Measurement Methods
In the measurement method, you define how the system determines the POC for an object. In the standard system, different measurement methods have been predefined. You can also define your own measurement methods in Customizing for the Project System.
You save measurement methods with a Progress Version for the different project elements. You can save planned and actual measurement methods. In progress determination, the system determines the POC according to the valid measurement method.
For more information, see Determination of the Measurement Method
You can define measurement methods:
· In Customizing, as default values per object type
· In object maintenance for the following objects:
¡ WBS element
¡ Activities
¡ Activity elements

You can assign orders to a measurement method only in Customizing for the Project System. You cannot maintain measurement methods directly in the order.
The table shows where you maintain the measurement methods for the objects:
Object |
Maintenance of the Measurement Method |
Projects in structure planning |
Details ® General, in the Progress tab |
Projects in the project planning board |
Details ® Detail Information on Object, in the Progress tab |
WBS element |
Details ® General, in the Progress tab |
Activities or activity elements |
Details ® Activity/Element ® General, in the Progress tab |
Assigned orders |
In Customizing for the Project System, under Progress ® Progress Analysis. |
The measurement method consists of a measurement technique, which has been predefined in the SAP system, and additional parameters.
You can only use this measurement technique for the actual activities that you confirm.
· Proportional to Dependent Work
· Actual = Planned
In this measurement technique, the system copies the planned POC to the actual POC. You can only use this measurement technique in the actual.
In the different measurement techniques, you define additional parameters to determine the POC, for example
· Maximum POC
As long as work has not been completed, which means there is no actual finish date, the actual POC cannot exceed the maximum POC. The maximum POC should prevent an over evaluation (the “90% syndrome”) of work that is “almost complete”.
· Start POC
Percentage for the initial POC in the start-finish rule.
· Statistical key figures
If you want to calculate the POC on a quantity-proportion basis, you must specify the statistical key figure for the measurement method.
The table provides an overview of the measurement methods that we recommend for each object:
Object |
Planned |
Actual |
Comments |
Internal activity |
Proportional to cost Milestone technique |
Degree of
completion |
|
External activity |
Proportional to
cost |
Proportional to
cost |
|
Cost activity |
Milestone
technique |
Milestone
technique |
|
Production order for the project |
Proportional to cost |
Proportional to cost |
The system uses a suitable weighting to aggregate the POC for the order in the project. |
WBS element |
Milestone
technique |
Milestone
technique |
If activities are assigned to the WBS element, the POC should be determined in the activity. The system uses a suitable weighting to aggregate the POC for the activities in the WBS element. |

To get a better comparison of the determined values, we recommend that you use the same measurement methods in planned and actual. An exception is the measurement method that you only use in actual.