HR Cloud: Making the most of the future norm

Anyone who has dealt with the digitization of HR processes in the last five years has certainly not been able to avoid one or the other cloud solution. For many customers, however, these solutions have not been integrative enough to date, or they have not covered all requirements.

The high degree of lack of transparency with regard to costs and scope of services also contributed to the decision against the cloud. All these factors were the reason for many customers to continue to rely on classic on-premises systems.

How long can I escape the cloud?

It is difficult to make a precise statement here without a crystal ball. However, one trend can already be clearly identified: The example of Europe's largest software group, SAP, clearly shows how important this topic is, because the focus there is already on a holistic cloud strategy.

As part of the current "SAP HXM Move" initiative, the reasons why a change from traditional HCM (Human Capital Management) to innovative HXM (Human Experience Management) must take place are clearly elaborated. These include HR challenges such as greater employee engagement, maintaining competitiveness in the dynamic corporate world, and various efficiency gains in terms of employee satisfaction.

To answer the question raised at the beginning now also: Not for too much longer! SAP already recommends an on-premises HR system only to certain customers under certain conditions. A large number of customers are directly advised to use the cloud solution SuccessFactors, which can serve all HR and talent management processes as a suite.

In ten years at the latest, companies will be forced to replace their SAP on-premises systems with cloud solutions, because from 2040 onwards, the HR system strategy only envisages the cloud. HCM will be put into well-deserved retirement; so will the option of an on-premises HR system.

Cloud all well and good, but ...

This is how the sentence usually begins when it comes to reservations about the cloud. While the benefits of a cloud solution such as SuccessFactors are usually clear and well communicated, they are still met with a flood of question marks:

• What are the costs of implementation?
• Which license model do I choose?
• What exactly do I get for my money?
• Can I start in a small dimension and then expand as well as scale the solution?
• Does the cloud standard suit me? How much individualization is possible?
• U.v.m.

Shopping Carts and Boxes - without any mail order at all

It is precisely these hurdles that the consulting firm Scheer now wants to counteract and, in line with the motto "We take away your fear of cloud solutions"provide more transparency for interested parties. With the Scheer Boxes for the SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite, customers have access to preconfigured HR solutions, structured according to the employee lifecycle, in a complete package at the best price:

• Innovative, predefined and scalable "ready-to-run" HR best practice solutions
• Guaranteed implementation times from as little as 4 weeks - without risk
• Transparent cost calculations with fixed price guarantee for implementation and licenses

The highlight here is that during the inquiry and consultation phase, consultants are on hand to assist prospective customers, who use a digital shopping cart to record their requirements and needs. Before signing a contract, potential customers can see what a possible solution will cost and what content and services are included. 

"It was important to us to offer full transparency with our approach. Our prospective customers can see at a glance which services are included and the exact cost allocation," emphasizes Cathleen Müller, Team Lead SAP SuccessFactors at Scheer GmbH. 

In addition to transparency with regard to services and costs, concerns about customizability are also to be addressed. Scheer uses a "two-box model" here, with the option of booking additional services and functions.

On this basis, on the one hand, the advertised implementation speed of a cloud implementation is realized on the basis of HR best practice approaches and, at the same time, individualization options are shown. The "Starter Box" is partly already offered with a duration of one month, while the "Advanced Box" in interaction with Additional Options can map most of the special features of a company in the cloud.

You can find more examples, details about the HXM boxes and facts on our Website

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