SAP and HCM

Dear SAP Aspirant, here's how you can create a Personal Development Plan to achieve your goal of becoming an Application Consultant ; Choose a module according to your previous experience, existing knowledge, or interests, Familiarize yourself with the work types and roles associated with the solution of your choice, Use Learning Journeys to learn about the training courses you'll need to develop required skills, and Create a workable plan, allocating enough time to reading manuals and completing exercises, and follow it strictly. An example: HR to SAP HRIS You have an HR (educational or professional) background and therefore you're interested in learning SAP SuccessFactors, and becoming its Consultant or Administrator. You find out that either of the two roles (stated above) require you to take prerequisite training of an open SAP course (introducing HXM), and SuccessFactors Overview and Platform Introduction courses. You, therefore, allocate enough time in your plan fo...

  You want to learn a specific SAP SuccessFactors module. As you start exploring the details, you get to know the course has a prerequisite i.e. THR80.  Looking at the contents of the course , you are still unsure what exactly you'll learn in the course as all of the terms are new to you.  You want to know more. You ask google and it tells you it's taught through self-guided learning, check-in meetings, and hands-on exercises.  Finally you find An Introduction of the (Platform) Introduction Training .  The blog answers some of the training  FAQs about the course.   I am completely new to SAP SuccessFactors. Should I start with the SAP SuccessFactors Platform Introduction Academy Training? It's better if you attend another course - An Introduction to Human Experience Management , available free of cost at open SAP, to first have an understanding of the context of SAP SuccessFactors Solutions.  The next, highly recommended, course is HRSF...

I am looking to pursue my career into SAP SuccessFactors as a consultant. Can you please guide me how to proceed with the training and course?  It's a common question I receive. Here's my answer: SAP is a good career, however, it has its own set of challenges, in addition to the rewards it offers, like any other profession. 1. Using FREE learning resources You can start your learning journey through openSAP courses, which are available FREE of cost. Once you have good basic understanding of the SuccessFactors Solutions, you can take advanced (paid) training. Here are some courses, which were run in the past, and I have recommended these to many: An Introduction to SuccessFactors Solutions Run Simple HR with SuccessFactors Employee Central Implementation Made Simple for SAP SuccessFactorsSolutions Talent Management Best Practices with SAP SuccessFactors HR + Finance with SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAPSuccessFactors Upgrade2Success – Making SAP ERP HCM Migration Easier Upgrade2Succe...