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p78 Blog
In the p78 Blog, we share knowledge, insights, and ideas on the digital transformation of HR processes. Whether it’s SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Concur, hybrid system landscapes, accessibility, or the strategic integration of HR and IT – you’ll find hands-on content here for anyone looking to make their HR systems more efficient and future-proof.
09/29/2025 • Nele Sonnberg
Position Management in SAP SuccessFactors: The Foundation of Integrated HR Processes
Whether recruiting, onboarding, or compensation, Position Management in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central creates a unified database, intelligently links modules, and enables automated workflows. Learn how companies can gain transparency, optimize HR processes, and support strategic decisions with data-driven insights.
09/25/2025 • Aline Schneefeld
“Employer Branding isn’t a LinkedIn post – it’s the feeling you have on a Monday morning.”
Employer Branding doesn’t start on LinkedIn – it starts within.
Strong employer brands aren’t built through glossy campaigns but through authentic culture. In times of talent shortages and shifting work values, honesty beats image. Discover how real stories, genuine leadership, and lived values turn companies into true employer brands.
09/21/2025 • Aline Schneefeld
From streaming to staffing: How Netflix & Co. are leading the way in hyper-personalization
What Netflix, Spotify, and Amazon have long perfected is now becoming a game changer in recruiting: hyper-personalization. AI-powered candidate journeys, smart chatbots, and personalized career websites ensure that applicants feel understood—and that companies find the right talent faster. Find out why “one-size-fits-all” is no longer viable in recruiting and how AI is paving the way for genuine, personalized experiences.
09/04/2025 • Christina Ammann
HR for production – Why blue collar shouldn't remain gray
Industrial companies are under enormous pressure: digitalization, skills shortages, volatile markets, and new generations with changing expectations. While HR has long been a strategic partner in many organizations, one area is often left out – production. Yet manufacturing employees are the backbone of value creation. It is time to think strategically about HR in this area too.
09/01/2025 • Lea Sschuh
2024 in Review: Business Travel Between Stability and Strategic Transformation
The year 2024 marked a phase of consolidation, realignment, and strategic repositioning for the German business travel market. The latest VDR Business Travel Analysis offers compelling insights into how the industry has evolved following the pandemic-driven disruption - highlighting clear trends, emerging challenges, and promising opportunities for Travel & Expense Management in Germany.
08/25/2025 • Christina Denk
Shortage of Skilled Workers in Industry
German industry is rapidly advancing digitalization: production lines are being automated, machines connected via IoT platforms, and workflows optimized through cloud applications. In many factories, machines now operate with an efficiency that was unthinkable just a few years ago—but this technological progress is increasingly hitting an unexpected bottleneck: a shortage of qualified skilled labor.
08/22/2025 • Benny Stadler
Digital Wellbeing in the company - and how SAP HCM can help
Constant availability, endless meetings, hardly any breaks: the digital world of work brings challenges that many companies still underestimate. Anyone who wants to digitize healthily today must consider the digital well-being of their employees—and promote it in a targeted manner. Here, we explain how SAP HCM can contribute specifically to measuring, shaping, and sustainably anchoring digital well-being in everyday working life—from smart working time management to mindfulness and leadership culture.
07/15/2025 • Christina Denk
The New Learning Experience: discover more, achieve more!
SAP SuccessFactors Learning has evolved rapidly in recent years - with a clear focus on compliance training, personalization and skills management. If you are already using SuccessFactors Learning but not yet taking advantage of all its features, now is the perfect time to discover the full potential of the platform. The latest 1H 2025 release brings exciting new features that will make your learning processes more efficient and motivating.
07/14/2025 • Lea Schuh
AI in SAP Concur
In today’s increasingly digital working world, automating business processes is key to achieving greater efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
With solutions like Smart Expense, AI Assist, Intelligent Audit, and the new Request Assistant, SAP Concur goes beyond traditional process optimization to deliver real, measurable value for finance teams, HR departments, and business travelers alike.
07/01/2025 • Stefan Mach
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central: The Foundation of Modern HR
In today’s fast-paced business world, effective human resources management is critical to success. Companies are constantly looking for ways to optimize their HR processes, centrally manage employee data, and create a seamless employee experience. This is where SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central comes in.
06/30/2025 • Christina Denk
Corporate Learning 2025: How companies can organise sustainable and effective continuing education
The requirements for corporate learning are constantly changing and will gain momentum in 2025. Our visit to Learntec 2025 gave us valuable scientific and practical insights into how companies can make their learning culture fit for the future. The main focus here is on making learning individual, motivating and practical.
06/24/2025 • Ludwig Wartlsteiner
A Planned Path to the Future: Why an HR-IT Transformation Needs a Clear Roadmap
The HR world is changing rapidly: automation, cloud technology and the imminent end of SAP ERP HCM are forcing companies to rethink their HR IT. A strategically developed HR/IT transformation roadmap provides much-needed guidance.