Valuating requirements as external Subject Matter Expert

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to valuate requirements as external Subject Matter Expert.

Requirements Valuation as external Subject Matter Expert in RVC

Introduction

Subject Matter Experts of Suppliers are responsible for the valuation of requirements belonging to their Company. Subject Matter Experts of the Requestor are responsible for the clarification of incomplete or unclear requirements. Let’s see how that works using Requirements Valuation Cockpit (RVC) by CENIT.

Receiving requirements for valuation as a Supplier

The entry point for Suppliers is the RVC supplier collaboration in My Collaborations app.

  1. To open your collaboration in My Collaborations app.
    1. Click on the link in the email.

      or alternatively:

    2. Open My Collaborations app from SAP Fiori Launchpad and select your collaboration.
  2. Change to Reference Objects section.
  3. Click on any requirement of type RVC Supplier REQUIREMENT to open RVC in another card.
screenshot of the My Collaborations app in SAP Fiori Launchpad, highlighting the supplier collaboration section and a sample RVC Supplier REQUIREMENT card

Valuating requirements as a Supplier

Valuation of a requirement has the purpose of informing the Subject Matter Experts of Department and the Project Manager if the requirement is achievable, achievable with some modifications or not implementable by the Supplier which is valuating the requirement.

  1. Select the requirement.
  2. Click on Evaluate.
  3. Valuate the requirement by selecting one of the following options:
    • standard: The requirement can be implemented according to its description.
    • modification: The requirement is possible to implement with some restrictions and/or modification.
    • unfeasible: The requirement is not possible to implement.
  4. According to the rating, fill out the pop-up form.
  5. Confirm with Evaluate.
this is an image of the Evaluate button and the pop-up form with example details and justifications for each rating option (Standard, Modification, Unfeasible

Submitting valuated requirements as a Supplier

Submitting a valuation sends the current valuation back to the Subject Matter Experts of Department for validation.

  1. Check the requirement details.
  2. Confirm with Submit Evaluation.
screenshot of the Submit Evaluation button. This will help the learner visually locate the button within the RVC tool

Receiving requirements for clarification as the Requestor

Similar to the Supplier, the entry point for the Requestor is the RVC customer collaboration in My Collaborations app.

  1. To open your collaboration in My Collaborations app.
    1. Click on the link in the email.

      or alternatively:

    2. Open My Collaborations app from SAP Fiori Launchpad and select your collaboration.
  2. Change to Reference Objects section.
  3. Click on any requirement of type RVC Customer REQUIREMENT to open RVC in another card.
screenshot of the My Collaborations app in SAP Fiori Launchpad, highlighting the customer collaboration section and a sample RVC Customer REQUIREMENT card

Clarifying requirements as the Requestor

With the clarification of requirements the Requestor helps to improve the valuation of the requested solution.

  1. Select the requirement.
  2. Click on Clarify Question.
  3. Enter a comment.
  4. Confirm with Clarify Question.
an image of the Clarify Question button and the comment input field

Note

Refer to RVC's User Guide for more information.

Summary

Let's summarize what you've learned:

  • Subject Matter Experts of a Supplier are responsible for the valuation of requirements belonging to their Company.
  • Subject Matter Experts of the Requestor are responsible for the clarification of incomplete or unclear requirements to improve the requested solution.