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Saba TalentSpace
Formerly Halogen

Overview

What is Saba TalentSpace?

Halogen Software offers a cloud-based talent management suite that includes recruiting, performance management, learning and development, succession planning and compensation programs. It is optimized for mid-sized businesses.

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Popular Features

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  • Individual goal setting (32)
    7.2
    72%
  • Performance tracking (32)
    6.4
    64%
  • Review reminders (32)
    6.3
    63%
  • Review status tracking (30)
    5.4
    54%
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Pricing

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What is Saba TalentSpace?

Halogen Software offers a cloud-based talent management suite that includes recruiting, performance management, learning and development, succession planning and compensation programs. It is optimized for mid-sized businesses.

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  • Setup fee required

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Features

Onboarding

Employee onboarding is the process of orienting new hires to the social and performance aspects of their jobs so that they are able to function in their new roles as quickly as possible.

7.8
Avg 7.3

Performance and Goals

Goal alignment is the practice of ensuring that all employees have clearly defined goals in support of the overall corporate strategy.

5.1
Avg 7.3

Performance Management

Performance management is the process of ensuring employees meet pre-determined objectives and goals through regular check-ins and appraisals.

6.1
Avg 6.8

Succession Planning

Succession planning is the identification and development of internal employees with the potential to fill key business leadership positions in the company.

7.8
Avg 7.2
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Product Details

What is Saba TalentSpace?

Saba offers an organically built cloud-based talent management suite — Saba TalentSpace™ — that promises to reinforce and drive higher employee performance across all talent programs — whether that is recruiting, performance management, learning and development, succession planning or compensation.

TalentSpace provides end-to-end, fully integrated applications that were designed to organically support optimal employee performance. The vendor says each module works together to streamline talent management operations, while also aligning a company's workforce with their business strategy. The software offers industry-specific solutions to address the unique requirements and challenges of mid-size companies in healthcare, professional services, manufacturing, the public sector and more.

Fully featured, TalentSpace is a comprehensive performance management software offering a consistent and user-friendly interface. The vendor says its powerful, yet simple-to-use solutions are used by organizations that want to build a world-class workforce that is aligned, inspired and focused on delivering exceptional results.

Saba TalentSpace Features

Performance and Goals Features

  • Supported: Corporate goal setting
  • Supported: Subordinate goal setting
  • Supported: Individual goal setting
  • Supported: Line-of sight-visibility
  • Supported: Performance tracking

Performance Management Features

  • Supported: Performance plans
  • Supported: Manager note taking
  • Supported: Performance improvement plans
  • Supported: Review status tracking
  • Supported: Review reminders
  • Supported: Multiple review frequency
  • Supported: Reporting

Additional Features

  • Supported: Instant, social feedback and recognition: Use Feedback Central™ to capture in-the-moment coaching tips, feedback and recognition from managers, peers, HR teams. Convert emails into feedback entries and share feedback anytime, anywhere using your mobile phone or tablet.
  • Supported: Detailed employee appraisals: Managers have quick fingertip access to all the information they need — from feedback, results from self-evaluations, multirater assessments and past appraisals, talent profiles, employee goals and development plans, to Halogen 1:1 Exchange™ meeting minutes. TalentSpace Performance comes with nearly 5,000 preconfigured performance comments and coaching tips to modify, or you can create your own.
  • Supported: Competency management: Easily evaluate your employees' demonstration of key competencies, build your competitive advantage and help define your culture — your way. Use our extensive competency library (which includes Lean competencies), yours, or one of the third-party libraries available with TalentSpace Performance.
  • Supported: Goal management: With TalentSpace, link individual goals to the organizational goals they support, so employees have 20/20 vision into the value and relevance of their work. Then easily track and communicate progress on goals at every level
  • Supported: Career and development planning: Create career and professional development plans as part of your employee performance management process whenever you identify a learning need. Tie development plans and activities directly to competencies, for greater context, or set them independently to support career aspirations and/or goal performance.
  • Supported: Real-time reporting: You can also pinpoint the status of every appraisal, track progress on goals, identify development needs across the organization, compare and calibrate performance ratings, identify top performers and those at risk, and more.

Saba TalentSpace Screenshots

Screenshot of ReportsScreenshot of TalentviewScreenshot of 1-1 CoachingScreenshot of Create performance appraisalsScreenshot of Giving FeedbackScreenshot of Score reportScreenshot of Searchable Talent profilesScreenshot of Succession - High Potential reportScreenshot of Talent Acquisition

Saba TalentSpace Videos

The essential tool for organizations that want to change the way their people manage performance. With award-winning Halogen 1:1 Exchange™, managers and employees finally have an easy way to stay aligned, engaged and focused on achieving real-time performance outcomes. How? B...
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Foster a culture of continuous coaching and feedback that supports strong relationships and team success.
Engage employees with a talent management solution that is flexible and simple and adjusts to their unique business needs.
Empower employees to drive their own performance with learning that is aligned to individual, team and business goals.

Saba TalentSpace Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android

Frequently Asked Questions

Halogen Software offers a cloud-based talent management suite that includes recruiting, performance management, learning and development, succession planning and compensation programs. It is optimized for mid-sized businesses.

PiiQ by Cornerstone, Cornerstone OnDemand, and Infor Human Resources are common alternatives for Saba TalentSpace.

Reviewers rate Plan weighting highest, with a score of 8.7.

The most common users of Saba TalentSpace are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).

Saba TalentSpace Customer Size Distribution

Consumers0%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)0%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)50%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)50%
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Halogen is a versatile software that has been widely adopted across organizations for various purposes. Users rely on Halogen for performance appraisals, pay for performance raise systems, and annual assessments. It efficiently captures and documents performance metrics while also creating and storing job descriptions. By eliminating the need for homegrown programs, Halogen provides flexibility for learning needs. The software streamlines the performance management process, ensuring clear goals and professional development opportunities for employees. HR departments appreciate Halogen's ability to centralize all reviews into an easy-to-use system of record. Ongoing conversations between employees and managers are facilitated, enabling timely feedback and support. Halogen is also beneficial for organizing and delivering training on a large scale, as it tracks all activities. Moreover, it has transformed the appraisal process from paper to digital, making it easy to report on and highly configurable. With its comprehensive features, Halogen serves as a single online source for employee appraisals, improved documentation, and easier tracking. It helps manage employee performance and reduces the administrative burden on HR. Halogen TalentSpace fosters a shared understanding of high performance by providing managers with a user-friendly solution for training and performance management across the organization. The system addresses various development issues such as succession planning, form consistency, and data storage concerns. Managers and employees can track goals, feedback, development, and important conversations in one accessible place using Halogen. This promotes transparency and communication between supervisors and employees through feedback sharing. The software also aids in transitioning from a performance review culture to a more efficient performance management culture. Users have reported that Halogen has helped them move away from rigid systems towards more flexible and dynamic approaches in their organizations. By facilitating open communication and collaboration within teams, the software has become an integral part of many organizations' performance management processes.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

(1-5 of 5)
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Ron Ketelsen | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Halogen is easy to use, very good value for your money and can be configured without the help of an IT Department.
  • Their Customer Support team is excellent and are always available 24/7 to help answer questions.
  • Their implementations Team is excellent and makes your initial implementation go very fast.
  • Track changes functionality is needed for goals and also job descriptions
  • Manager notification if a goal is changed by an employee is needed
  • Easier report functionality is needed.
It works very well for companies of all sizes.
  • Executive Team now has a clear view into which employees' goals are linked to corporate objectives. This allows them to track project completion, resources needed, etc.
  • Processes are automated, which has saved the company substantial amount of money in HR resources to manage the review process.
  • Adobe Photoshop,Amazon Web Services,Callidus Commissions,CareerSiteBuilder,Dropbox,Ceridian,JobVite,SuccessFactors
Halogen was easier to use and required no IT support. HR was able to implement without the use of expensive software consultants.
146
All functional areas of the company.
All 3 are human resource employees. None support it on a full time basis - rather are cross-trained for greater coverage..
  • Performance Management
  • Goal Management
  • Recruiting
  • Conducting surveys
  • On-boarding
  • Exit Interviews
  • Compensation planning
  • Succession Planning
Very pleased with the product and functionality.
Yes
It was a limited, home-grown system.
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Product Reputation
  • Prior Experience with the Product
  • Vendor Reputation
  • Analyst Reports
Value for the money.
We did a very comprehensive evaluation, so I would make no changes.
  • Implemented in-house
Yes
Phase I was Research; Phase II was implementation; Phase II was change management, communication, training and deployment.
Change management was a big part of the implementation and was well-handled
Communication in advance and executive management support are critical.
  • No major issues encountered.
Very easy to implement and Halogen has a well-trained implementation staff!
It is very easy to use and I can do my own programming instead of paying a technician and waiting sometimes days for them to program the changes.
Excellent, knowledgeable support staff.
No
Premium Support is not needed.
Yes
I have reported several bugs to Halogen and they take them very serious. They are escalated to Tier II and Tier III Support.
Many times, the Support Team has gone above and beyond to fix an issues, often times calling me for follow-up details or to make sure the issue was resolved. They usually always answer a call within 60 seconds.
Halogen is Intuitive for the end user.
  • The system is user friendly and intuitive.
  • Spell and language check were a great addition.
  • Processes are easy to administer by HR
  • Learning Job Description Builder is a bit difficult until you understand the relationship to job specific competencies and how to use competency libraries.
  • There are many steps to some processes, which could be simplified such as Job Description Builder.
Yes, but I don't use it
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Halogen globally for performance appraisals, goal-setting, and just rolled out learning as well.
  • Technical support is great. They generally know what they're talking about and are available 24 hours a day.
  • They're quick to help you understand what upgrading to the next version will do for you, and want you to get the most out of your product.
  • Reporting is a bit clunky and took some getting used to.
  • You can get pretty in-the-weeds quickly with some of the processes. It's a catch-22. It's nice to have a feature to change/adjust so much, but it's easy for a new user to get confused by everything.
We love the global functionality and language packs.
  • It brings our global business closer together because it allows managers who oversee people in different regions to be in-tune with that employee's goals and they can track their progress during the appraisal process.
Halogen is generally better at the appraisal process and allows for goal-setting. It's also truly a global system, where ADP isn't.
Not Sure
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
We need to make sure that the features will ultimately do what the sales people say they will, and we're satisfied.
I actually wasn't involved in the selection process.
Abby Steele | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Halogen Talent Space is used by the entire company as the main source of performance appraisals and feedback between management and employees. Using the software uniformly allows for greater tracking and reporting ability on the progress of each step in the appraisal process. We are currently trying to implement additional functionality of Halogen Talent Space, including the job description builder and the competency library.
  • The tracking aspect of determining what status a performance appraisal is in for each employee is very useful.
  • The ability for anyone in the organization to provide feedback to another co-worker using the Feedback Central Halogen link in Outlook is truly great.
  • It is also nice, from the administrator side, to be able to set up a New Years evaluation process for every employee and know that the process will be tracked and started based on the time frame that we have established upfront.
  • The navigation from the administrator side is not the most intuitive feature. Some of the programming is very different from other similar software suites that have been used in the past, there is a great learning curve.
  • I wish there were greater connectivity capabilities between Halogen Talent Space and our HRIS system. It would make data integration much less work, and easier to do throughout the year when we add staff to our headcount.
When there are large enough companies to where manually tracking performance evaluations is no longer possible, Halogen Talent Space offers a pretty remarkable solution. Also, I think the system does a great job of aligning the appraisal process for all of our managers, even though some of them are in very different and varied roles.
Onboarding
N/A
N/A
Performance and Goals (5)
80%
8.0
Corporate goal setting
80%
8.0
Subordinate goal setting
80%
8.0
Individual goal setting
80%
8.0
Line-of sight-visibility
80%
8.0
Performance tracking
80%
8.0
Performance Management (6)
80%
8.0
Performance plans
70%
7.0
Performance improvement plans
70%
7.0
Review status tracking
80%
8.0
Review reminders
90%
9.0
Multiple review frequency
90%
9.0
Reporting
80%
8.0
Succession Planning
N/A
N/A
Recruiting / ATS
N/A
N/A
Learning Management
N/A
N/A
  • Although there was a larger cost upfront with the implementation of Halogen Talent Space, the additional flexibility and capabilities that were gained in the process have made a large difference given the return on investment.
  • Performance Manager
Performance Manager was our previous system.
Yes
Halogen replaced our previous performance appraisal system that was used in connection with Performance Manager. We needed a more automated system to would eliminate manual processes.
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
The Halogen Saba system had the capabilities for us to automate more than just our performance reviews, it also would allow us to track competencies, credentials, disciplinary reviews, and other employee relations documents.
I would make sure we are asking for more to incorporate into the system and it's libraries that what we will actually use. Our processes are a little more complex that what is needed, because we took off maybe more than we could chew within the first year. We should have just moved into these additional features more naturally as we got accustomed to the system.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Currently we use Halogen for a variety of purposes including Learning, Employee development, and 1:1 discussions. Clearly in an organization our size, it allows us to organize and train in a large scale and record and track all that we do.
  • Learning.
  • Reporting.
  • Intuitive and user friendly.
  • Even greater, more defined reporting capabilities.
  • The ability to assign multiple supervisors to multiple employees.
  • Greater "canned" training options provided for little or no cost.
To be honest with you, Halogen is much like other systems out there. However my experience has been that they are willing to build the program around you, as opposed to you building your business around it.
Onboarding
N/A
N/A
Performance and Goals (4)
60%
6.0
Subordinate goal setting
N/A
N/A
Individual goal setting
80%
8.0
Line-of sight-visibility
80%
8.0
Performance tracking
80%
8.0
Performance Management (6)
80%
8.0
Performance plans
80%
8.0
Performance improvement plans
80%
8.0
Review status tracking
80%
8.0
Review reminders
80%
8.0
Multiple review frequency
80%
8.0
Reporting
80%
8.0
Succession Planning
N/A
N/A
Recruiting / ATS
N/A
N/A
Learning Management
N/A
N/A
  • A more engaged workforce...however it may not be directly linked to it. We have recently adopted changes that Halogen should influence...its just too early to tell.
  • More trained and capable employees.
  • Created efficiencies with [onboarding].
We have had them for a long time. When it came time to review we considered the long term relationship and being a unique business, how they already understood us.
2600
From front line to exec
HR
  • Learning
  • Employee "review"
  • Personal development
  • Employee reviews
  • Possible HRIS
It's how things are now...good.
No
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Prior Experience with the Product
  • Existing Relationship with the Vendor
We wouldn't change a thing.
  • Don't know
  • I wasn't an employee during implementation, however I would imagine, based on our demographic, that the technology, or use was difficult.
We have never had an issue they haven't been able to resolve.
Yes
Yes, always.
We had issues playing certain content we house internally, so it was difficult for them to understand until they were sent the content and provided us direction from their side. Not once did I ever feel I was bothering them...in fact that's always the case.
  • Learning
  • 1:1
  • Reporting
  • No issues, most are pretty easy with a little practice
I'm a user, and we get very little complaints about "how hard" it is to use.
Karen Blalock | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Our organization implemented Halogen across the organization 2 years ago. Halogen allows us to address development issues, Succession issues, form consistency issues, and provides one central location to store the data.
  • Halogen makes it easy to connect with your employees around Goals and Development plans. As a Leader, you are able to enter and/or assign Development Activities whether it is an external activity or a Learning Activity that has been setup in Halogen.
  • Halogen allows you to give and receive feedback, which is a crucial component to Development. By utilizing Feedback Central you can easily attach these items received throughout the year to any Evaluation process that you have created ... eliminating the need to re-type!
  • Halogen's Learning Module allows you to purchase of variety of e-Learning content and assign these course to specific competencies within your organization. You can also create Instructor Led Learning Activities and have employees Enroll.
  • Learning Paths are another great way to get everyone within a department or the organization on the same training page (New Employees, Department Specific, etc.) Learning Paths are various Learning Activities that you group together and can assign to individual employees or entire groups. You can add prerequisites, documentation, url's, or SCORM compliant data to test th knowledge of your employee once they have completed the course.
  • When creating Evaluation Processes the limitations around the number of Goals that will push over to the form can be frustrating to some departments/positions. Only the first 10 will automatically come over.
  • The ability to attach any Documents that you have saved within Halogen should have a way to link to any Feedback that is entered in through Feedback Central.
  • The file size of and media that is attached to a Learning Activity or Path could be increased to accommodate more elaborate videos/presentations.
I love the benefits of Succession Planning that Halogen provides. The succession questions appear at the bottom of your evaluation processes and really takes the guess work on your high potentials, low performers and those who are approaching retirement.
Onboarding (2)
100%
10.0
New hire portal
100%
10.0
Manager tracking tools
100%
10.0
Performance and Goals (5)
100%
10.0
Corporate goal setting
100%
10.0
Subordinate goal setting
100%
10.0
Individual goal setting
100%
10.0
Line-of sight-visibility
100%
10.0
Performance tracking
100%
10.0
Performance Management (6)
95%
9.5
Performance plans
100%
10.0
Performance improvement plans
100%
10.0
Review status tracking
100%
10.0
Review reminders
100%
10.0
Multiple review frequency
100%
10.0
Reporting
70%
7.0
Succession Planning (4)
100%
10.0
Create succession plans/pools
100%
10.0
Candidate ranking
100%
10.0
Candidate search
100%
10.0
Candidate development
100%
10.0
Recruiting / ATS
N/A
N/A
Learning Management
N/A
N/A
  • Halogen has given our organization the ability for employees to align their individual goals directly to our corporate goals. This really keeps people on the same page as it relates to what the focus should be throughout the year.
  • Unfortunately, the lack of flexibility with the e-Learning bundles has kept our organization from adopting and utilizing the e-Learnings as supplemental development tools. The courses that come with the Foundations Bundles are great for a first review, but the flexibility to make changes once your employees get in and start using them would be great verses having to wait until the contract renews.
  • Feedback Central is having a great impact on supporting employees comments regarding their performance during the evaluation periods. By attaching the feedback to the Goal and or Development plan it provides proof that other people think the employee is great, too!
  • N/A
Based on our needs with supplemental learning, consistency with our forms, and the desire to want one location to store the information that was easy to navigate, Halogen was the best choice based on the robust functionality the application provides.
All - HR, Learning & Development, Marketing, IT, Customer Relations, Finance, Sales, etc.
3
AVP of HR - Decision maker, Manager of Learning & Development - Learning Module, Halogen Administrator - Processes, etc.
  • Feedback
  • Learning
  • Evaluations
  • Goals
  • Development Plans
  • Succession Planning
  • Creating custom Learning Activities - Instructor Led and e-Courses
  • Learning Paths - What a neat way to get groups on the same page!
  • We would like to be able to continue to develop Learning Paths/Activities that support Career growth with each position within each department in our organization.
I love it!
No
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Product Reputation
  • Vendor Reputation
  • Positive Sales Experience with the Vendor
  • Analyst Reports
  • Third-party Reviews
I am not the decision maker as it relates to the purchase of the software. My area is focused around the Learning Modules.
More in-depth testing around the flexibility of changing e-Learnings to accommodate needs verses having to wait until renewal.
  • Implemented in-house
Change management was a major issue with the implementation
Anytime there is a change that will affect your employees it's important to communicate that change ... What is Changing, Why is it Changing, What are the benefits of this change, How will this affect me, what are the next steps. You can not over communicate. Follow up communications are just as important, too!
  • Single Sign On, but it was corrected in a timely manner.
Get to know your CAM - Customer Account Manager! They are a lifesaver! (Thanks Jorie Basque!)
The support staff is knowledgeable, prompt and very transparent as far as if the answer or solution is unknown they will research and reply back quickly. Always friendly and courteous each and every time that I call. Hold times a short ... when you don't reach a live person immediately.
Yes
Our organization has reported things that Halogen has corrected. We have made suggestions to product enhancements and have actually seen these suggestions become a part of future product releases.
Just one time? Now that is a hard question ... Halogen provides exceptional support EVERY TIME!
  • Register for Learning Activities
  • Tracking Completion of Goals, Development Plans, Learning Activities
  • Updating information once entered into the system
  • Easily locating Tasks and the status of them
  • I find the Reporting functionality is challenging for me
  • Changing Business Rules
Halogen is very intuitive and provides very clean work-space ... lots of white space and modern layouts. There is more than one way to accomplish your action, too!
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