Succession Planning

Succession planning within many organizations is characterized by manual, inefficient, and paper-based processes that do not interest with other key talent processes such as performance management, development, and learning. This often results in a lack of visibility into the talent pipeline, little to no bench strength, poor identification of at-risk positions, a predisposition to external hiring rather than internal talent mobility and rotation, and high performer churn and disengagement.

SumTotal Succession Planning manages business risk and ensures leadership and critical role continuity across all levels of an organization. Industry’s most complete talent management platform SumTotal Succession Planning enables you to:

Eliminate manual, paper-based succession efforts by implementing a systematic and technology-enabled process for global succession planning
Establish dynamic talent pools and improve bench strength by empowering business leaders to efficiently search for and track critical talent continuously
Retain high performers and increase internal job sourcing by establishing a consistent, repeatable, and global process for talent rotation

Key Integration Points:

SumTotal uniquely provides native integrations from Succession Planning to other core talent management processes in order to support a holistic, end-to-end talent management strategy.

360 Degree Feedback: Competency reviews by peers can be used as inputs into succession gap analysis
Career Development: As employees map out their career progressions, plans can be established that address competency, skill, and behavior gaps
Compensation Management: Financial plans can be tied to future succession plans so that the financial impact can be modeled
HR Management System (HRMS): Historical information regarding past positions and career progression can be used to guide future succession decisions
Learning Management: Learning paths and courses can be established for desired future positions
Performance Management: Performance reviews can identify consistent high performers and top talent in the organization
Recruiting & Hiring: Job profiles can be shared with Succession Planning; External candidates can be tagged as successors
Workforce Management: Integrated across the SumTotal strategic HCM solution, SumTotal Workforce Management provides powerful tools to effectively manage labor rules, ensure compliance, and control labor costs and expenses