Analytics

SAP Cloud ALM for Implementation offers multiple options to cover diverse monitoring and reporting needs of different roles and team members. The integrated analytics functionality arches over project management, task management, process management, change and deploy management and test management applications. Each application sends change events to the Analytical framework which processes those events and turns into meaningful information and insights in form of dashboards and reports which help the team members in making timely decisions backed by data. 

 

These reports are to be found within the 3 tiles:

1. Overview Page: A go-to place for you if you need to get a high-level overview of your project's performance. It contains various cards which and at the same time it provides connectivity to other applications for a faster drill down. 

2. Analytics Overview: Analytics Overview' is a container for detailed standalone analytical pages which offer deeper insights and drill downs through reports, historical charts, and traceability matrix charts specific to a given project.

3. Cross Project Analytics: This is a container for standalone analytical pages that offer a progress overview at a program level or for a release where multiple projects are aggregated.

For basic “How-To” instructions on how to use the tool, you should refer to the in-app help within SAP Cloud ALM or visit -> Help Portal (link)

Functions & Features

Overview Page

Overview PageIn the Overview app, you can get an overview of your projects, navigate to other apps, and view important KPIs.
FunctionsFeaturesFeature Description
Personalizing ViewsCreating ViewsCreate personalized views to suit your roles / focus areas
Manage CardsHide/unhide/rearrange cards on Overview page
Project TrackingProject CardGet a high level overview of project
Project Progress By Task CompletionView overall and phase wise project progress in terms of completed tasks
Upcoming Events CardImportant events that are upcoming in chronological order
Today CardGet highlights of criticalities in your project
Monitoring TasksUpcoming Tasks CardGet a list of top 5 upcoming tasks to be done by you or all
Tasks cardKnow the current status of your tasks by priority and task types
Task Distribution CardGet a status chart of tasks that are attributed by Tags, Workstreams, Assignees etc.
Sub TasksKnow the current status of your tasks by priority 
Process and Requirements trackingSolution processes per scope Get an overview of Scope by means of number of processes scoped and requirements created
Solution Process StatusKnow the current status of your scoped solution processes 
RequirementsKnow the current status of your created requirements 
Requirement Distribution CardGet a status chart of requirements that are attributed by Tags, Workstreams, Assignees etc.
FeatureKnow the current status of features
Test PreparationKnow the current status of test case preparation
Test ExecutionKnow the current status of test executions
RecommendationsRecommendationsGet recommendations in form of warnings and tips and act on them

Cross Project Analysis

FunctionsDescription
Cross Project Analysis                                                                                                 

Get a combined overview of multiple projects in terms of aggregated completed and not completed project elements. You can also use this application to assess readiness of your releases. 

The Timeline tab offers a Gantt view of all timeboxes planned across projects.

Analytics

Functions Description
Project Progress ReportingIn this app you can view summarized reports about the project progress by phases or deliverables in terms of completed and remaining tasks. For sprints, you can view the project progress in terms of tasks or story points.
Task DistributionIn the task distribution app, you can monitor the statuses of tasks based on their distribution: By Scope, By Teams, By Assignees, or By Workstreams.
Requirement DistributionIin the app you can track the progress of your requirements and filter them by different values.
Task Trand AnalysisIn the Task Trend Analysis app, you can monitor the task trends based on statuses over a period of time by using the timebox filter.
Burn Up ChartIn the Burn Up Chart app, you can monitor the progress of sprints and phases in terms of story points.
Solution Process TraceabilityIn the Solution Process Traceability app, you can monitor the readiness of scoped solution processes based on requirement statuses and test execution progress.
Requirement TraceabilityIn the Requirement Traceability app, you can analyze the readiness of requirements for your projects based on the statuses of related project tasks, user stories, and test cases.
Feature TraceabilityIn the Feature Traceability app, you can analyze the readiness of requirements for your projects based on the statuses of related project tasks, user stories, and test cases.
User Story TraceabilityIn the User Story Traceability app, you can analyze the readiness of user stories based on the progress of related items such as sub-tasks and test executions.
Test Execution AnalysisIn the Test Execution Analysis app, you can analyze the progress of test execution over a period of time.
Defect ReportingIn the Defect Reporting app, you can analyze the overall trends for defects.

Best Practices

How-To Videos

Links to Videos Release Date
ALM SUMMIT Recording: Benefit from analytics in SAP Cloud ALM - from overview to traceability (49:09 mins) March 03, 2023              

Blog Posts

Links to Blog Posts Author Name
All about Requirement Traceability in SAP Cloud ALM | SAP Blogs                                                                                                                                                        

Jinhee Jeong April 25, 2022