Q3 2017 Release Highlights: SuccessFactors Succession and Development

SAP SuccessFactors has delivered enhancements and updates across the SAP SuccessFactors® HCM Suite as part of their Q3 2017 product release. Here are a few key updates you should consider for SuccessFactors Succession and Development.

Career Development & Mentoring

End of Maintenance/End of Life for Development Plan v11 & Career Worksheet v11

Removal of Development Goals from Mentoring Pages

• Mentoring programs with no strict dates, open to all or a subset of the company
• Users can be mentors, mentees, or both at the same time

Configuration Type: Universal

Why is it important? Allows customers to keep mentoring programs open at all times. Also allows for self-registration.

Add Learning Activity in Career Worksheet V12

• Ability to add learning activities to a development goal within the career worksheet V12
• Upgrade to Career Worksheet V12 can be done without any functionality loss

Why is it important? . This is the last step to complete feature parity.

Succession Planning

End of Maintenance/End of Life for SOC v11, Talent Search v1, Matrix Grid Reports v11, Legacy Talent Pools

Position Card: External Successor: Enable Add Candidate

• Ability to add external candidates that are not in the system
• External candidate feature is only available if recruiting permissions assigned to succession planner roles
• Succession planner needs permission to create candidates in Recruiting module

Configuration Type: Universal

Why is it important? Allows more flexibility in adding external successors

For the full list of updates to SuccessFactors Succession & Development, visit the SAP SuccessFactors Community.

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