PM Run: the Prometheus Group alternative for teams running SAP PM in Brazil
Prometheus Group is an international enterprise suite for maintenance planning, turnaround, and mobility in the SAP environment. PM Run is the execution and planning layer that runs on top of SAP PM, deployed and supported in Brazil by the ITSS Group team.
The Prometheus Group alternative for teams running SAP PM in Brazil
Prometheus Group is an international enterprise suite for maintenance planning, turnarounds, and mobility in the SAP environment, and it tends to fit global operations that need one process standard across plants in several countries. For teams running SAP PM that want the day to day maintenance routine solved in their Brazilian plants, the alternative is PM Run: the execution and planning layer on top of SAP PM, with an offline field app, scheduling based on real capacity, and rollout, training, and support delivered in Brazil by the ITSS Group team.
What PM Run delivers on top of SAP PM
Real features from the Mobility and Planning modules, all tied to SAP PM objects.
Orders created in the field mirroring IW31
The technician opens and executes the order on their phone with the fields of SAP's IW31 screen, including operations and reservations, and confirms the operation while doing the work.
Notifications with part, symptom, and cause catalogs
Failure reporting uses SAP PM's own catalogs, so equipment history is structured from the start instead of free text nobody can analyze later.
QR Code measurement with threshold
The inspector reads the measuring point by QR Code, hierarchy, or list, and a reading outside the range forces a notification on the spot.
Reservations pulled from the bill of materials
Material reservations come from the equipment's bill of materials, with approval status and warehouse issue, instead of a parallel request over chat.
Genuine offline execution
The app syncs a local base, and the technician keeps creating notifications, executing orders, and posting hours with no signal, sending everything to SAP once the connection returns.
Planning with Gantt and capacity
Planners work the backlog, the Gantt schedule, work center utilization, and crew skills, and send the official schedule for the period back to SAP.
Criteria you can confirm with every vendor on your own
| Criterion | What to confirm with each vendor | How PM Run works |
|---|---|---|
| Support language and time zone | Which language the team answers in, which time zone they cover, and who picks up when the line stops at night | Support in Portuguese during Brazilian business hours, delivered by the ITSS Group team; the field app is available in Portuguese, English, and Spanish |
| Who runs the rollout | Whether the vendor, a local partner, or your own team runs the implementation, and what it costs in time and money | Implementation, field team training, and follow up run by ITSS Group in Brazil |
| Scope by module | Which modules are in the contract, which are out, and what changes in price when you add one | Mobility and Planning, contracted together or separately, depending on what the operation needs first |
| How it talks to your SAP | Which interfaces are used, what has to be installed in your landscape, and how you confirm the data reached the ERP | SOAMANAGER, PI, CPI, or RFC, with the /ITSSPM/ package in your landscape and an Integration Log flagging each message as success or failure |
| Working with no signal | Whether the app executes the whole order offline or only displays the job list | A syncable offline base, with notification creation, order execution, and time posting without a connection |
| Indicators | Whether the dashboard ships closed and fixed or your team builds the indicators that matter | Maintenance data delivered ready and automated so you build your own dashboard, with MTTR and MTBF by equipment, backlog by criticality, costs, and utilization |
When Prometheus Group can be the right call
People searching for Prometheus Group, Prometheus Group EAM, or Prometheus Group for SAP almost always run SAP already and are building a shortlist for maintenance. It pays to separate the two propositions before comparing feature by feature, because they solve different slices of the problem.
Prometheus Group is an international enterprise suite for maintenance planning, turnarounds, and mobility in the SAP environment. It usually enters the conversation when the decision is corporate and global: a headquarters that needs the same process standard across plants in several countries, under one contract and a broad module catalog. If that is your scenario, talk to them and ask for a demonstration of the scope your operation actually needs.
PM Run solves the other slice. It handles the maintenance routine of the people working on the shop floor: the order the technician executes, the notification he opens when the machine stops, the reading he records during inspection, and the schedule the planning team sends back to SAP every week. SAP PM stays the system of record, and rollout, training, and support stay with the ITSS Group team. PM Run is part of ITSS Group and is used by more than 12,000 users.
Neither option answers the question that usually decides the project on its own: who stands next to you the day the line stops and the confirmation does not reach SAP.
How PM Run enters your operation
- 1
Diagnostic of the routine in your SAP PM
A 45 minute conversation with our SAP PM team to map how orders are created, who schedules the week, and where confirmation is lost today.
- 2
Package installed in your landscape
The /ITSSPM/ package is installed in your SAP and communication is configured through SOAMANAGER, PI, CPI, or RFC, together with your Basis team.
- 3
Pilot in one plant or one work center
The field team starts executing orders on their phones, with training and hands on follow up from the implementation team.
- 4
Expansion into Planning
The planning team takes over Gantt scheduling, with crew capacity and skills, and sends the official schedule for the period back to SAP.
Frequently asked questions
Does PM Run replace Prometheus Group?
It depends on the scope of your decision. Prometheus Group is an international enterprise suite with a broad module catalog for the SAP environment. PM Run covers field execution and maintenance planning on top of SAP PM, with rollout and support delivered in Brazil. If what is at stake is the maintenance routine of your Brazilian plants, PM Run covers it. If the decision is global and involves standardizing process across countries, put both propositions side by side and compare by the scope you will actually use.
Does PM Run replace SAP PM?
No. SAP PM remains the system of record for maintenance, holding equipment, functional locations, orders, and notifications. PM Run is the layer that takes the order, the notification, and the confirmation to the field and returns everything to SAP, and that gives planners Gantt scheduling with real capacity.
How does PM Run integrate with SAP PM?
Through SOAMANAGER, PI, CPI, or direct RFC, with the /ITSSPM/ package installed in the customer's landscape. Every notification, order, confirmation, reservation, and measurement document is recorded in the Integration Log as success or failure, so you confirm the data reached the ERP instead of finding the gap at month end.
Are rollout and support delivered locally?
Yes. Implementation, field team training, and support are delivered by the ITSS Group team in Brazil, in Portuguese and during Brazilian business hours. The field app itself is available in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. PM Run is part of ITSS Group and is used by more than 12,000 users.
What should I compare before deciding?
Compare four points you can confirm with each vendor on your own: which language and time zone support covers, who runs the rollout and what it costs in time and money, which modules are in the contract and which are out, and how the product talks to your SAP PM. Those four usually separate proposals more than the feature list does.
Does PM Run monitor assets with sensors?
No. PM Run's documented scope is field execution and planning on top of SAP PM. The only artificial intelligence in the product is Manu, which suggests order allocation by skill, capacity, and availability in planning, and answers maintenance concept questions.
SAP PM Maintenance Routine Diagnostic
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