The More Training the Better Ongoing Strategies Training should build an understanding of Before and During all modules for your implementation team, Implementation so that they are put in the best position to succeed. That training should go beyond Now that you have done your due diligence PowerPoint and be hands-on. Again, cross- in preparing for your implementation, there module training should be happening. are also overarching steps you should Making sure your employees are properly take in implementing SAP SuccessFactors trained is an essential piece of user adoption Employee Central. and change management. Offering a variety of training options that enable your employees to succeed, while also selling Creating Universal De昀椀nitions them on the features and capabilities in the system, will maximize the value of De昀椀ning your organizational structure is important. This includes examining your investment. legal entities, business units, divisions, departments, locations, and cost centers. Planning Ahead for Updates These are important because there is potential for additional layers if needed SAP SuccessFactors updates on a biannual using Metadata Framework (MDF) basis, so it is likely to change in some way functionality during the implementation. in the middle of an implementation. There You should also focus on the design of your is a possibility that the new updates will Role Based Permissions (RBP) and security. impact your system during your project, You want to minimize the permission and you need to have a plan in place for roles for simplicity’s sake and to reduce managing changes. Stay on top of the maintenance. Think holistically about how release calendar, and make sure to be ready each of your permissions will complement to handle any con昀椀guration changes that could be necessary. We will discuss release SAP SuccessFactors functionality. management in further detail later. It is also important to 昀椀gure out what sorts of job descriptions your company uses, and how those positions fall within a hierarchy. This will set you up for easier HR automation in the future. When doing this, and for all Follow the SAP SuccessFactors release HR-related items, make sure to use standard schedule. Pay attention to the release notes naming conventions to reduce translation before the updates go live to avoid having to cost and effort. TIP go back and make unexpected changes. To bring these de昀椀nitions into your system, MDF allows customers to create custom objects and functionality in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central as required. MDF provides the ability to de昀椀ne objects, 昀椀elds, behavior, and the look and feel of the application through a web- based user interface, without coding, and enables admins to create business rules to implement custom logic. / 16 © 2020 Rizing LLC or a Rizing LLC af昀椀liate company. All rights reserved.