The SAP Business Suite brings together employees, processes and data on a central platform and enables companies to make data-based decisions in human resources management and thus significantly improve their efficiency. Our webcast series shows how the implementation works in detail.
In recent years, human resources management has developed from an administrative function to a strategic partner for corporate management. At the same time, the challenges have grown: an increasing shortage of skilled workers, high costs for external recruitment and a lack of transparency across the entire workforce are met by increasingly complex legal requirements. In addition, there are a number of still manual processes and, at the same time, increasing employee expectations of digital working environments.
It’s about a new understanding of human resources management
The SAP Business Suite addresses exactly these challenges. It is the key to a new understanding of human resources management – and pursues three central goals:
- It provides harmonized data from all areas of the company for human resources management.
- It connects all HR processes across departmental boundaries and thus creates a “single source of truth”.
- Through the use of AI, it significantly improves employee experiences and facilitates compliance with regulatory requirements.
Technically, the solution is based on the SAP Business Technology Platform, which integrates both SAP applications and third-party systems. Important features include consistent security and identity management, a uniform user experience, coordinated data models and flexible expandability. The SAP Business Suite includes central HR functions such as master data management, time management, payroll, learning & development, talent management and benefits. Native integration creates end-to-end processes that are based on a uniform database. Launch and operations are supported by a broad partner ecosystem. The SAP Business Technology Platform is used to integrate SAP applications and third-party systems.
Practical examples show how companies specifically benefit
A key unique selling point is the profound use of data and AI. The SAP Business Data Cloud automatically links and harmonizes HR and business data from SAP applications and third-party systems so that companies can access a consistent, high-quality database. This data forms the basis for IT-supported forecasts for staffing requirements, costs and potential risks. With the Joule Copilot, SAP also offers an AI-supported assistant that can answer questions about HR performance in everyday language dialogues and provide concrete recommendations for action.
The practical examples in the webcast series show how companies specifically benefit from the SAP Business Suite in their HR processes. Emirates Fast Food Company uses real-time data to optimize its supplier and HR management, while Brussels Airport integrates HR and business to create the “airport of tomorrow” and BT Group improves the employee experience through process automation.
90 percent less effort when preparing compensation discussions
Artificial intelligence is part of almost all processes controlled by the SAP Business Suite – and delivers measurable efficiency gains. Companies report that by using AI they were able to massively reduce the time required for a number of processes: by up to 90 percent when preparing compensation discussions, by 85 percent when creating job advertisements and by more than 60 percent when formulating development goals.(1)
No matter what the task is, the AI copilot Joule always enables intuitive, secure and expandable interaction with all of the company’s SAP systems and ensures seamless collaboration between different AI agents for HR, finance, procurement or customer management.
RISE with SAP or GROW with SAP: two ways to reach your goal
In order to be able to serve very different customer groups, company sizes and industries, there are two ways to introduce the SAP Business Suite:
– RISE with SAP transforms existing SAP ERP landscapes in compliance with Clean Core principles, using tools such as SAP Signavio, LeanIX and WalkMe.
– GROW with SAP enables new SAP customers to quickly get started with the SAP Business Suite using preconfigured modules – with a plannable scope.
The SAP Business Suite establishes the HR function as an equal partner at board level. She supports the CFO with budget planning, financial statements and risk management, the CPO with procurement and supplier management, the COO with supply chain and resource planning, the CIO with process harmonization and cost optimization – and of course the HR department with workforce management and talent development.
This makes the suite not just an HR system, but an integrated, intelligent corporate platform that brings together employees, processes and data. Companies are enabled to make data-based decisions and thus significantly improve their efficiency and innovative strength. HR is evolving from an administrative function into a strategic value driver.
About the SAP Business Suite webcast series
The SAP Business Suite creates a new era of enterprise management in which intelligent AI agents powered by contextual business data fundamentally change business processes, helping companies achieve greater speed, agility, flexibility, integration and consistency. The suite does not use isolated individual solutions, but rather a fully integrated approach.
Our webcast series on the SAP Business Suite is divided into the different lines of business such as finance, HR, spend management and supply chain management. There are several webcasts for each of these topics, which also include live demos and best practices.
Interested parties can attend the respective webcast live on the start date – or access the content online later.
