It will allow companies to manage their total workforce under a single, centralized capability, while still keeping contract and employee labor distinct. That’s exactly what SAP is promising with the integration. Ardent’s research shows that the percentage of the workforce that is contingent has grown to 35 percent in 2015 from 15 percent in 2009 and Dwyer predicts that number could hit 50 percent by 2019. It is especially important considering the rapid growth of contingent labor in the workforce. “They need to be able to blend it to make better talent decisions.” “There is so much information on both sides of the house,” Dwyer said. These challenges are compounded by contingent labor compliance laws that bar things like performance reviews or creating contractor databases to track the work that these nonemployee workers do. That leaves HR leaders in the dark about who’s doing the work, what they are being paid, and what talent and expertise they have in their network. In most companies, contingent labor is managed by the procurement team, separate from the human resources team and human capital management systems. This is a huge step for contingent labor management, Dwyer said. “From a human capital perspective, these two worlds are finally coming together.” “This integration will bridge the gap between full time and external employees,” said David Ludlow, group vice president of SAP Labs.

It took 18 months, but in November, SAP announced the two systems had been officially integrated, which means users can now upload all of their contingent labor data from Fieldglass into profiles in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, enabling HR leaders and management to get a single view of the workforce. “It made it possible for total talent management to become a reality.” “When SAP acquired Fieldglass last year, it was a big deal,” said Chris Dwyer, vice president of operations for Ardent Partners, an advisory firm in Boston. Managing contingent labor should be a whole lot easier now that SAP has integrated SuccessFactors and Fieldglass.

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