Talent Management and Talent Development

You can use this application to perform the core processes for Talent Management such as Succession Planning or talent development for your enterprise.

Implementation Considerations

To be able to use this application, the following prerequisites must be fulfilled:

You have installed the following components:

Type of Component	Component	Only Required for the Following Functions	More Information
SAP NetWeaver	SAP NetWeaver Portal¹		Running an Enterprise Portal
SAP NetWeaver	Embedded Search		Embedded Search SAP Note 1273780
SAP NetWeaver	Adobe Document Services	Creating PDF-based documents, for example, the handout for a talent review meeting	Adobe Document Services - Configuration
SAP NetWeaver	Internet Graphics Service		Internet Graphics Service
SAP NetWeaver	Knowledge Provider	Storing attachments and notes (for the talent profile, talent review meeting, talent groups)	Knowledge Provider
External product	SAP Talent Visualization by Nakisa²	Graphical user interface for Succession Planning and job architecture
External product	Adobe Flash Player³	Talent review meeting Talent profile for managers and talent management specialists Talent development Talent assessment
External product	Adobe Reader⁴	Talent review meeting Talent profile for managers and talent management specialists Talent profile for employees Talent assessment
Portal content¹	Current version of the following business packages: Business Package for Talent Management Specialist Business Package for Manager Self-Service Business Package for Employee Self-Service		Business Package for Talent Management Specialist Business Package for Manager Self-Service Business Package for Employee Self-Service (WDA) Business Package for Employee Self-Service

¹ Alternatively to the business packages with roles for SAP NetWeaver Portal, you can also use the following roles for SAP NetWeaver Business Client:

Talent Management Specialist
For more information, see Talent Management Specialist in SAP NetWeaver Business Client.
Manager Self-Service
For more information, see Manager Self-Service in SAP NetWeaver Business Client.
Employee Self-Service
For more information, see Employee Self-Service (WDA) in SAP NetWeaver Business Client.

² We recommend that you implement this application together with the product SAP Talent Visualization by Nakisa since SAP Talent Visualization by Nakisa provides users with a graphical and organization-oriented view of Succession Planning and the job architecture. Note, however, that in this case you need to purchase your own license for using the product SAP Talent Visualization by Nakisa. For more information, see SAP Notes 1223936 and 1223938.

³ If a talent management specialist or manager wants to perform the following functions, the most recent version of the Adobe Flash Player must be installed on his or her PC:

Call talent review meeting in presentation mode
Display an employee's resume in the detailed talent profile
Edit development plan
Perform talent assessment

⁴ If a talent management specialist, manager, or employee wants to use the print preview in Portable Document Format (PDF), the Adobe Reader must be installed on his or her PC. The print preview as a PDF is available for the following functions:

Talent Management Specialist
- Talent Profile (Talent Profile for Managers and Talent Management Specialists, Talent Profile for Employees)
- Talent Review Meetings (Handouts, Calibration Grid, and Follow-Up List)
Manager
- Talent Profile (Talent Profile for Managers and Talent Management Specialists, Talent Profile for Employees)
- Talent Assessment (Calibration Grid)
Employee: Talent Profile for Employees

Integration with the business partner is available in your system. This means that a Business Partner object (object type BP) exists for each of the central persons (object type CP).

For more information, see Integration with SAP Business Partner.
You are using the Organizational Management application component and have configured it accordingly.
You have made the settings in Customizing for Talent Management and Talent Development.

For information about the security settings for this application, see the Security Guide for SAP ERP under Start of the navigation path SAP ERP Central Component Next navigation step Human Resources Personnel Management End of the navigation path .

Integration

With Other SAP ERP Components
Component	Function Provided	More Information
Organizational Management	Job architecture and organizational basis of Talent Management	Organizational Management
Performance Management	Consistent appraisal process, for example, for assessing the performance and potential of employees	Objective Setting and Appraisals
Qualifications and Requirements	A talent's core competencies assessed by his or her manager Display of the core competencies in the talent profile for managers and talent management specialists Assignment of qualifications to job architecture objects	Qualifications and Requirements
SAP Learning Solution	Assignment of courses from the course catalog as development measures for a development plan	SAP Learning Solution
Print Workbench	Creation of PDF-based documents, for example, the handout for a talent review meeting	Print Workbench

Features

Assessment of Employees
For more information, see Assessment of Employees.
Talent Profile
For more information, see Talent Profile.
Talent Group
For more information, see Talent Group.
Talent Review Meeting
For more information, see Talent Review Meeting.
Side-By-Side Comparison
For more information, see Side-By-Side Comparison.
Succession Planning
For more information, see Succession Planning.
Talent Development
For more information, see Talent Development.
Job Architecture and Organizational Basics
For more information, see Organizational Basics of Talent Management.
Analyses and Evaluations
For more information, see Reports in Talent Management.

Caution Caution

Note that this application is not initially available in all languages. For more information, see SAP Note 1223937.

End of the caution.