Sap Hcm Insights

In this podcast we dive into one of the main differences between Employee Central and SAP HCM - the lack of 'chief' positions in EC. If you're not replicating the EC org structure to SAP HCM then this is no big deal - but for those who are, it's a bit of a change in thinking. And processes. And probably old code that assumes there is a chief position. We go through all this and a bit more - enjoy!

A lot has been said and shared about the SuccessFactors H2 2022 release features. So ... these are a few of our favorite things. Not everything of course, you can see that via the What's New Viewer.  And since this is also the end of the year, special mentions go out to all the payroll teams as they review and evaluate all the year-end compliance changes coming along with - or roughly with - the H2 2022 release. For US teams, check out the US year-end blog, and everyone can see the legal changes by country (S-user required).

How you implement SAP SuccessFactors is critical to achieving the value you want from the project. What can you do to get more value from your project then? We share our tips and advice learned over many years of doing these types of projects. A lot of it comes down to properly resourcing your project for the goals you have in mind - sounds easy but it's one of the most common mistakes made because it is difficult and often overlooked. But that's not all - join Steve Bogner, Brandon Toombs and Becky Murray to learn more. For all the details on the podcast see our home at insightcp.com/insights

We will blame Brandon Toombs for this one - he wrote a great blog about his experiences with SAP SuccessFactors Core-Hybrid implementation challenges. Steve Bogner, Chris Paine and Luke Marson engaged with it on Twitter and decided we had enough content for a decent (we hope) podcast. So here we are - our experiences (good and bad) with Core-Hybrid implementations, and a bit more. Enjoy! Or not.  This is also our first attempt at posting the video of the podcast - available on Spotify and on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMXmLCRp3RY . Audio for now everywhere else. Here's Brandon's blog: https://blogs.sap.com/2022/10/05/a-core-principle-for-sap-successfactors-core-hybrid/ For more details on the SAP HCM Insights podcast see our main page at insightcp.com/insights

A lot happened at SuccessConnect this year, and in this podcast we review those things that stood out to us. For more information on the podcast and the team visit us at insightcp.com/insights

SuccessConnect is being held Sep 12-14 this year - and we are certainly looking forward to it! In this podcast we share our hopes and expectations for the conference - what will we hear about reporting, payroll and other topics? And what do we hope to hear? Join Steve Bogner, Becky Murray, Sven Ringling and Brandon Toombs as they explore these SuccessConnect topics. And learn more about the podcast at insightcp.com/insights

We've all heard of Best Practices, but it is almost more fun to talk about Worst Practices. So in this podcast we do that - what are some of the bad practices we see in SAP SuccessFactors projects? What are those things that you shouldn't do, but just seem to keep coming up? Honestly we could have kept going on for quite a while on this one.... More at insightcp.com/insights

We debate the merits of Core/Hybrid and EC/ECP, and a few places in-between the two. And typically as consultants our answer is - It depends. Really, it does depend on where you are, where you want to go, what are your priorities, what are your resources and risk profile and more. The good thing is that SAP is providing customers options to tailor their approach to the cloud and to new platforms. The bad news is, well, you have to make some choices. Join Steve Bogner, Becky Murray, Sven Ringling and Brandon Toombs for this informative, satisfying and entertaining podcast about a topic so close and important to SAP SuccessFactors customers. If it was any better we'd have to start billing for it. Enjoy! Find out more about the podcast and the team at insightcp.com/insights

Implementing new releases from SAP SuccessFactors requires some thought, planning and effort - and in this podcast Steve Bogner, Becky Murray and Brandon Toombs share their advice and tips for success. We talk about enabling new features, testing strategies and areas to focus on, and landscape configurations that can support the effort and more. Feel free to share your tips and advice - or ask us questions about the podcast - by contacting us on LinkedIn or Twitter, or leaving a comment at the podcast's home page insightcp.com/insights Steve's audio got a little wonky at times during the recording - sorry about that!

Our thoughts on the 1H 2022 SAP SuccessFactors release - available in preview 15 April and in production 20 May. Learn more about the changes in the release by browsing the What’s New Viewer here https://bit.ly/3Emfd7u. Learn more about the podcast and the team behind it at insightcp.com/insights

Where do you go to learn more about SAP SuccessFactors? How do you engage with other customers or consultants? There are so many choices and avenues for this - we discuss many of them, share our strategies, and express our hope for improvements in the future. Join Steve Bogner, Becky Murray and Brandon Toombs for this podcast exploring the SAP SuccessFactors documentation and engagement ecosystem, and find out more about the podcast at insightcp.com/insights

What is Employee Experience and why care about it? How can you approach it before, during and after your SAP SuccessFactors project? Join Steve Bogner, Becky Murray and Sven Ringling to learn about practical approaches to starting and building on efforts to improve employee experience. For more information on the podcast see us at insightcp.com/insights

We dive into Time Tracking with gurus Todd Asevedo and Frans Smolders from SAP. What is it? How does it relate to Time Sheet and Time-off? What are some of the newer features and where is it going? We had a great time talking with Todd and Frans on this topic that is important for so many SAP SuccessFactors customers. For more information on the podcast see us at insightcp.com/insights

And, we are back! There is a lot going on in the SAP SuccessFactors world but we highlight a few of the ones we think are most important for customers to consider. Steve Bogner, Becky Murray, Sven Ringling and Brandon Toombs discuss the new home page, documentation, people analytics, work zone, SuccessFactors integration with S/4, SAP HCM for S/4HANA, payroll and more. 

Some companies aren't ready to migrate all HR functions to the cloud with SAP SuccessFactors - and for those, we have Core-Hybrid implementations. Core HR is on the SuccessFactors platform, and other functions such as Time and Payroll remain in the SAP on-premise system. Steve Bogner, Brandon Toombs, Becky Murray and Sven Ringling discuss the tools and methods from SAP SuccessFactors to get this done, why a company might want to go with a Core-Hybrid approach, tradeoffs, and advice for getting it done. More podcasts and details are at insightcp.com/insights

Let’s talk about People Analytics with Mike Hoekstra of GP Strategies and author of the SAP Press book “Introducing HR Reporting with SAP SuccessFactors People Analytics.” Steve Bogner, Luke Marson and Chris Wilpert join to talk with Mike about how customers can get started with SAP SuccessFactors People Analytics. What does an implementation look like? What’s new? What are some challenges and how can customers solve them?

No project is perfect - so what are some real steps and actions you can take to improve your SuccessFactors EC and EC Payroll projects? We have ideas for that! Join Steve Bogner, Amy Grubb, Sven Ringling, Brandon Toombs, Luke Marson, Mark Ingram, Martin Gillet and Becky Murray to learn more. And visit insightcp.com/insights for all the podcasts and to leave comments and suggestions for the team!

The SAP HCM Insights team (insightcp.com/insights) talks with Imran Sajid at SAP on how ideas and enhancements are evaluated and integrated into the SAP SuccessFactors products. It's a bit more complicated - and thorough - than one might assume. Join Steve Bogner, Amy Grubb, Sven Ringling and Martin Gillet for this look behind the scenes to learn how ideas and changes are considered for the products.

SAP SuccessFactors is releasing a new cloud-based Time Management product, over and above what is standard with Time Off in the EC product. It’s an exciting release, so we got together with Todd Asevedo and Paul Meredith - the Time gurus at SAP SuccessFactors - to dig into more details and better understand what this means for customers. See the main podcast site insightcp.com/insights for some informative slides that show the scope and roadmap for SAP’s Time Management solutions, and other helpful links.

We review some of our favorite new features in the 2H2020 release of SuccessFactors on the SAP HCM Insights podcast at insightcp.com/insights. Join Steve Bogner, Brandon Toombs, Mark Ingram and Sven Ringling as they share information, viewpoints and opinions on this and more. Listen here or subscribe via your favorite podcast platform.