SAP SuccessFactors Modules: A Comprehensive Overview to Structure Your Cloud HRIS
SAP SuccessFactors est une suite RH modulaire en cloud qui couvre l’ensemble des processus liés à la gestion du capital humain. Son architecture permet d’activer uniquement les modules dont votre entreprise a besoin, en fonction de sa maturité RH, de ses priorités et de sa structure organisationnelle.
In this article, we present the main SAP SuccessFactors modules, their purpose, key features, and the benefits they can bring to your organization. At KARTOSA, we support our clients in choosing, implementing, and optimizing each of these modules.
1
Employee Central (EC): The Foundation of Your HR System
Objective: Centralize and structure HR data in a single repository.
Key Features:
- Complete Employee File: Identity, Organization, Contract, Assignments
- HR Event History: Hiring, Mobility, Job Changes
- Management of hierarchical structures and organizational entities
- Workflows, alerts, validation rules, and automations
- Integration with payroll, ERP, time tracking, badge systems, etc.
Benefits:
- 360° Employee View
- Reduction of errors and duplicate data entry
- Enhanced Regulatory Compliance
- Reliable foundation to power other SuccessFactors modules
2
Recruiting & Onboarding: Attracting the right talent and ensuring successful integration
Objective: Streamline the recruitment process and secure the integration of new hires.
Key Features:
- Multi-channel job posting
- Candidate tracking and collaborative scoring
- Interview scheduling, centralization of evaluations
- Portail d’onboarding personnalisé selon le poste
- Automation of welcome documents and arrival tasks
Benefits:
- Enhanced candidate experience
- Time savings for recruiters
- Better post-hire retention
3
Performance et Objectifs (Performance & Goals) Instaurer une culture du pilotage individuel
Objective: aligner les performances individuelles avec les objectifs de l’entreprise.
Key Features:
- Definition and tracking of SMART goals
- Fixed-frequency or continuous evaluations
- Regular feedback between peers and managers
- Evaluation matrices and competency grids
Benefits:
- Visibility on individual contributions
- Culture of transparency and progression
- Team involvement in the strategy
4
Performance et Objectifs (Performance & Goals) Instaurer une culture du pilotage individuel
Objective: Manage pay rises and bonuses consistently and aligned with performance.
Key Features:
- Budgétisation des enveloppes d’augmentation
- Simulations et scénarios d’attribution
- Internal rules and performance matrices
- Integration with evaluation interviews
Benefits:
- Better internal equity
- Transparence des décisions
- Réduction du turnover via la reconnaissance
5
Performance et Objectifs (Performance & Goals) Instaurer une culture du pilotage individuel
Objective: Train, certify, and develop skills continuously
Key Features:
- Online or face-to-face training catalog
- Pathways by role, job, project, or legal obligations
- Tracking completion, scores, and certificates
- Integration with external or internal LMS
Benefits:
- Enhanced compliance (e.g., regulated industries)
- Enhancement of career paths
- Better employee employability
6
Career and Succession (Career Development & Succession) Prepare the future of your teams
Objective: Identify key talent and structure internal developments
Key Features:
- Personalized career plans
- Skills and career aspiration mapping
- Succession planning for critical positions
- Talent pool visualization
Benefits:
- Reduced HR risk in the event of key employee departures
- Easier internal mobility
- Improved retention of high-potential employees
7
Time Management and absences ((Time Off & Time Tracking) Digitalize working time management
Objective: Automate leave, absence, and working time management processes.
Key Features:
- Leave, RTT, and sick leave requests and approvals
- Custom business rules based on collective agreements
- Real-time or declarative time tracking, including clocking systems and work cycles
- Integration with SAP ECC6, S/4HANA, or payroll systems
Benefits:
- Reduced administrative workload
- More reliable leave balances and absence management
- Improved social and regulatory compliance
8
People Analytics Support HR decisions with data
Objective: Leverage HR data to support the company's strategic decision-making.
Key Features:
- Customized dashboards
- KPI monitoring: turnover, engagement, diversity, performance
- Dynamic reports with advanced filters
- Integration with BI tools such as SAP Analytics Cloud and Power BI
Benefits:
- Fact-based HR decision-making
- Consolidated and reliable reporting
- Better alignment between HR and business strategy
At KARTOSA, we support our clients at every stage : from module selection
nd implementation to user training and
post-go-live support.
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