BRINGING OUT THE BEST
To bring out the best in its staff, SAP has implemented two valuable programs. The first is Talent Management at SAP, which provides a global process for identifying and developing talented, innovative employees through targeted training, project assignments, and suitable job rotations. The second is SAP CareerPortal, an internal job placement service that empowers employees to locate positions of interest, while helping managers locate employees with the skills their teams need.
SAP LEARNING SOLUTION
The SAP Learning Solution, offered through SAP University, is a comprehensive package that supports the entire educational process, from searching for details on course content to final testing. It includes traditional in-house training, Web-based training, and virtual classroom sessions. And, it offers a Learning Portal that can be used to display job- and task-specific course content. Based on each employee’s unique profile, the learning management system suggests suitable training units, monitors progress, and coordinates the personal learning process. Then, once an employee has successfully completed a learning unit, their new qualifications are automatically transferred to their HR master record.
SAP Learning Solution has been so successful that it will soon be offered as a new option to customers of mySAP Human Resources.
IDEA MANAGEMENT
With employees generating thousands
of ideas each year, SAP Idea Management provides a quick
means for submitting ideas with the assurance that they will be
handled promptly and fairly. In 2003, almost 1,700 new ideas
were submitted, resulting in an estimated benefit to SAP of
more than €3.6 million.
AWARDING INNOVATIVE EMPLOYEES
Employees were asked to nominate “Employees of the Year” for 2003 – a colleague or colleagues who should be recognized for their excellent performance in one of seven categories of merit, of which one is Product Innovation. Only employees at SAP without personnel responsibility could be nominated.
