SAP Budget and Planning (SBP) Proof-of-Concept Presentation

SAP Budget and Planning (SBP) Proof-of-Concept Presentation and Demonstration Shawn C. Williams and Charles Collins July 2019

Topics 1) Introduction 2) Why SBP? 3) USDA Applications Budget Status and Forecasting (BSF) Allotment Planning and Management (APM) Budget and Performance Management Service (BPMS) 4) The SBP Solution 5) How USDA Applications Compare to SBP 6) Changes Users Could Expect

Introduction

Why SBP? COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF (COTS) VENDOR SUPPORT Ability to leverage enhancements from other SAP SBP customers Continuous support of SBP by SAP (4 upgrades in 10 years) ADDITIONAL AVAILABLE FUNCTIONALITY Workflow (optional) Narrative Text Entry and Reporting (optional) Broader use of Business Objects reporting suite GREATER EFFICIENCY THROUGH STANDARD AUTOMATED FEATURES Standard reports and workflows reduce manual spreadsheet work CONSISTENT USER EXPERIENCE Familiar layout and user-friendly design Enhanced user interface for input layouts (formbased for complete record creation to reportbased for multiple entries) CONTINUED FLEXIBILITY FOR USDA-SPECIFIC ENHANCEMENTS Configurable enhancements such as Travel Planning, Contract Tracking, and potential future planning and monitoring requirements FASTER SCALABILITY FOR NEW AGENCIES Using the standard SBP form framework enables rapid adaptation by new agencies

USDA Applications BSF BUDGET STATUS AND FORECASTING (BSF) Creation of initial operating plans, salary and benefit forecasting Adjustments to actuals, operating plans, and forecasts Application administration functions are built-in. APM ALLOTMENT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT (APM) Creation of initial allotments and adjustments to allotments resulting from continuing resolutions Includes a workflow function to enable multi-stage review, adjustment, and approval Application administration functions are built-in. BPMS BUDGET PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SERVICE (BPMS) BSF functionality Includes functions to create, manage, and utilize organization performance measure data for operational and financial forecasting purposes Application administration functions are built-in. Reports Reports areare built built into into thethe BSF, BSF, APM, APM, andand BPMS BPMS applications applications andand operate operate likelike thethe input input forms. forms.

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Changes Users Could Expect