/HANA CLOUD PLATFORM (HCP) - HOSTING - SaaS*
Cloud Solution Utilizing PPM Software Accelerators
*SAP HANA EPPM to
MICROSOFT AZURE*
SAP HANA EPPM Solution & Migrating to Azure Cloud
UX DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT
*SAP FIORI*
New User Experience for SAP software & applications
*UX DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT*
Fiori Forms, BPM/Fiori, Fiori Analytic Pages, Lumira, &
Analysis for MS Office
RESOURCE PLANNING
SOLUTION
*MULTI-RESOURCE PLANNING*
Scheduling, Work Order & Resource Mgmt.
WHO WE ARE
LEADER in SAP EPPM, CPM, AND BPM IMPLEMENTATIONS
Platinum DB is 1st in SAP Enterprise Portfolio and Project Management (EPPM), Commercial Project Management (CPM), and Business Process Management (BPM) implementations.
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SAP and ORACLE PARTNER
Platinum DB has been a certified SAP Partner since 2002 and has an Oracle Gold Partner with Primavera Integration. We also have certified integrated solutions using SAP NetWeaver, S/4 HANA, Mobility with SAP EPPM.
PUBLICATIONS & HIGHLIGHTS
WHAT'S HOT @ PDB
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.
Platinum DB's BTP Story: Day in the Life of a Developer Designing and Developing an Enterprise Project and Portfolio Management "Field App".
Over the course of the next 8 weeks, we will take you on a journey of how our Field App was designed, developed & implemented using the BTP Platform.
In 2022, Platinum deployed a similar application using Fiori, workflow, and Analysis for Office. Watco showcased the S4/HANA-based Field App at SAPPHIRE 2022.
Join us on Chapter 1 of our Journey.
Easy to use and easy to create EPPM Analytics for Executive, Capital Coordinators, and Project Managers.
PDB’s analytics accelerators provide industry-standard cross-functional Virtual Data Models (VDMs) and embedded analytics offerings in areas of PLM, Project Systems, Finance & Controlling & S/4 HANA.
PDB 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.
SAP Enterprise Project and Portfolio Management (EPPM) BTP and ChatGPT driven scoring and prioritization solution and how to get a better return on your investment.
During the customer SAP Value engineering process, customers ask questions like “how do I justify my investment in SAP EPPM? Our answer, AI driven portfolio optimization.
Utilizing our optimization solution, customers can set up a flexible scoring algorithm, change the algorithm as needed, simulate scoring projects, and establish a flexible approval process. Exhibit A provides an overview of the AI Driven Portfolio Optimization Flow.
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.
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.
Special Events
SAP SAPPHIRE 2025
May 19 - 21, 2025
SAP Sapphire 2025: Flashback to Sapphire 2009
At SAP Sapphire May 2009, Platinum DB showcased its first Business Process Management (BPM/BPA) solution offering utilizing third-party BPM software and Platinum DB APIs to manage a SAP customer needing a Business Process Management orchestrated Enterprise Project and Portfolio Management Solution.
Fast forward to 2025, at Sapphire 2025, we showcase Future-Proofing Your Business Leveraging SAP BTP Business Process Automation (BPA) to Streamline Enterprise Project and Portfolio Management (EPPM) Capital Projects and Customer-Facing Construction Projects.
Key Takeaways of the Solution:
Commercial Customer Construction and Capital projects require careful management of various moving parts, including project approvals, to ensure timely delivery and high quality. BPA supports a variety of automation scenarios for project managers, supervisors, capital coordinators, and portfolio managers.
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SAP's Business Process Automation framework offers a cloud-based, low-cost solution for construction sites, enabling seamless management of processes and procurement without needing an existing SAP infrastructure.
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SAP's BPA offers customers a powerful business process orchestration suite. It enables businesses to define, deploy, and control processes across extended enterprises, with a focus on real-time ROI and process improvement.
Customer Construction projects that involve opportunity to cash processes and Capital Construction projects that involve project request to close processes. Both project types must be streamlined and orchestrated to ensure the timely delivery of a project. These projects must support Project setup approvals, AOP approvals, Project Prioritization approvals, and during execution Field Entry daily diary approval processes. Foreman, project manager, and capital coordinators at project sites must be attentive to all aspects to avoid potential project delays and mitigate risk.
Platinum DB Consulting has implemented solutions for construction and non-construction clients leveraging SAP BPA.
Anthony DeRosa, President of Platinum DB Consulting, will be attending Sapphire 2025. Please feel free to contact us for a discussion on-site or via email, call, or conference call.
BPA enables construction sites to keep their customer, capital, and Field Entry procurement processes in order. SAP customers increasingly demand a mobile approval application to ensure a site’s work is done on time. Such an app should ideally follow these requirements:
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It should be cloud-based.
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The app must be low-cost since it is standalone and loosely coupled.
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It can be built for an SAP platform, but does not necessarily need an existing SAP infrastructure.
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Low-cost implementation: data model and annotation-driven.
March 18 - 20, 2025
SAPinsider Las Vegas 2025
Bellagio Las Vegas Hotel and Casino
- Watco and Platinum DB Joint Presentation -
Keeping It All Together: How Watco Utilizes SAP’s S4 Rise Enterprise Portfolio and Project Management to make Finance, Procurement, and Construction Work Better Together.
Session: Tuesday, March 18 11:40 AM, 40min
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Join us at SAPinsider Las Vegas 2025, March 18 - 20, 2025! Learn more about the event and register today. Watco and Platinum DB will be jointly presenting: Keeping It All Together: How Watco Utilizes SAP’s S4 Rise Enterprise Portfolio and Project Management to make Finance, Procurement, and Construction Work Better Together.
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. We will discuss the cloud applications EPPM replaced, key integration points related to Procurement, Field Application, 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:
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Learn how to determine which EPPM “pieces“ to select for your organization.
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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.
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Learn how SAC Analytics supported Executive Reporting.
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Learn how Watco Engineering replaced its Field Application.
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Learn how Watco Continues to Improve EPPM.
Join us by clicking the registration link below.
June 3 - 5, 2024
SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference
Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), Orlando, FL
Session:
Bringing it all together: How a Chemical Customer Leveraged EPPM from POC to Version 2.0 to Manage Capital Projects
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SAPPHIRE 2024: SAP Theatre 5
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June 4TH: 11:00 TO 11:20 AM
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EPPM Customer with Anthony DeRosa, President, Platinum DB
We will take you along the journey from initial proof of concept to first implementation, minor releases, and finish with the major release of 2.0 this past November.
Discussions will include the applications EPPM replaced, key integration points, stage gate rigor, project documents, project forecasting, analytics, and workflow to deliver the end-to-end solution.
The solution includes idea management, capital budgeting, DOA approvals, offline Executive approvals, and management oversight of all capital projects.
Platinum DB will be showcasing its EPPM BTP Mobile Field Application, Forecasting x(P&A) project-based financial models, EPPM SAC Analytics and, EPPM-ChatGPT Solutions.
Join us by clicking the registration link below.
Join us at the SAP Innovation Days on March 12th to 14th located at the Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa.
Our EPPM customer will be presenting “Bringing It All Together: How a Chemical Company Leveraged SAP’s Enterprise Portfolio and Project Management from POC to Version 2.0 to Manage Capital Projects.”
Join the event to learn who will join us during the presentation.
Come learn how our customer replaced several Lotus Notes databases used across the entire organization with an integrated EPPM solution to deliver a full end-to-end experience. The EPPM solution covers the entire Construction Industry Institute process from idea through project execution to closeout.
We will take you along the journey from initial proof of concept to first implementation, minor releases, and finish with the major release of 2.0 this past November. The discussion will include the applications EPPM replaced, key integration points, stage gate rigor, project documents, project forecasting, analytics, and workflow to deliver the end-to-end solution. The solution includes idea management, capital budgeting, DOA approvals, offline Executive approvals, and management oversight of all capital projects.
Presentation highlights:
• Learn how to determine which PPM “pieces” to select for your organization.
• Hear advice on building a PPM road map that gives due consideration to the importance of UX (Fiori, Analytics, Excel..) in determining maximum adoption.
• Learn how PPM can support complex online and offline approvals.
• Learn how our customer manages its EPPM solution in the private cloud.
Platinum DB will be showcasing its EPPM BTP Mobile Field Application, Forecasting x(P&A) project-based financial models, EPPM SAC Analytics, and EPPM-ChatGPT Solutions.
At the event, you will get to:
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Network with North America's most trusted supply chain community, SAP solution experts, and like-minded peers.
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Experience innovation, automation, robotics, and smart manufacturing during the exclusive SAP Industry 4.0 Virtual “Live” Factory Tour.
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Learn how Business AI in the supply chain can optimize your risk-resilient and sustainable supply chain to predict, manage, and deliver at your best.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | 11:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m. PT
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Wednesday, March 13, 2024 | 8:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m. PT
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Thursday, March 14, 2024 | 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. PT
Join us at the SAP PLM Info days on September 14 and 15th located at the Hershey Headquarters.
Sponsor / EPPM / BTP / ChatGPT / Watco Story
BTP Field App Roadmap: Visit Us For A Demo
Our EPPM customer Watco will be presenting “How Watco Leverages EPPM in SAP S/4 HANA to Streamline Construction Projects”.
At the session, you will learn how the Watco Group replaced multiple stand-alone solutions with an integrated enterprise project and portfolio management (EPPM/SAC Analytics/Field App) solution embedded in SAP S/4HANA.
We explore how Watco uses the technology across the lifecycle of capital and customer projects, from project idea through execution and project closeout.
Platinum DB will be showcasing its EPPM BTP Mobile Field Application, Forecasting x(P&A) project-based financial models, EPPM SAC Analytics and EPPM-ChatGPT Solutions.
BTP Field App Roadmap
SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference Orlando, FL
May 16–17, 2023
2 Customer Sessions:
SAP & Watco / Tuesday, May 16, 2023 / Break-Out Theatre 23
10:30 - 10:50 am (EST) / Theatre Session ERP 524
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.
11:00 - 11:20 am (EST) / Theatre Session ERP 322
Unlock Innovation and Sustainability
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.
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".
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.
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Learn how to determine which EPPM “pieces“ to select for your organization.
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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.
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Learn how SAC Analytics supported Executive Reporting.
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Learn how Watco Engineering replaced its Field Application.
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Learn how BTP is being leveraged.
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CIO
"Definitely the most professional people I've worked with. Platinum DB delivered beyond expectations. Highly recommended."
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Dedicated to being the Best SAP Solution Provider and 1st in EPPM, CPM, and BPM Implementations.
Platinum DB has been specializing in SAP PLM PS since 1999 and our "Platinum" consultants and developers average 15+ years of SAP experience. As an SAP Partner since 2002, we work closely with SAP America to sell and ramp up customers on EPPM, BPC, HANA, CPM, and BPM Integrated Solutions.
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