The SAP HCM Insights podcast is all about the SAP SuccessFactors and SAP HCM / HXM products, customers, implementations, management and people. Every two weeks we provide insight, commentary, information and discussion from a team of industry experts including Steve Bogner, Becky Murray, Sven Ringling and Brandon Toombs - and the occasional guest.
Most clients using SAP HCM also outsource some business processes or technical infrastructure. In this podcast Steve Bogner, Sven RIngling, Jarret Pazahanick and Luke Marson talk about outsourcing options that they have seen, as well as what works well and doesn't work so well with outsourcing. What steps can clients take to ensure their outsourcing efforts work well?
In this podcast we take a bit of a different approach with the topic of ASUG's preconference session titled 'Not Just for Payroll Anymore: How to Use the Latest Human Resources Technology to Become a Strategic Partner with Your Business'. Due to technical difficulties (i.e. Skype decided to through a fit) the podcast was recorded with only one of us: Steve Bogner.
We spoke with David Ludlow, Group Vice Presidnet of SAP HCM Solutions, just after his keynote at the HR 2012 conference in Las Vegas. In the keynote, David explained SAP's direction on SuccessFactors and Mobility among other topics. We spoke with him in a bit more detail about those topics.
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We discuss the challenges, tips and best practices in SAP HCM reporting with Danielle Larocca - an SAP HCM reporting expert with SpinifexIT. Why is 'reporting' one of those topics that always comes up when discussing or implementing SAP HCM? What could SAP do better with HCM reporting? And just as important, what can consultants and consulting firms do better? We wrap it up by sharing some tips and best practices for SAP HCM reporting.
In our seventh podcast we discuss the SAP / SuccessFactors HCM Roadmap with our special guest Amy Thistle, conference producer for HR 2012. As we disucss the roadmap, Amy informs us on how HR 2012 is addressing the topics. The roadmap addressed many topics well, at a high level. We still have a number of questions and concerns about the details and how they will impact clients.
Steve is Managing Partner at Insight Consulting Partners and has worked with SAP HR/Payroll since 1993. Focusing on core-HR, Payroll and Project Management around SAP and SuccessFactors HCM, he has worked with all sizes and types of companies. Steve presents at conferences around the world and is an SAP Mentor alumnus. Read his blogs at www.insightcp.com/blog and periodic musings on Twitter at SteveBogner
Rebecca MurrayRebecca Murray is a founder and Managing Partner at Illumiti HCM. Rebecca is an experienced HCM Consultant, helping companies develop and continuously maintain optimal and high-performing workforces. She specializes in the design and integration of talent management and ESS and MSS solutions. Rebecca helps clients across the world implement sustainable global workforce development strategies. She applies her insight and knowledge to each endeavor and excels in delivering a positive user experience. Rebecca holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering and a Masters degree in Business Administration. She is also a SuccessFactors Certified Professional Consultant and a Boomi Certified Process Developer. Follow her on Twitter at @Rebecca_Murray3.
Sven Ringling is SAP HXM Solution Advisor at ORBIS People GmbH (www.orbis-people.de), a consultancy for Digital HR with SAP's HXM portfolio including SAP SuccessFactors, Qualtrics, H4S4 and SAP HCM. He advises customers on their digital HR transformation journey from strategy and roadmap to implementation and continuous improvement. Sven started his career in 1996 as an SAP HR consultant at IDS Scheer in Germany. He subsequently co-founded SAP HCM consultancies in Germany and the UK and led their cloud transformation initiatives. He has worked with >100 customers across a variety of countries and has been a speaker on Digital HR on conferences on 4 continents. His books and articles published in German, English, and Chinese cover SAP HCM, SAP Concur, Qualtrics and SAP SuccessFactors. Sven is on Twitter at svenringling.
Brandon has worked in HR technology 20+ years. He specializes in Employee Central with over 30 implementations under his belt. His clients include airlines, retail, manufacturing, oil and gas, financial services, and public sector. Brandon has held many project roles - change management, project management, trainer, functional analysis, and a developer. He brings a unique blend of business, functional and technical expertise. He has presented at numerous conferences, is co-author of the latest version of the SAP Press Employee Central book and hosts the only known YouTube channel devoted to Employee Central. Brandon is a passionate believer in the potential of Human Capital processes and technology to supercharge performance of organizations. He can be found on Twitter at BrandonToombs.