SAP SuccessFactors
SAP SuccessFactors (sometimes referred to casually by users as “SF” or “SFSF,” although neither are officially recognized by SAP) is an HR tool that provides cloud-based software for human capital management (HCM), using the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model.
SAP SuccessFactors incorporates core HR and talent management features, offering its customers various deployment options that tend to specific solution needs.
SuccessFactors was founded in 2001 by Lars Dalgaard. It started as an SaaS performance management software, but eventually expanded its offerings by providing business execution software to customers. In February 2012, SAP acquired SuccessFactors, which it renamed to SAP SuccessFactors. The acquisition was largely considered an opportunity to bring existing cloud expertise to SAP’s expanding portfolio and allowed SAP to offer a full, cloud-based HCM suite.
A social collaboration solution, called SAP Jam, was introduced as an integration option in 2012 to help improve the way employees engage with each other and make decisions in the cloud. The tool allowed team members to share ideas, find solutions to shared business problems, align their goals, and more.
SAP SuccessFactors again expanded its offerings to include recruitment marketing and posting, onboarding, and workforce analytics. As of 2019, the latest release of SAP SuccessFactors included functionality updates for the mobile app, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Service Center, and the recruiting solution, just to name a few. Architectural enhancements and a new SAP Fiori - based user interface have also been implemented.
