This is a collection of the most useful SuccessFactors resources: documents, blogs, reports, and videos. This includes links that will cover an introduction to SuccessFactors, the acquisition by SAP, SAP's strategy, the SuccessFactors HCM suite, integration, and other related documents and resources. It is also recommended to join the SAP and SuccessFactors group on LinkedIn, as this is the leading community for the latest and greatest information on SuccessFactors.
Overview
SAPexperts in-depth Special Report: SAP and SuccessFactors - An Overview (SAPexperts)
SuccessFactors with SAP ERP HCM - SAP PRESS Bookstore (SAP PRESS)
Market, Customer, and Consultant-related
SAP and SuccessFactors – Staying Informed
SuccessFactors named Market Leader in Six IDC Reports (SuccessFactors)
Magic Quadrant for Talent Management Suites 2013 (Gartner)
How to Transition from an SAP HCM to a SuccessFactors Consultant
SuccessFactors and SAP HCM consulting: The Wild West of 2013
The Future of SAP HCM and SuccessFactors Consulting - 2013 : CloudAve (Cloud Avenue)
Future of SAP HCM [podcast] (SAP HCM Insights Podcast)
The state of Talent Management in SAP HCM and Impact of SuccessFactors - With Thomas Otter [podcast] (SAP HCM Insights Podcast)
SAP and SuccessFactors - Mobility, Innovation, Payroll and Charity
SuccessFactors, The Future of SAP HCM Consulting, Project Execution, Training and more! [podcast] (SAP HCM Insights Podcast)
Cloud: When & Why Whitepaper (SuccessFactors)
Business Execution for Dummies (SuccessFactors)
SAP Forum: Life after Lars [diginomica.com]
Impact of DevOps and Cloud on SAP and ERP System Administrators (YouTube)
How significant is SAP’s on-premise and Cloud licensing swap announcement?
Solutions
SAP Jam – SAP Help Portal Page (help.sap.com)
SAP Jam Administrator Guide [PDF]
SuccessFactors Onboarding: Taking a Fresh Approach to Employee Engagement and Retention ... (SuccessFactors)
Calibrate Employee Performance Through SuccessFactors [registration required] (SAPexperts)
SuccessFactors Employee Central Time Off - Made for You! - YouTube (YouTube)
SuccessFactors LMS vs SAP LSO – Some observations | NTT DATA Business Solutions | Australia (NTT Data Solutions)
Comparison Between SAP ERP HCM E-Recruiting and SuccessFactors Recruiting [registration required] (SAPexperts)
SuccessFactors Workforce Analytics or SAP Business Intelligence for Human Resources?
SuccessFactors August Release: Faster, easier adoption of the latest innovations
Solutions: Employee Central
Employee Central handbooks from SAP [s-user required]
What’s New in SuccessFactors 1302 release for Employee Central, Platform and Admin Tools
SuccessFactors Employee Central – Time Off and other new features in the 1308 release
Implementing SuccessFactors Employee Central with a SAP background
SAP HANA Cloud Platform: Turbocharge SuccessFactors Applications (YouTube)
Eat like never before: SAP Networking Lunch
Manage Mass Changes in SuccessFactors Employee Central [registration required] (SAPexperts)
Solutions: Employee Central Payroll
Employee Central handbooks from SAP [s-user required]
SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll - list of supported countries
New SAP and SuccessFactors Cloud Payroll Offering
Technical, data model, and configuration
Mapping SAP OM objects to SuccessFactors For a Hybrid Model
SuccessFactors: The X Factor of Data Models
Employee Central Entities and Interfacing
Extending SuccessFactors with the Metadata Framework
Rules and Picklists in the SuccessFactors Metadata Framework
Integration Strategy
SAP and SuccessFactors talent hybrid model: what lies ahead, plus a few small hidden jewels
SAP HCM and SuccessFactors Integration Packages: an overview
The Real Truth about SAP and SuccessFactors Integration
SAP and SuccessFactors - "Proven" Integration is Hype
Integration and Integration Packages
SAP HCM and SuccessFactors Integration Packages: an overview
Integration Add-on 1.0 for SAP HCM and SuccessFactors
Integration Add-on 1.0 for SAP HCM and SuccessFactors: Support Package 2
Integration Add-on 2.0 for SAP HCM and SuccessFactors
Integration add-on 2.0 for SAP ERP HCM and SuccessFactors BizX – SAP Help Portal Page (help.sap.com)
Integration Packages Administration Guide on SAP Service Marketplace [S-user required]
Pilot Test of the Integration add-on for SAP ERP HCM & SuccessFactors BizX
Integration Q&A: Managing employee compensation using SAP HCM and SuccessFactors
Integration Q&A: Real-World Impressions on SAP and SuccessFactors Integration Add-On’s
SAP HCM and SuccessFactors Biz X Employee Basic Data Integration RDS Demo - YouTube (YouTube)
SAP HCM and SuccessFactors Biz X Compensation Integration RDS Demo - YouTube (YouTube)
Employee Central – Employee Mini-Master Add-on Available
Dell Boomi AtomSphere for SuccessFactors (Dell Boomi)
How to integrate SuccessFactors talent data into SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse?
SAP Jam ABAP Integration - Configuration Guide for SP Level 5
SAP Jam ABAP Integration - Configuration Guide for SP Level 6
LSO-to-SuccessFactors LMS RDS | hyperCision, Inc. [HyperCision]
PI Configuration Example (NWPI 1.0 SP2-4 & 2.0 SP0) [S-user required]
PI Configuration Example (NWPI 1.0 SP6 & 2.0 SP2) [S-user required]
Tips and Tricks
Tip: Creating a single URL for logging directly into SuccessFactors BizX demo instance
Single Sign-On to SuccessFactors from SAP HCM
Acquisition by SAP and Roadmap
Thoughts on SuccessFactors, Holiday Wish Lists for SAP HCM, and UNICEF [podcast] (SAP HCM Insights Podcast)
SAP and SuccessFactors Acquisition Q&A (Cloud Avenue)
News Analysis: SAP Buys SuccessFactors for $3.4B Signals SAP's Commitment To Cloud, HCM, and Social (Constellation Research)
SAP to Buy Into Software as a Service With SuccessFactors Deal [PDF] (Garnter)
SAP To Buy SuccessFactors: Major Shift In Talent Management Market (updated) (Bersin by Deloitte)
SAP and SuccessFactors Roadmap Analysis (Cloud Avenue)
SAP and SuccessFactors HCM Roadmap - With Amy Thistle [podcast] (SAP HCM Insights Podcast)