Real-Time Budget Change Management for CPI Property Group using SAP Analytics Cloud

For CPI Property Group, we delivered a solution that automates budget change approval processes, provides real-time budget availability control, and ensures full transparency of budget-related operations across the Group.

CPI Property Group, one of Europe’s largest real estate owners and managers, partnered with us to digitalize their budget management processes within SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition. What were the key drivers behind the project?

Project Background and Solution Design

CPI Property Group manages an extensive portfolio of office buildings, retail parks, and residential properties through more than 300 legal entities across multiple European countries. As the business continued to grow, the limitations of the existing manual budget change processes became increasingly apparent. These processes were time-consuming, difficult to audit, and carried a higher risk of exceeding approved budget limits.

At the same time, the company needed to establish standardized approval procedures for different types of budget operations and ensure their consistent application as part of the planned international rollout of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.

The Delivered Solution

Built on SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, SAP BTP, SAP Analytics Cloud, and SAP Datasphere, the solution introduced fully digital workflows for budget increases, budget transfers, and development project management. The project included the implementation of approval processes with up to ten approval levels, automated budget availability checks, parallel approval workflows for transfers between organizational units, and complete auditability through comprehensive approval histories and user comments.

Users gained access to intuitive SAP Fiori applications for submitting requests, as well as monitoring and analytical tools that provide full visibility into the status and progress of operational requests.

The new solution eliminates unauthorized or unfunded expenditures through real-time validation controls, significantly accelerates approval cycles, and ensures complete traceability of all budget modifications in compliance with CPI Property Group’s internal governance policies.

At the same time, the system supports flexible project management and provides a scalable technological foundation for future development, including broader international deployment and the future adoption of AI-driven predictive budget consumption monitoring.

You can find details about the project in this PDF document.

About CPI Property Group a.s.

CPI Property Group is a leading European real estate group focused on long-term investment, management, and development of properties. Its portfolio primarily includes office, residential, and retail assets located in key Central European cities, particularly in Germany, the Czech Republic, and other countries in the region.

The group manages a large and diversified real estate portfolio with a strong emphasis on stable returns and sustainable growth. Supported by a strong capital base, strategic management, and deep local expertise, CPI Property Group ranks among the most significant players in the European real estate sector and continues to expand its presence across the continent.