Why the time is now to move to SAP SuccessFactors in the cloud: PwC

By updating your outdated HR applications and connecting technology to business processes to your people in ways that feel right, human resources can evolve and become a vital component of a truly intelligent enterprise. And the SAP SuccessFactors Human Experience Management (HXM) Suite can play a key role in maintaining and extending that competitive edge, through your people.

If your organization is using SAP ERP HCM and you haven’t made the leap to SAP SuccessFactors yet, it’s important to get started soon, and here’s why. When SAP first introduced SAP S/4HANA, the latest generation of its ERP platform, the company announced a deadline for customers to migrate to the system by 2027. And the message from SAP has been clear, SAP SuccessFactors is the go-forward solution for its HR solutions, so if you want to benefit from the newest innovations and keep up with the expectations from your workforce, you should consider upgrading to SAP SuccessFactors before support for on-premise SAP ERP HCM is scheduled to end.

But, frankly, there are myriad of more compelling reasons beyond the end of on-premise SAP ERP HCM maintenance to migrate to the new platform – and do it quickly.

What are the benefits of SAP SuccessFactors in the cloud to my business?

The SAP SuccessFactors Suite is where employee data is housed and is at the heart of the Intelligent Enterprise. Like SAP ERP HCM, the SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite was designed to provide solid HR features and capabilities, but in a way that is way more flexible and easier to work with for employees, managers and HR people alike.

In areas of talent management, user experience, mobile adoption and innovation, SAP SuccessFactors is lightyears ahead of SAP ERP HCM’s capabilities (if they were there at all in the first place…).

Also consider the fact that workers are increasingly demanding transparency and personalization in every facet of their jobs. SAP SuccessFactors gives employees and managers the ability to receive personalized and proactive coaching along with complete access to their full employee record, anytime, anywhere, using SAP Work Zone to bring all relevant information and workflows from other SAP solutions, like S/4HANA together in one place for their convenience.

Meanwhile, SAP SuccessFactors gives HR managers access to advanced, real-time analytics, with employee data consolidated into a single place, rather than being siloed in multiple, incompatible systems. This enables them to play an instrumental part in executing on the company’s strategy and align the workforce to what needs to be done to thrive and survive in the current economic climate in an engaging way.

Add it all up and SAP SuccessFactors on the cloud gives you a better ability to source, hire and retain talent while streamlining time and payroll processing, compliance and regulatory efforts. Advanced reporting lets you track and analyze all of this in real-time. And that is exactly what ‘the doctor ordered’ to drive the digital transformation within your organisation.