What is SAP SuccessFactors Succession Development?

The SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development solution can help you develop the talent to achieve business goals while providing visibility and planning capabilities to support growth. Cultivate your next generation of talent and engage and retain current employees to support your strategy and success.

• Place the right people in the right roles with employee development planning and succession planning tools
• Help employees expand their skills and advance their careers with ongoing employee development and leadership development
• Optimize succession planning and leverage other talent management processes

Features

Succession planning and leadership development

Assess employee potential to identify, develop, and retain the people needed to build a talent pipeline for critical roles. Org chart for succession planning Get quick visibility into talent gaps, including key indicators such as risk of loss, impact of loss, and bench strength. Talent search Uncover hidden talent through company-wide searches that leverage comprehensive employee talent profiles. Talent pools Obtain a dynamic view into pool membership and simplify administration and management of talent pools. Presentations Present and share live talent information to more easily engage in strategic succession planning and talent pipeline conversations.

Employee and career development planning

Empower employees to take control over their own career development planning and career path. Continuous employee development Provide ongoing coaching and feedback to help ensure employees are focused on the right development activities. Mentoring Match employee mentors and mentees automatically, providing a simple yet powerful way to accelerate employee development. Career explorer Discover recommended career opportunities, powered by machine learning, based on the career paths of others with similar skills, competencies, and expressed interests. Career worksheet Help employees explore career paths, assess readiness, and address gaps with targeted career development plans.

Talent reviews and calibration tools

Help ensure fair and objective assessments for the purpose of identifying the right future leaders. Dynamic drag-and-drop calibration tools Assess employee performance and potential and identify top (and bottom) performers using a configurable nine box grid. Photo-less calibration tools Reduce unconscious bias within performance-rating processes. Analytics and reporting Measure the effectiveness of succession planning and its impact on business outcomes.