SAP Integrated Product Development

Score9 out of 10

49 Reviews and Ratings

What is SAP Integrated Product Development?

SAP Integrated Product Development is a product lifecycle management solution used to define, develop, and deliver innovative and sustainable products faster by connecting insights, processes, and people.

Categories & Use Cases

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

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Most Frequent Users

Top 3 industries using SAP Integrated Product Development.

Based on HG Insights installation data

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#1 most frequent

Manufacturing

53.8%

7 installations of 13

“The another point i have seen as a value addition in the team is - the reduction is manual errors, defining the specifications before hand, changing them based on new design or compliance is much easier than before.”
— IS Solution Architect, ABB

#2 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

23.1%

3 installations of 13

“For a professional in the SAP ecosystem, it is helpful to view SAP IPD not just as a tool, but as a BTP-based orchestration layer that bridges the gap between engineering (PLM) and the core digital core (S/4HANA).”
— SAP BASIS Lead Consultant, Trya limited

#3 most frequent

Accommodation and Food Services

7.7%

1 installation of 13

Pros

Effective integration with SAP and Microsoft tools (e.g., Ariba, MS Teams, BI, ERP, Joule AI)
Centralization of data and documentation for enhanced traceability and decision-making
Improved collaboration and communication between internal departments and external partners

Cons

Complex and difficult-to-navigate user interface, requiring extensive training
Challenges integrating with third-party, non-SAP systems, often requiring custom solutions
Fragmented workflows that necessitate excessive navigation

Verified User

Consultant in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As SAP market about IPD, this is used for digitalization of design and approval of products into production line. As a techno-functional, i see this more useful in integrations, data simplification such as Material, Bill of material Class/Characteristics. It has also linearized the document viewing and updating for Materials. The tedious work to navigate to more specific directories are reduced.

Pros

IPD has integrated with Ariba well, it enables suppliers to access collaborations where details are shared regarding Material Quotation, Planned proposals, Information of material. This can be used for Ariba sourcing into ERP or MDG system for Materials (Products).
The documents are managed well using IPD storage type offered. As this is directly integrated to SAP, its easy for checking records, finding duplicates, syncing back data or pointers according.
One think i was impressed is with integration of MS teams. This comes as part of My Collaborations, which helps us to organize, communicate effectively. Reduces dependency on manual documents to be attached.

Cons

Toggling between FIORI and IPD interface is bit slow and at times its confusing for end users. Need some more simplification there.
Setting up external sub account with BTP is but fussy, needs some streamlined process there. Like example SOA setup, much more easy to use for setting up between two systems.
For end users at times it feels more complex to navigate and use the application. As uploading a drawing or confirming on specification needs some additional info.

Return on Investment

The negative curve is integrating this to BTP or using Integration Suite provided by SAP. It costs more for the subscription model and compared to alternative tools, this would be not that great option in that.
The positive point for us is during data accumulation for documentation of materials. Which is more secured, verified and through Joule, its easy to navigate and get the details out.
The another point i have seen as a value addition in the team is - the reduction is manual errors, defining the specifications before hand, changing them based on new design or compliance is much easier than before. Uploading new designs is made easy with upload/download facilities.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Oracle Fusion Cloud PLM

Other Software Used

SAP Ariba, SAP Master Data Governance, SAP Business Technology Platform

Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology (201-500 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

SAP Integrated Product Development is our new way to develop products starting from from product design up to the operation and the consumption. It has helped us save time and costs in the whole process and has helped is get the best results in a fully digitalized process of product development.

Pros

The version control feature helps eliminate confusion of parallel development from other groups
SAP Integrated Product Development helps tear down walls between different groups like engineering, quality testing and marketing bringing out the maximum efficiency and cooperation where all involved groups work coordinated as one single team.
The ability to centrally maintain requirements, designs, documentation, and change requests improves traceability and speeds searches for any of those. Decision-making is also made simpler and faster!

Cons

It all feels complicated at first and one can feel lost. It would help if more guides were available to make the first steps easier.
Sometimes the workflows are fragmented and one needs to navigate around a lot to achieve the desired outcome
Managing changes and integrations is really time demanding. This is a potential to simplify the process

Return on Investment

In the past finding the actual information (specifications, documentations etc) about any product was a real challenge. Everyone had their own version that had slightly changed! So no one had all the information and some of it also got lost as the next revision did not include some of those changes! This is no longer the case! Now everyone knows where to find what and it is all saved in the single point where it should!
It was always a challenge to get the different groups be efficient and not to work in parallel! Now finally they all work as one integrated team all together!

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Teamcenter

Other Software Used

Microsoft Power BI, WatchGuard Network Security, WatchGuard Firebox Cloud, Watchguard Endpoint Security

Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology (51-200 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use SAP Integrated Product Development to centralize product data and collaborate with our data engineering and account managers. I use it to extract structured data for my reports and dashboards. I also use it to find outliers and gaps in documentation. The scope of this tool is to integrate it with a BI tool to improve decision-making and forecasting.

Pros

It ensures that documentation is completed efficiently and that team collaboration is improved.
It has great integration capabilities, so it has integrated well with our BI and ERP tool.
It also helped in taking better decision making.

Cons

Integration with non-SAP tools can be difficult.
Customization option is less and has restrictions while creating workflows.
The user interface can be overwhelming for a new user, as it is not very intuitive and often requires hard training.

Return on Investment

It has advanced reporting capabilities, and its analytical features have enabled efficient decision-making, improving overall productivity.
The centralized data management system has helped improve efficiency and reduce errors.
I would say overall, it has reduced our manual effort by at least 20%, which has enhanced the resource utilization.

Usability

Other Software Used

Qlik Automate, Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense), Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Azure, Azure AI Bot Service

Verified User

Employee in Information Technology (201-500 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In our organization, we are Currently using SAP Integrated Product Development for O&M materials etc.. looking to upgrade in the future

Pros

Works well for our business need

Cons

Using Ecc so were limited to technologies that are now offered.

Return on Investment

The impact SAP Integrated Product Development has on our organization's overall business objectives is that SAP Integrated Product Development works as it should for our business

Usability

Verified User

Consultant in Corporate (201-500 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In our organization, we use SAP Integrated Product Development for Recipe Development and Compliance, Specification Management, Change Management

Pros

Recipe definition and calculations
Specification Property Trees - ultimate flexibilty
Integrated Change Records for managing product change

Cons

Contains occasional bugs and functionality gaps
Improved integration with other products such as Master Data Governance

Return on Investment

The impact SAP Integrated Product Development has on our organization's overall business objectives is that All R&D tools in one place

Usability

Other Software Used

SAP S/4HANA for product compliance

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Who Buys & Uses SAP Integrated Product Development

Most Frequent Users

Manufacturing

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Accommodation and Food Services