Every year, SAP SuccessFactors pulls together one of the most well-researched, psychology-driven HR trends reports out there. Dr. Lauren Bidwell and her team of applied psychologists have done the work so you don’t have to—sifting through over 40 top business sources, extracting 250+ micro-trends, and boiling it all down to 5 major meta-trends that are … Read more
Let’s talk about something that’s happening (quietly, but quickly): AI is shaking up HR from top to bottom. From the first job application to the final offboarding process, AI is inserting itself into every part of the HR journey—and honestly, it’s about time. For years, HR has been buried under paperwork, endless resume filtering, repetitive … Read more
I’ve spent over 12 years working on extending SaaS solutions using PaaS, mainly with SAP SuccessFactors (SFSF) and SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). Over the years, I’ve seen what works, what doesn’t, and what I wish SaaS products would do to make extensibility easier. The reality is that no enterprise SaaS product can meet every … Read more
SuccessFactors (SFSF) is a powerful SaaS HRIS, but sometimes businesses need custom extensions to add extra functionality or improve workflows. SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) is the go-to platform for building these extensions without modifying SFSF’s core. But here’s the thing: a great extension shouldn’t feel like a separate app. It should feel like a … Read more
Professional Services is a fast-moving industry where success depends on how efficiently organizations can find the right people with the right skills at the right time, place, and cost. Over the years, I’ve seen customers struggle with this, relying on spreadsheets, emails, and disconnected systems to make crucial staffing decisions. While this might work for … Read more
Back in May 2019, I was fortunate to have had a chance to present and talk about SAP Cloud Platform (now SAP BTP) at SAP Sapphire / ASUG. It was one of those sessions where I got to talk about something I’ve spent years working on—extending SAP SuccessFactors to incorporate unique and differentiating processes. The … Read more