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SAP SuccessFactors Performance, Goals & Compensation Training

SAP SuccessFactors Performance, Goals and Compensation training teaches you to implement the performance and reward cycle.

  • 40 hours
  • Beginner
  • Live online
  • C_THR82_2505 / C_THR86_2505

What is SAP SuccessFactors Performance, Goals & Compensation Training?

SAP SuccessFactors Performance, Goals and Compensation training teaches you to implement the performance and reward cycle. On performance you configure goal plans and cascading, performance form templates, rating scales, route maps, 360 reviews, continuous performance management and calibration. On compensation you configure compensation plan templates, eligibility, budgets and guidelines, worksheets and approval, statements, variable pay and the integration back to Employee Central.

What you get

  • Configure goal plans with cascading and weighting
  • Build performance form templates with competencies and rating scales
  • Design route maps and run a full review cycle
  • Implement continuous performance management and 360 reviews

Who this course is for

New to the field

  • HR and reward professionals moving into systems
  • SuccessFactors consultants adding talent modules
  • HRIS analysts owning the annual cycle

Working professionals

  • Consultants on an HR transformation
  • Compensation and benefits teams
  • Anyone targeting the performance or compensation exams

Prerequisites

  • HR, performance management or reward experience helps.
  • No SAP or coding experience required.

What you will be able to do

  • Configure goal plans with cascading and weighting
  • Build performance form templates with competencies and rating scales
  • Design route maps and run a full review cycle
  • Implement continuous performance management and 360 reviews
  • Facilitate calibration sessions and apply distribution guidelines
  • Configure compensation plans, budgets, guidelines and worksheets
  • Set up variable pay, statements and integration to EC and payroll

Salary range

India
6-24 LPA
United States
95k-140k

Market ranges for SuccessFactors Talent Consultant, not a guarantee. Actual pay depends on experience, location and employer.

Curriculum

Goal management

Set goals the system can actually measure and roll up.

  • Goal plan templates and XML structure
  • Goal fields, categories and weightings
  • Cascading and aligning goals
  • Goal library and SMART goal guidance
  • Team goals and shared goals
  • Goal execution and progress tracking
  • Permissions across manager and employee
  • Reporting on goal completion

Performance form templates

Configure the review form the whole organisation will use.

  • Performance template structure and sections
  • Competency libraries and job-specific competencies
  • Rating scales and rating calculation
  • Weighting between goals and competencies
  • Custom sections and summary sections
  • Text replacement and instructions
  • Writing assistant and coaching advisor
  • Localisation and multi-language forms

Route maps and the review cycle

Move the form through the people who need to touch it.

  • Route map steps: employee, manager, second level
  • Iterative and collaborative steps
  • Modify stage and signature stage
  • Due dates, reminders and escalation
  • Mass form launch and eligibility
  • Late joiners, leavers and transfers mid-cycle
  • Form troubleshooting and moving stuck forms
  • Cycle communication planning

Continuous performance and 360

Support feedback beyond the annual form, which is where most organisations are heading.

  • Continuous performance management: activities and achievements
  • One-on-one meetings and check-ins
  • Feedback requests and giving feedback
  • Linking continuous performance to the form
  • 360 review templates and rater groups
  • Rater nomination and approval
  • 360 report configuration
  • Anonymity and confidentiality settings

Calibration

Make ratings consistent and defensible across managers.

  • Calibration templates and sessions
  • Calibration views: grid, bin, list
  • Facilitator and participant roles
  • Rating distribution guidelines
  • Executive review and finalisation
  • Calibrating performance and potential
  • Linking calibration results to compensation
  • Governance and audit of calibration decisions

Compensation planning

Configure the annual pay cycle that follows performance.

  • Compensation plan templates
  • Eligibility rules and eligible population
  • Budgets: percentage, amount, hierarchy based
  • Guidelines and guideline formulas
  • Worksheet design and fields
  • Currency conversion and pay ranges
  • Manager planning experience
  • Approval route maps and locking

Variable pay, statements and integration

Finish the reward cycle and publish it to employees.

  • Variable pay plan setup
  • Business goals and bonus calculation
  • Individual and business performance factors
  • Compensation statements and letters
  • Publishing results to employees
  • Integration with Employee Central compensation info
  • Integration to payroll
  • Reporting and pay equity analysis

Projects you will build

Performance cycle build

Configure a goal plan and performance template with weighted sections and a multi-step route map, then run a form from launch to signature.

Calibration session

Set up a calibration template with a rating distribution guideline, run a session across a manager group and finalise adjusted ratings.

Compensation cycle

Build a compensation plan with eligibility, budgets and guidelines, run manager planning on a worksheet, approve it and publish statements.

Tools you will use

Form template management
Performance and goal template configuration, including XML where the UI does not reach.
Route maps
Step configuration for both performance forms and compensation worksheets.
Calibration
Session setup, grid and bin views and distribution guidelines.
Compensation worksheets
Budget, guideline and manager planning configuration.
Statements and letters
Compensation statement templates and publication to employees.
Reporting
Cycle completion, rating distribution and compensation spend analytics.

Certification

Exam
SAP Certified Associate, SuccessFactors Performance and Goals, and Compensation
Code
C_THR82_2505 / C_THR86_2505
Level
Associate
Exam fee
US$560 per exam

What learners say

Route maps and mid-cycle joiners are the two things that break every performance cycle. Both were covered honestly here.

Shweta P., SuccessFactors Consultant

Guideline formulas and budget hierarchies finally made sense. Our comp cycle runs far more smoothly now.

Marcus D., Reward Systems Analyst

Calibration was taught as a facilitation problem as well as a configuration one, which is exactly right.

Nidhi R., HR Consultant

Fees and training modes

Choose how you want to learn. No-cost EMI is available on the live and 1-to-1 modes.

Most popular

Live Online Training

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Contact for current batch fee

Interactive live batches, weekday or weekend, with the full cohort and lifetime recordings.

Fastest

1-to-1 Training

₹49,000

Fixed for every course, no-cost EMI

Private one-on-one coaching at a pace and schedule you set.

Affordable

Self-paced Training

₹9,000

One-time fee, lowest-cost option

Learn on your own time with recorded sessions and the same materials.

Refunds and cancellations are covered in our refund policy.

What a day looks like

Cycle monitoring
During a cycle, chasing completion and unsticking forms or worksheets that are blocked.
Configuration
A template change, a new eligibility rule or a guideline adjustment agreed with the reward team.
HR partnership
Working with HR on rating distribution or budget allocation questions before they become escalations.
Data checks
Reconciling eligible populations and budgets against Employee Central data.
Publication
Preparing statements and coordinating the communication of outcomes to employees.

Training a team?

We run this course as private corporate training, tailored to your systems and scheduled around your team. Tell us your group size and what you need to cover.

Request a corporate quote

Frequently asked questions

Why are performance and compensation taught together?

Because they run as one cycle: ratings feed guidelines, and calibration decisions drive pay. Consultants are usually staffed on both, and the integration is the part that goes wrong.

Do I need Employee Central knowledge?

It helps, since eligibility and compensation data live in EC. Our Employee Central course pairs naturally with this one.

Is there XML configuration?

Some. Templates are partly XML, and we teach how to read and edit them safely alongside the Admin Center tools.

Which certifications does this map to?

The SuccessFactors Performance and Goals and the Compensation associate exams. Confirm current codes before booking, as SuccessFactors releases quarterly.

Does it cover variable pay?

Yes, a full section on variable pay plans, business goals and bonus calculation, plus statements and publication.

Is there practice access?

Yes, an instance for template configuration and full performance and compensation cycles.

Ready to start?

Talk to us about batch dates, the syllabus or anything else.

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