SAP SuccessFactors
What is SAP SuccessFactors?
SAP SuccessFactors is SAP’s cloud-based suite of human resources software. The SAP SuccessFactors suite is traditionally most known for its talent management tools and offers core HR capabilities through Employee Central and payroll capabilities through Employee Central Payroll.
While SAP still has many customers running its legacy on-premise SAP ERP HCM solution, SAP SuccessFactors is SAP’s primary focus for Human Capital Management (HCM) and Human Experience Management (HXM). As a result, SAP now focuses most of its HR technology innovation and development resources in the HR space on SAP SuccessFactors. Additionally, the vendor plans to end mainstream maintenance for SAP ERP HCM in 2027.
Modules and offerings within the SAP SuccessFactors suite include:
What is SAP SuccessFactors?
SAP SuccessFactors is SAP’s cloud-based suite of human resources software. The SAP SuccessFactors suite is traditionally most known for its talent management tools and offers core HR capabilities through Employee Central and payroll capabilities through Employee Central Payroll.
While SAP still has many customers running its legacy on-premise SAP ERP HCM solution, SAP SuccessFactors is SAP’s primary focus for Human Capital Management (HCM) and Human Experience Management (HXM). As a result, SAP now focuses most of its HR technology innovation and development resources in the HR space on SAP SuccessFactors. Additionally, the vendor plans to end mainstream maintenance for SAP ERP HCM in 2027.
Modules and offerings within the SAP SuccessFactors suite include:
- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central (Core HR)
- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll
- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Service Center
- SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting
- SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding
- SAP SuccessFactors Performance & Goals
- SAP SuccessFactors Compensation
- SAP SuccessFactors Learning
- SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development
- SAP SuccessFactors Workforce Analytics
- Employee Experience Management with SAP Qualtrics
Key SAP SuccessFactors Considerations for SAPinsiders
- SAP is focused on integrating SAP SuccessFactors and its other cloud applications into its broader set of offerings. This focus is especially of interest to organizations using a variety of SAP tools. As companies adopt cloud solutions, integration between those products and the rest of an organization’s technology stack can be a challenge. SAP CEO Christian Klein noted that SAP has been working to bring the same integration experience between SAP SuccessFactors and other apps that traditional SAP ERP HCM had with the on-premise SAP ERP suite of applications.
- Managing cloud releases is different than on-premise releases. SAP SuccessFactors releases updates twice per year, and these updates often provide significant changes to functionality. Most changes are not mandatory, but customers seeking to get the most out of their cloud systems should implement updates where possible. Doing so requires a release management strategy to track the latest updates and encourage adoption. Most updates can be added to SAP SuccessFactors by opting in, a stark change from on-premise releases, which require more technical work.
- Self-service is an important component of cloud HR tools like SAP SuccessFactors. The most successful companies in their HR strategies are utilizing self-service. For example, employee and manager self-service related to time and attendance and performance management are likely to create better employee experiences and generate more efficient HR processes by removing the reliance on an HR employee to complete related tasks and paperwork. In addition, there is a possibility for self-service in more HR areas such as onboarding and learning.
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HR: Case study: Lessons learned from Accenture’s deployment of a large-scale SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
Follow Accenture’s story of its global SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central deployment and learn why a data conversion and validation strategy is vital for an SAP SuccessFactors project. HR2017_Bloch_Levin_Casestudytechniquesandapproaches Sapna Raj If you have comments about this article or publication, or would like to submit an article idea, please contact the editor. Derek Poon If you...…
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The Intelligent Enterprise and the Workforce of the Future
The journey to the Intelligent Enterprise rests upon support and buy-in from an organization’s employees, who hold the key to the creative efforts required for digital transformation. SAP SuccessFactors provides the analytics and processes that work together to transform the workforce. This article, the fourth in a five-part series on the Intelligent Enterprise, highlights four…
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Enhance Return on Investment by Customizing SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Using the Metadata Framework
Learn how to use the features of the Metadata Framework in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central for customizing. Using these features, you can create custom objects, screens, and user interfaces; integrate processes; store data; and assign role-based permissions. Also learn how to enhance complex business rules, workflows, and validations for the data being added or stored.
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Guidance for the Q3 2017 Release of Contingent Workforce Management in SuccessFactors Employee Central
Learn how to activate the Contingent Workforce Management functionality in SuccessFactors Employee Central in the Q3 2017 release. Follow the process of handling the contingent workforce with learning management, performance management, and the hire and rehire of contingent workers, such as contingent-to-employee and employee-to-contingent scenarios. This functionality helps manage these employees in one system with…
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Enhance Your HR Processes by Making Use of SAP SuccessFactors Intelligent Service
HR processes can be complex and in most cases the processes span multiple HR and non-HR applications. A simple core HR transaction can have a significant impact on modules within SAP SuccessFactors as well as external non-HR applications. See how intelligent services available in SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite can help bridge this process gap as…
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Enhance Your HR Processes by Making Use of SAP SuccessFactors Intelligent Services
HR processes can be complex and in most cases the processes span multiple HR and non-HR applications. A simple core HR transaction can have a significant impact on modules within SAP SuccessFactors as well as external non-HR applications. See how intelligent services available in SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite can help bridge this process gap as...…
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How to Configure the SAP SuccessFactors Calibration Module for Setting Fair Compensation
Follow the steps to integrate the calibration and compensation modules in SAP SuccessFactors. These steps enable you to calibrate ratings and pay across your organization and to view, compare, and adjust all ratings and pay. Key Concept Calibration is the process organizations use to compare and potentially adjust the ratings of their team members to...…
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Alerts in Employee Central for User Notifications Extended to Custom MDF Objects and Processes
Learn how to implement alerts in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central to remind users to take appropriate actions as key dates and deadlines approach. Understand how to create to-do alerts and email notifications within Employee Central, leveraging workflows and business rules in SAP SuccessFactors to create system alerts based on unique business requirements. Extend the capabilities...…
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How SAP Learning Solution and SAP SuccessFactors Learning Differ
Learn the difference between the functionalities available in SAP Learning Solution and the SAP SuccessFactors Learning modules. Key Concept Online content is any learning item offered on the computer whether it is over the Internet or launched locally from a workstation. SAP offers two functionalities to optimize the learning process, minimize administrative overhead, and reduce...…
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What Are the Key Considerations Behind the Use of the SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll Global Template?
Review these considerations for using a global template for implementing SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll. Various decisions may positively or negatively affect your payroll implementation.
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