Understanding People Profile's Relationship to Succession Management

People Profile is the latest UI version of the Employee Profile feature and for SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central. It is more than a people repository; it represents your single source for employee and organizational data. Access to the People Profile is through the Main Menu→My Employee File. The main purpose of the People Profile, as it relates to Succession Planning, is to collect or store data that is displayed with the various succession planning tools.

Configuring the People Profile is explained in detail in THR80 – SAP SuccessFactors Platform Academy. In this course, we focus on how People Profile is used with Succession Management. For additional information, see the Configuring People Profile Guide on the SAP Help Portal: People Profile | SAP Help Portal

SAP SuccessFactors has released an updated People Profile referred to as the Latest People Profile. The latest People Profile provides a redesigned public view of an employee's profile (Spotlight), along with Full Profile, a revamped data hub that consolidates all kinds of data for an employee in one single place.

People Profile configuration is critical to Succession as it stores the data necessary for Succession Management processes and features. Depending on Role-Based Permissions granted, employees can view or edit their People Profile while Managers assess their potential in the People Profile.

People Profile provides the criteria for the Talent Search tool to identify and nominate employees for Talent Pools and/or consider them as successors for critical positions. Talent nominations are input for discussion and confirmation in a Talent Review Meeting. The SAP SuccessFactors Calibration module is often used to facilitate these reviews. A concise summary of People Profile information can be displayed in a Talent Card and made available across Succession Management. SAP SuccessFactors supports three types of Talent Cards: Succession, Presentation, and Calibration Talent Cards.

• People Profile centralizes employee and organizational data for Succession Planning and Talent Management processes.
• Configuring People Profile enables Talent Search and nominations for Talent Pools and successors for critical roles.
• Succession Management touchpoints include Talent Cards for summarizing key employee information during reviews.