HR workforce planning: Plan and predict workforce supply and demand
Learn from the past, plan for the future, and prepare for the unknown
Combine the workforce planning capabilities of SAP Analytics Cloud for planning with people data from SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central and third-party solutions for a strategic view of your future workforce.
Put people data at the heart of workforce planning
Greater plan accuracy with built-in data verification
Better decision-making with collaborative input from stakeholders
Automated and predictive planning with machine learning
Improved business agility with what-if analysis of scenarios
Increased visibility into influencers with a real-time view of plans
Prebuilt content packages to get going faster
Plan, model, and predict by uniting people data with business data
Empower HR to act as a strategic business partner capable of making confident workforce supply and demand decisions quickly.
People data is needed for both
For both operational and strategic workforce planning, accurate people data is a must. With workforce planning solutions from SAP, you can streamline the flow of people data directly from the source while minimizing errors due to manual transfer processes.
Operational workforce planning
Focuses on costs and budgeting for targeted headcount, new hires, and contingent workers
Involves detailed planning at the employee level for tracking absences, adjusting employment levels, and more
Uses position templates to speed new position planning and analytical tools to aid decision-making
Strategic workforce planning
Focuses on long-term planning over multiple years to help the business realize its goals
Involves cost and risk assessments for critical job roles based on data from multiple sources
Uses data to analyze supply and demand signals, anticipate talent gaps, guide investment, and recommend action
Value-driven results
Learn how ORBIS and Microsoft put people at the heart of technical advancement with SAP Analytics Cloud for planning.
Aligning people and strategy for better business outcomes with integrated workforce planning
Creating consistent and standardized employee experiences worldwide
Prerna Ajmera General Manager, HR Digital Transformation Programs, Microsoft Corporation
How do SAP solutions support operational and strategic workforce planning?
SAP Analytics Cloud for planning
Create and share plans with stakeholders
Eliminate data entry errors with automated imports
Make better decisions with built-in business intelligence and analytics
Automate forecasting and plan for the unknown with what-if analysis modelling
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
Generate more accurate plans with data pulled directly from the source
Improve insight and visibility with a single source of truth for people data
Make plans actionable in less time with less effort
Turn planned positions into real positions in one click through integration with SAP Analytics Cloud for planning
SAP S/4HANA
Transfer budgets, cost data, and financial plans directly to SAP S/4HANA using prebuilt, integrated business content
Gain visibility into actual and planned workforce costs
Merge the assumptions of finance and HR into one planning solution
Understand the cost of salary increases, changes in benefits, and employee-related expenses
Business content to speed time to value
Get up and running faster with prebuilt content packages for finance, HR, ERP, and supply chain management
Maintain data accuracy and quality with built-in capabilities for fast, secure data transfer to other SAP business applications
Use automation to minimize the errors associated with manual data entry
Create better workforce plans based on knowledge and expertise from SAP
What else can SAP Business Technology Platform solutions do for HR?
Explore how SAP BTP solutions for integration, application development, analytics, and planning can help HR act as a strategic partner and business enabler.
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Technical information to share with IT and developers
Learn how to implement, configure, and navigate the prebuilt content
Access to project architecture
Implementation training
Prebuilt reports for progress overviews, gender analyses, external workforce assessments, and budget comparisons
Applications for calculating FTE demand and costs, viewing aggregate internal and external headcount, and generating detailed internal FTE plans
Data transfer application with prebuilt templates for SAP S/4HANA
Tools for preparing results of financial plans for SAP S/4HANA
Integrated financial planning content package for SAP S/4HANA to transfer costs into your operating expense data model
Learn how to implement, configure, and navigate the prebuilt content
Access to project architecture
Implementation training
Prebuilt reports for progress overviews, gender analyses, external workforce assessments, and budget comparisons
Applications for calculating FTE demand and costs, viewing aggregate internal and external headcount, and generating detailed internal FTE plans
Data transfer application with prebuilt templates for SAP S/4HANA
Tools for preparing results of financial plans for SAP S/4HANA
Integrated financial planning content package for SAP S/4HANA to transfer costs into your operating expense data model