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What Is SAP Workforce Planning?
Companies that want to better anticipate staffing needs — be they through organizational change, growth, or seasonal impact — use workforce planning. The process of workforce planning brings a data-driven approach to forecasting workforce requirements and strives to ensure a company is optimizing its hiring and training. Technology also plays a role in workforce planning, and SAP Workforce Planning is offered in the cloud-based SAP SuccessFactors Workforce Planning module.
Good workforce planning typically includes analysis of the following:
- Available talent
- Forecasted talent needs
- Gaps between what is forecasted and what is available
- Determination of how to fill talent gaps.
Filling talent gaps goes beyond simply hiring full-time workers. It can also include part-time or seasonal labor or contract work. The solution to workforce deficits may be inside the company already and achieved through training and promotion from within.
SAP Workforce Planning with SAP SuccessFactors Workforce Planning is one option for SAP customers, but it’s not the only option available. For example, vendors such as Alight offer pre-packaged workforce planning solutions. SAP partners like IBM and Accenture help companies implement workforce planning processes and technologies.
What Is SAP Workforce Planning?
Companies that want to better anticipate staffing needs — be they through organizational change, growth, or seasonal impact — use workforce planning. The process of workforce planning brings a data-driven approach to forecasting workforce requirements and strives to ensure a company is optimizing its hiring and training. Technology also plays a role in workforce planning, and SAP Workforce Planning is offered in the cloud-based SAP SuccessFactors Workforce Planning module.
Good workforce planning typically includes analysis of the following:
- Available talent
- Forecasted talent needs
- Gaps between what is forecasted and what is available
- Determination of how to fill talent gaps.
Filling talent gaps goes beyond simply hiring full-time workers. It can also include part-time or seasonal labor or contract work. The solution to workforce deficits may be inside the company already and achieved through training and promotion from within.
SAP Workforce Planning with SAP SuccessFactors Workforce Planning is one option for SAP customers, but it’s not the only option available. For example, vendors such as Alight offer pre-packaged workforce planning solutions. SAP partners like IBM and Accenture help companies implement workforce planning processes and technologies.
Key Considerations for SAP Workforce Planning
- Data-driven workforce planning is still a strategic advantage. While it may seem like every company is engaging in HR best practices that include workforce planning, the truth is workforce planning and analytics tools are among the lowest adoption of HR software types, according to data from our recent HR technology research. Implementing a workforce planning process can give your organization a competitive edge.
- Bring HR together with finance and the business for workforce planning. Workforce planning is at its best when all relevant sources of insight and information are brought to the table. Finance can provide critical data on budget and forecasted company performance. Business executives drive the direction of the organization that will ultimately create staffing needs. Combine business and finance with HR’s insight for the best workforce planning outcomes.
- Define your workforce planning requirements. Determining the goals of your workforce planning program before undertaking the actual analysis will help drive more effective results. Figure out which departments and skill sets are most likely to need planning assistance. Additionally, identify specific time frames for planning — are you looking at the next year or beyond?
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Driving HCM Success With AnalyticsMar 3, 2025 — SAP organizations are encouraged to adopt new analytics capabilities in SAP SuccessFactors, such as Report Stories and Workforce Analytics, to optimize HR functions and drive innovation, especially as older reporting tools are set for retirement by 2025.
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Enhancing the Power of HR Planning with SimpleFi’s HR Planning SolutionJul 27, 2024 — With all the capabilities available to SAP organizations, they cannot afford to rely on outdated workflows or offline methodologies to handle their HR planning. Companies should ensure that they can plan and budget in a way that sets their workforce up for success. And they need solutions that fit to their unique requirements and not just a toolbox.
SimpleFi offers SAP users the ability to supercharge their HR planning capabilities using the power of SAP Analytics Cloud and prepackaged applications. This provides them with better forecasting, data security, and enhanced ability to meet their business goals.
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Workforce Shortages in Supply Chain and Logistics: A Call to Action for SAP UsersMar 28, 2024 — In a recent study conducted by Descartes Systems Group, a leading global provider of logistics solutions, alarming statistics have emerged regarding the state of workforce shortages in the supply chain and logistics industry. The study, titled “How Bad Is the Supply Chain and Logistics Workforce Challenge?” sheds light on the significant impact that these shortages […]
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Live from SAPinsider Studio: Danielle Larocca on HR Reporting and Workforce AnalyticsAug 21, 2017 — Danielle Larocca, Senior VP, HCM Solutions, EPI-USE Labs, joins SAPinsider at HR 2017 to discuss the direction of HR reporting and Workforce Analytics. Topics of this discussion include: What a shift to predictive reporting means for HCM How to tackle the shift to more strategic reporting Challenges with having both cloud an on-premise HR data
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Is Your HR Strategy Sustainable?Aug 10, 2017 —
While strategic HR remains essential, a new approach known as sustainable HR is taking on an increasingly central role as digital business needs and new expectations force organizations to evolve rapidly. A sustainable HR mindset helps organizations establish a culture that fosters technological innovation, enables the ability to quickly adapt to unforeseen disruption, and attracts top talent. Learn how SAP solutions help organizations embrace sustainable HR to stay ahead of the curve and be ready for the workforce of the future.
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Workforce Planning 101: Tips for Starting Your Workforce Planning JourneyMay 25, 2015 — Learn how to take the (sometimes daunting) plunge into implementing strategic workforce planning. Learn more about the details and where to begin the process. Gain tips and guidance on starting the journey and moving up the maturity curve in building a repeatable, sustainable, and strategic process. Key Concept Workforce planning is the process that guides […]
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