SAP SSM Standard vs SAP SSM Enterprise

Hi Everyone,
We would like to utilize SAP Strategy Management, however, we are still in the process of reviewing the functionality. Right now we are tangled between SSM Standard and SSM Enterprise. Can anyone give us an idea what's the difference between the two? And we were advised that SSM Enterprise has integration templates available; how can we get those templates? In a cost standpoint, what will be the recommended of the two?
Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts on this.
PS. Were can we get a detailed documentation of the functionality of the two.
Rally

Rally,
SSM uses Contexts as a way of cascading strategy throughout an organization. Each Context within SSM can have different goal diagrams as well as having more specific objectives. Think of a Context as how an organization looks at their business. A Context can be regions, it can be functional areas - finance, HR, manufacturing, marketing, etc., it can be lines of business - gas delivery, electrical delivery, customer service, or combinations of those.
Since individual users are accessing SSM, the administrator could designate which Contexts they have access to. That way the Southeast Region's salespeople could see their objectives and KPIs for the Southeast, but for no other region. A sales manager could have access to several of the regions they were responsible for.
A multidimensional Model is associated with Contexts and it, as well, can be used to provide the appropriate data and metrics for users. A Model is what is constructed to define the type of data, its dimensions, measures, and KPIs.
As far as functionality and features goes, there is no difference between Edge and Enterprise. Edge has all of the same tabs available: Home, Strategy, Scorecards, Dashboards, Initiatives, and Reports. It allows Operational Reviews, Comments, Alerts, and the same individual perference settings as Enterprise. The limitations for Edge should still meet the needs of small or medium sized organizations.
EPM is the suite of applications of which SSM is a part. For the difference between 7.0 and 7.5, each of the individual products will have their own enhancements as well as additional integration with other products in the suite. The 7.5 versions of EPM products are still in the Ramp Up process, while I believe the 7.0 versions are in general availability. SSM is available as an individual application or can be purchased as part of the EPM suite.
Regards,
Bob

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