Goal and Organization of the Book-- 15
1 Overview-- 21
1.1 Incorporation of the HR Module into the R/3 System-- 21
1.2 mySAP HR in the Total Solution of the mySAP Business Suite-- 22
1.3 Components in mySAP HR-- 23
1.4 The Personnel Master Data-- 27
2 Organizational Management-- 35
2.1 Business Basics-- 35
2.2 The Conception of Organizational Management in mySAP HR-- 36
2.3 Implementation in mySAP HR-- 63
2.4 Process Examples-- 103
2.5 Critical Success Factors-- 106
2.6 Innovations in R/3 Enterprise-- 106
3 The Role Concept in mySAP HR-- 109
3.1 The Meaning of the Role Concept-- 109
3.2 Implementation of the Role Concept-- 109
3.3 Authorizations in HR-- 116
3.4 Critical Success Factors-- 134
4 Portals in mySAP HR-- 137
4.1 The General SAP Concept-- 137
4.2 The mySAP Workplace-- 138
4.3 The mySAP Employee Self Services (ESS) -- 139
4.4 The mySAP Manager's Desktop-- 150
5 The SAP Business Workflow-- 155
5.1 Spectrum of Services and Connections-- 155
5.2 Integration of Workflow into mySAP HR-- 156
5.3 The Workflow Builder-- 157
5.4 Standard Elements in Personnel Planning and Development-- 159
5.5 Critical Success Factors-- 159
5.6 Innovations in Enterprise-- 160
6 Query in mySAP HR-- 161
6.1 The Conception of SAP Query in mySAP HR-- 161
6.2 Implementation in mySAP HR-- 163
6.3 Critical Success Factors-- 168
6.4 HR Query in R/3 Enterprise-- 168
7 The Process of Personnel Development-- 173
7.1 This Chapter's Goal-- 173
7.2 The Integral Approach to Personnel Development-- 173
7.3 Construction of a Skill Management as a Basis of the Personnel Development-- 178
7.4 The Personnel Development Process: Overview-- 185
7.5 Conclusion of the Implementation in an Information System-- 192
8 Skill Management-- 201
8.1 The Conception of Skill Management in mySAP HR-- 201
8.2 Implementation in mySAP HR-- 211
8.3 Process Example-- 227
8.4 Critical Success Factors-- 240
9 Development Planning-- 243
9.1 The Design in mySAP HR-- 243
9.2 Realization in mySAP HR-- 255
9.3 Sample Process-- 276
9.4 Critical Success Factors-- 284
10 Appraisals and Setting Objectives-- 287
10.1 The Design in mySAP HR-- 287
10.2 Realization in mySAP HR-- 294
10.3 Sample Process-- 310
10.4 Critical Success Factors-- 313
11 Training and Event Management 315
11.1 The Design of mySAP HR-- 315
11.2 Realization in mySAP HR-- 337
11.3 Sample Process-- 373
11.4 Critical Success Factors-- 375
12 R/3 Enterprise and Enterprise Portal-- 377
12.1 Overview-- 377
12.2 New Possibilities through Portals-- 378
12.3 Objective Setting and Appraisals-- 378
12.4 The Expert Finder-- 384
13 The Personnel Planning Process-- 389
13.1 The Objectives of This Chapter-- 389
13.2 An Approach to Integrated Personnel Planning-- 390
13.3 An Overview of the Personnel Planning Process-- 396
13.4 Conclusion for Implementation in an Information System-- 400
14 Position and Quota Planning-- 403
14.1 The Conception of Position and Quota Planning in mySAP HR-- 403
14.2 Implementation in mySAP HR-- 406
14.3 Process Examples-- 413
14.4 Critical Success Factors-- 415
15 Compensation Management-- 417
15.1 The Conception of Compensation Management in mySAP HR-- 417
15.2 Implementation in mySAP HR-- 426
15.3 Process Example: Benchmarking-- 440
15.4 Innovations in R/3 Enterprise-- 441
15.5 Critical Success Factors-- 441
16 Personnel Cost Planning-- 443
16.1 The Conception of Personnel Cost Planning in mySAP HR-- 443
16.2 Implementation in mySAP HR-- 455
16.3 Process Examples-- 464
16.4 Critical Success Factors-- 469
16.5 Cost Planning and Simulation in R/3 Enterprise-- 469
17 E-Learning and Learning Management Systems 487
17.1 E-Learning: A New Class of Learning?-- 487
17.2 Learning Management Systems-- 493
17.3 The SAP Learning Solution-- 494
17.4 Process Examples: E-Learning-- 506
17.5 Project Development-- 510
17.6 Critical Success Factors-- 512
18 The SAP Business Information Warehouse-- 515
18.1 Architecture-- 515
18.2 Business Content-- 517
18.3 User Types in BW-- 518
19 SAP Strategic Enterprise Management-- 519
19.1 Business Foundations and Problem Areas-- 519
19.2 SEM System Modules-- 520
19.2.1 Business Planning and Simulation (SEM-BPS) -- 520
19.3 Relevance to Personnel Management-- 524
Appendices
A Cross-Process Customizing Tools-- 527
B Infotypes in Personnel Planning and Development-- 531
C Reports in Organizational Management-- 537
D Authorization Objects-- 539
E Explanations for Process Models-- 541
F Recommended Reading-- 545
G About the Authors-- 547
Index-- 549
Sven Ringling and Christian Lübke are managing directors of iProCon GmbH, which offers services complementary to mySAP HR. They were previously managers at IDS Scheer AG in the personnel center and have over a decade of combined experience in national and international HR Projects. Christian Krämer, also a former personnel manager at IDS Scheer AG, has many years of experience with SAP HR Solutions and E-Learning processes. Today he works as Senior Consultant at iProCon GmbH.