PayrollBADIes – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode Imran talks about what the ADP Acquisition of Workforce Software could mean for both the SAP ecosystem as well as the broader HR Tech market. Imran shares his thoughts on whether he thinks SAP should have considered buying Workforce Software, what this will mean for existing WFS/SAP customers including how it impacts SAP SuccessFactors Time Tracking, opportunities for other partner workforce management tools, and how this could change the GTM strategy going forward

Here are some of the relevant links shared in the podcast

• SuccessFactors Time Management: A Cloud Success Story by Brandon Toombs HR Tech Marketplace Quick Take: ADP Acquires Workforce Software
• Press Release: ADP Acquires WorkForce Software

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Imran Sajid and Sherry Meyer discuss the latest news/announcements from SAP Sapphire 2024 held in Orlando Florida. Topics include

• Sapphire Event Highlights
• Thoughts on the WalkMe Acquisition
• Major Announcements
• Joule/Generative AI Capabilities
• Thoughts on the future of AI
• SAP Partnerships & ASUG sessions
• Latest on Moving from On-Premise to Cloud

Relevant Links

• SAP SuccessFactors Accelerates AI Capabilities
• SAP Enters into Agreement to Acquire WalkMe
• SAP Sapphire Virtual

In this podcast, we go into the world of earned wage access where employees can access money before pay day. From understanding what it is and why it's needed, to exploring its benefits for workers and industries alike, we cover the deployment models in the marketplace and how to execute on them. We also examine why financial wellness is an important consideration, and the legal considerations globally. Join us as we break down the basics and explore the topic.

Imran Sajid is a Senior Director at SAP SuccessFactors, where he focuses on Core HR and Payroll. He has extensive experience in implementing and supporting both on-premise and cloud deployments for a dozens of customers. In addition to his work, Imran is a well-known speaker at conferences around the world, founder of a popular podcast that has reached listeners in over 80 countries, a published author of three books, recognized SAP Expert at SAP Insider, a volunteer for the Americas' SAP Users' Group, and has created his own globally taught course on SAP.

Twitter Handle: @ImranSajidATL

Jon Weiss is a long-time expert in the HR and payroll space where he has spent years developing White Labeled Solutions for partners that have allowed them to enhance their product and service offering. He joined AnyDay in August of 2020 as Vice President of Business Development and was recently promoted to the Senior Vice President of Sales where he continues to help people gain financial independence by utilizing the latest technologies and innovative solutions.

Join Imran Sajid and Mitch Garner in this casual discussion about the latest 2H 2022 release including thoughts, behind the scenes information, and more. They also cover key considerations for companies to have a successful year-end.

Imran Sajid is a Senior Director at SAP SuccessFactors, where he focuses on Core HR and Payroll. He has extensive experience in implementing and supporting both on-premise and cloud deployments for a dozens of customers. In addition to his work, Imran is a well-known speaker at conferences around the world, founder of a popular podcast that has reached listeners in over 70 countries, a published author of three books, a volunteer for the Americas' SAP Users' Group, and has created his own globally-taught course on SAP.

Twitter: @ImranSajidATL

Mitch Garner is Vice President of Managed Support Services at HR Focal Point - Mitch has played a lead role in various SAP HCM landscapes over the past 16 years, both large and small. His experience spans both the customer and system integrator perspectives.

Twitter: @Mitch_Garner

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Content Discussed

• A look at SAP SuccessFactors Payroll Control Center Manage Configuration
• U.S Tax Reporter Year End 2022
• SAP HCM U.S. Payroll and Tax Reporting Year End Update 2022
• SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll 2H/2022 Enhancements

Join Imran Sajid and Pete Tiliakos as they keep it real on cryptocurrency as a payment method via Payroll. Join us as we explore the following thoughts and questions

• Takeaways from the recent American Payroll Association session on crypto payments including trends in the space
• What are some of the risks and legal considerations?
• What about the concerns around volatility?
• Is this something that makes sense to do?
• What are the ways an employer could accomplish this and which one is best?

Relevant Articles & Content:

https://blogs.sap.com/2022/05/06/enablement-of-cryptocurrency-payments-for-sap-solutions/

https://www.alight.com/blog/apa-congress-2022-event-recap

Imran Sajid is a chief HR and payroll solution expert at SAP SuccessFactors who has written his own software course taught globally, authored 3 books on technology, spoken at conferences around the world, and founded his own podcast. Imran has expertise in cloud and on-premise software with direct experience across Product Management, Marketing, Education, Professional Services, Pre-Sales, and Sales.

Twitter Handle: @ImranSajidATL

Pete Tiliakos is a recognized global payroll expert, former industry analyst, and currently working at Alight Solutions where he guides the vision, roadmap, go-to-market, and growth strategy for their global payroll product offering.

Twitter Handle: @PeteTiliakos

As organizations look to optimize and streamline every aspect of their HR operations across Talent Management, Core HR, Time Management, and Payroll it is often undervalued on the value of cohesive processes and products designed together. Join Imran Sajid and Nick MacIlvaine as they discuss the strategic value of having modern technology that is natively integrated. Listen to them discuss why it is critical and the business value gained from Integration, User Experience (UX), and the adoption of Innovation.

Blog referenced: 

• https://blogs.sap.com/2021/12/23/sap-successfactors-employee-central-is-the-heart-of-talent/

About the Speakers

Imran Sajid is a chief HR and payroll solution expert at SAP SuccessFactors who has written his own software course taught globally, authored 3 books on technology, spoken at conferences around the world, and founded his own podcast. Imran has expertise in cloud and on-premise software with direct experience across Product Management, Marketing, Education, Professional Services, Pre-Sales, and Sales.

Twitter Handle: @ImranSajidATL

Nick MacIlvaine has over 25 years of experience currently serving as the Global VP Core HR & Onboarding GTM/CoE. In this role he has a focus on go-to-market strategy, field sales enablement and supporting sales cycles. He's been with SAP SuccessFactors for over 16 years in a variety of capacities with prior industry experience with Peoplesoft and Oracle. Nick has experience as an instructor teaching people how to implement HR software who has trained over a thousand project team members across industries with a specialization in working with large, global organizations.

Nick also has an MBA with a specialization in Human Resource Information Systems from the University at Albany. He has expertise in Human Resources, Payroll, Benefits, Time Capture, Learning Management Systems, Talent Management, Recruiting and Compensation.  Nick is also a guest lecturer at the University at Albany and Temple University.

Twitter Handle: @Nickmacv

The changing world has put tremendous pressure on supply chains which have led to shortages in many consumer goods which show no signs of slowing down. Imran Sajid and Gwen Wheeler discuss how an emphasis on people using technology is a key to help solving these problems. 

Read more about my thoughts in my article here or to learn more about an SAP SuccessFactors solution for the transportation industry see this blog by Gwen (Which also has videos at the bottom)

Imran Sajid is a chief HR and payroll solution expert at SAP SuccessFactors who has written his own software course taught globally, authored 3 books on technology, spoken at conferences around the world, and founded his own podcast. Imran has expertise in cloud and on-premise software with direct experience across Product Management, Marketing, Education, Professional Services, Pre-Sales, and Sales.

Twitter Handle: @ImranSajidATL

Gwen Wheeler is a solution expert with SAP SuccessFactors who has also seen many customers through implementation and start-up of the HR and Payroll suite current working as a Senior Solution Advisor at SAP SuccessFactors. Gwen’s passion is devising strategies and solutions for customers to maximize effectiveness throughout their cloud journey. She is a thoughtful visionary who proactively manages risks and measures investment return for cloud spend.

Twitter Handle: @Gwencosswheeler

Abstract: The changing world has put tremendous pressure on payroll management and organizations need to adapt. Imran Sajid and Satish Badgi discuss the changing expectations around employee experience, how organizations can optimize payroll operations, and how more organizations running SAP ERP HCM Payroll are starting to move to SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll .

To learn more attend the webinar "Building Business Value with Cloud-Enabled Payroll Transformation". Attendees of the webinar will also receive a copy of Deloitte’s Global Payroll Benchmarking Survey report that is mentioned in the podcast. Plus, get a free copy of the SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll e-bite from SAP Press if you are the first 100 to answer our survey.

Imran Sajid is a chief HR and payroll solution expert at SAP SuccessFactors who has written his own software course taught globally, authored 3 books on technology, spoken at conferences around the world, and founded his own podcast. Imran has expertise in cloud and on-premise software with direct experience across Product Management, Marketing, Education, Professional Services, Pre-Sales, and Sales.

Twitter Handle: @ImranSajidATL

Satish Badgi is one of the most recognized SAP SuccessFactors Payroll experts in the world with over 25 years of experience. He has hands on experience with on-premise and cloud and has written multiple books and articles on the topic. He is a Managing Director at Deloitte where he leads large scale HR and Payroll transformation projects for a variety of customers including some of the most recognized brands in the world.

Twitter Handle: @SatishBadgi

Imran and Satish are both co-authors of the SAPPRESS book "Introducing SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll" along with Dries Smit

Join SAP SuccessFactors payroll experts Imran Sajid and Todd Asevedo as they talk about a variety of relevant payroll topics including:

• The value of a global payroll and how the advantages are often underestimated
• The advantages of separating payroll technology and service delivery along with why a diverse ecosystem is a big advantage for SAP SuccessFactors
• Why continuous payroll is one of the biggest innovations of the last decade
• How the Payroll experience (For employee's & Administrators) is starting to become more critical than ever and how that plays a part in Human Experience Management (HXM)

Imran Sajid is a chief HR and payroll solution expert at SAP SuccessFactors who has written his own software course taught globally, authored 3 books on technology, spoken at conferences around the world, and founded his own podcast. Imran has expertise in cloud and on-premise software with direct experience across Product Management, Marketing, Education, Professional Services, Pre-Sales, and Sales.

Twitter Handle: @ImranSajidATL

Todd Asevedo is a global vice president at SAP SuccessFactors where he leads go-to-market for Paying and Rewarding solutions. Todd has been preparing for his role as the CoE Chief Expert for SAP Payroll and Time Solutions for nearly 30 years after starting at ADP in 1992. In 2001 Todd started a successful software selection consulting company focusing on HR Payroll and Time projects.

Twitter Handle: @toddasevedo

The SAP SuccessFactors first half release went into preview environment on April 16th 2021 with the production release coming on May 21st, 2021. Join Imran Sajid and Luke Marson as they talk about highlights from the release for Employee Central, Time Tracking, and Payroll. Hear about their perspective on things to look forward to in future releases and what they are most excited about. Imran Sajid is an HR and Payroll solution expert with SAP SuccessFactors who has seen numerous customers through the implementation for both on-premise and cloud solutions. 

Imran Sajid is a chief HR and payroll solution expert at SAP SuccessFactors who has written his own software course taught globally, authored 3 books on technology, spoken at conferences around the world, and founded his own podcast. Imran has expertise in cloud and on-premise software with direct experience across Product Management, Marketing, Education, Professional Services, Pre-Sales, and Sales.

Twitter Handle: @ImranSajidATL

Luke Marson is one of the foremost global experts in the world in SAP SuccessFactors solutions who is professionally certified in Employee Central. Luke has delivered over 40 projects across the world to organizations of various sizes and has written multiple SAP SuccessFactors books. He is part of the SuccessFactors Confidant group, an SAP Mentor alumnus, and has volunteered for the Americas SAP User Group.

Twitter Handle: @LukeMarson