Why migrate from HCM to SAP Success Factors?

Currently, many companies have management systems developed to serve their specific human resources processes. When the latest trend is focused on managing people and not processes. As we mentioned in What is SAP Success Factors? it is essential to consider the management of human capital as part of the execution of the business strategy.

Due to the changes experienced during 2020, many processes had to be modified within organizations. And now, more companies are evaluating the need to update their management systems to an On Cloud solution, where the service is received as SaaS (Software as a Service) and licenses are rented to access a solution that has already been configured with the specifications of your business.

Next, we will delve into the variables that have driven the migration to cloud solutions such as SAP Success Factors.

• Greater diversity in work environments

Currently, companies have inclusive work cultures and are more responsible for cultural diversity.

Specific work schedules are now very difficult to be useful to all employees, and companies are more open to allowing people to define the schedules that work best for them and allow them to maximize their performance in the organization.

Different types of contracts, temporary, part-time, and such diverse needs have led companies to have different systems, with large developments that manage human resources processes, which often do not standardize the source of information. Over time, this generates a problem in the reliability and validity of the data.

Different needs based on the cultural and generational characteristics of workers. Not all employees are motivated by a fixed salary; many people value certain benefits, flexible schedules, or professional development. This is due to personal needs and characteristics. Therefore, now more than ever, flexible technology is needed to respond to all the previous conditions.

• Widespread technological advancement

Staying technologically up-to-date is essential in daily life. The immediacy and responsiveness offered by technology have been more widely accepted in society as a response to the major global challenges presented in the last 2 years.

This technological openness naturally has repercussions for companies. And now, executives are more likely to consider adopting new technology. In a world where most of our transactions and activities are regulated in applications on our phones, talent management in companies cannot be left behind.

• Remote Businesses

Keeping your workforce trained and with the necessary skills to perform their jobs is possible through technology. Likewise, monitoring and managing personnel without the need to share physical space and automating decision-making at the click of a button on our phones. It seems like a reality that we cannot avoid or postpone, and companies that have tools that allow them to automate these responses will be the ones that can continue innovating and competing.

What advantage does SAP Success Factors have over HCM?

According to SAP data, time management is one of the most demanding and complex needs that organizations present. Therefore, Success Factors has made a significant investment in its time management or time off module.

Time Off is a sub-module of Employee Central that integrates everything related to vacation requests, attendance, absences, etc.

This year, several improvements have been made to the solution with the purpose of responding to many of the concerns and needs that clients have expressed, such as:

• Absences that span a day.
• Digital assistant.
• Time accounts that consider paid vacations or paid absences.
• Time sheet with an improved user interface.

And finally the creation of Time Tracking product that integrates with the Time Management in general. And has functions such as:

• A more user-friendly interface.
• Integration with time clocks.
• Clock in and Clock out scenarios.
• Work schedules that span a day.
• Digital assistant.
• Add alerts such as fatigue or regulations.

In addition to improving the Workforce Analytics solution.

Whether clients opt for a complete migration to the solution or start with a mix of On Premise plus On Cloud solutions, it is a good time to analyze the adoption of SAP Success Factors.