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SumTotal Talent Development

Overview

What is SumTotal Talent Development?

The SumTotal Core Platform (formerly elixHR) is a human resource information system (HRIS) integrable with the SumTotal Talent Expansion Suite of software: SumTotal (LMS), and the SumTotal Work workforce management and payroll system. All SumTotal software is now offered and…

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User-Friendly Design: Several users have mentioned that SumTotal has a very user-friendly design, making it easy for non-programmers to …
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Not Warm and Fuzzy

4 out of 10
March 18, 2015
Incentivized
Our company provides LMS Support for a large company using SumTotal. The whole company uses SumTotal as their primary LMS, about 80K users.
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What is SumTotal Talent Development?

The SumTotal Core Platform (formerly elixHR) is a human resource information system (HRIS) integrable with the SumTotal Talent Expansion Suite of software: SumTotal (LMS), and the SumTotal Work workforce management and payroll system. All SumTotal software is now offered and supported by Skillsoft…

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Product Details

What is SumTotal Talent Development?

To thrive in an ever-changing world, individuals and organizations need adaptability, agility, and resilience. SumTotal aims to help develop these essential skills through powering a journey of learning and people development that is curated, compliant, predictive and generates measurable outcomes.

SumTotal states learning-centered talent development is the heart of HR and HR Technology and that now, more than ever, building a culture of learning is critical to growth and business sustainability. SumTotal provides a unified Talent Development suite delivering measurable impact across the entire employee lifecycle. The solution delivers the following modules:

  • SumTotal Learning Management
  • SumTotal Recruiting
  • SumTotal Onboarding
  • SumTotal Performance
  • SumTotal Succession
  • SumTotal Compensation

SumTotal works in partnership with users to configure a solution that matches customers' unique needs and processes for learning and talent management, with satisfaction and business success as the primary objective.

SumTotal brings a team of dedicated customer success, support and professional services experts to help users achieve their learning and talent development goals; they state they aim to be a true partner to help organizations thrive in a changing business landscape.

SumTotal Talent Development Features

Leave and Attendance Management Features

  • Supported: Approval workflow
  • Supported: Email notifications
  • Supported: Balance details
  • Supported: Travel absence management

HR Reporting Features

  • Supported: Report builder
  • Supported: Pre-built reports
  • Supported: Ability to combine HR data with external data

Integration with other HR capabilities Features

  • Supported: Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by same vendor
  • Supported: Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by different vendor

Performance Management Features

  • Supported: Performance plans
  • Supported: Performance improvement plans
  • Supported: Review status tracking
  • Supported: Review reminders
  • Supported: Multiple review frequency

Succession Planning Features

  • Supported: Create succession plans/pools
  • Supported: Candidate ranking
  • Supported: Candidate search
  • Supported: Candidate development

Onboarding Features

  • Supported: New hire portal
  • Supported: Manager tracking tools

Performance and Goals Features

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

Recruiting / ATS Features

  • Supported: Job Requisition Management
  • Supported: Company Website Posting
  • Supported: Publish to Social Media
  • Supported: Job Search Site Posting
  • Supported: Duplicate Candidate Prevention
  • Supported: Applicant Tracking
  • Supported: Notifications and Alerts

SumTotal Talent Development Screenshots

Screenshot of SumTotal Learning Management: Deliver the learning your organization needs including skilling/upskilling/reskilling, career planning & development. All delivered with our engaging learner experience across all modalities (desktop, tablet & mobile) and in the flow of workScreenshot of SumTotal Onboarding: Foster learning before day one with our robust onboarding solution. Build culture, complete necessary paperwork and begin the path to productivity for all your new and returning employees.Screenshot of SumTotal Performance: Performance management that meets the needs of today’s forward-thinking organizations. Align the goals and performance of your entire workforce with those of the broader organization for better business outcomes.Screenshot of SumTotal Succession: Make succession planning an organizational strength. SumTotal allows you to better understand your workforce now and better plan for your future with our intuitive succession planning tools.Screenshot of SumTotal Recruiting: A modern recruiting solution that delivers a powerful candidate experience, recruiter productivity, job matching and internal mobility.Screenshot of SumTotal Compensation: SumTotal makes compensation planning easier and less time consuming. Build a pay for performance culture that meets your organizations goals and objectives while keeping you competitive in the ever-changing marketplace.Screenshot of SumTotal Mobile: Full suite functionality for your workforce to deliver your Talent Development solution wherever and whenever they need it.

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SumTotal Talent Development Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Windows Phone
Supported CountriesGlobal
Supported LanguagesEnglish (US), English (UK), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, French (Canada), German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Korean, Norwegian, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Vietnamese, Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Slovakian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu

Frequently Asked Questions

The SumTotal Core Platform (formerly elixHR) is a human resource information system (HRIS) integrable with the SumTotal Talent Expansion Suite of software: SumTotal (LMS), and the SumTotal Work workforce management and payroll system. All SumTotal software is now offered and supported by Skillsoft since the October 2014 acquisition.

Cornerstone OnDemand, Workday Human Capital Management, and SAP SuccessFactors are common alternatives for SumTotal Talent Development.

Reviewers rate Balance details highest, with a score of 8.5.

The most common users of SumTotal Talent Development are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).

SumTotal Talent Development Customer Size Distribution

Consumers0%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)0%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)25%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)75%
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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!

User-Friendly Design: Several users have mentioned that SumTotal has a very user-friendly design, making it easy for non-programmers to configure their LMS interface. This has allowed for customization of various environments for different groups and integration of external web applications through iFraming, such as social media or news feeds.

Customizable Features: Reviewers have appreciated the customizable features offered by SumTotal, such as custom color schemes, logos, widgets, news feeds, and training messages. These features have allowed them to create a personalized environment for several different clients, tailoring the LMS to each client's specific needs.

Clean Front-End User Interface: Many reviewers have highlighted the clean front-end user interface of SumTotal, which makes it visually appealing and easy to navigate for both administrators and learners. This intuitive interface enhances the overall user experience and simplifies navigation within the system.

Lack of Functionality for Adding Multiple Contractor Companies: Some users have expressed frustration with the software's limited functionality when it comes to adding multiple contractor companies to the hiring funnel and conducting partner level analysis. They feel that this feature is essential for managing their contractor relationships effectively.

Absence of AI Capabilities for Generating Insights and Recommendations: Users have mentioned disappointment in the software's lack of AI capabilities, specifically when it comes to generating insights and recommendations based on yearly or quarterly data. They believe that incorporating AI would greatly enhance the decision-making process and improve overall efficiency.

Need for More Pre-built Reports: Several users have stated that they would like to see a broader range of pre-built reports within the program. This would eliminate the need for creating custom reports from scratch, saving time and effort. Users feel that having more pre-built reports readily available would provide them with valuable insights without requiring extensive report customization skills.

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Abhideep Jain | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are high-end Analytics staffing services provider company. Our basic business model is to hire best Analytics and data engineering talent out there in the world and put them on cutting-edge assignments. We used SumTotal Talent Development for our hire-to-retire journey of employees. From getting employee references to setting up multiple interview discussions, feedback, compensation, stock ownership, growth, and analytics on top.
  • Tracking employee learning goals and making sure they meet the goals
  • Capturing feedback from multiple interview discussions while hiring and showcasing it in one screen
  • Funnel analysis of candidate recruitment pipeline
  • I did not see any functionality to add multiple contractor companies to the hiring funnel and do partner level analysis
  • There are no AI capabilities for generating insights and recommendations on yearly or quarterly data
Very good for learning and development and training of employees. For Applicant tracking, recuirement, onboarding, and enablement, I prefer SAP SuccessFactors or Skillate. I also found that the SumTotal app is not very friendly on android and crashes sometimes and it is not optimized for mobile. Hence I end up never using it.
  • Training, Learning, and Development goal setting and measurement
  • Hiring, Onboarding
  • Performance, Retiring
  • Analytics
Human Resource Management
N/A
N/A
Payroll Management
N/A
N/A
Leave and Attendance Management (2)
85%
8.5
Approval workflow
80%
8.0
Balance details
90%
9.0
Employee Self Service
N/A
N/A
Asset Management
N/A
N/A
HR Reporting (2)
65%
6.5
Report builder
70%
7.0
Pre-built reports
60%
6.0
Integration with other HR capabilities
N/A
N/A
Performance Management (5)
86%
8.6
Performance plans
80%
8.0
Performance improvement plans
80%
8.0
Review status tracking
90%
9.0
Review reminders
90%
9.0
Multiple review frequency
90%
9.0
Succession Planning (3)
70%
7.0
Create succession plans/pools
80%
8.0
Candidate search
70%
7.0
Candidate development
60%
6.0
Onboarding (2)
85%
8.5
New hire portal
80%
8.0
Manager tracking tools
90%
9.0
Performance and Goals (4)
87.5%
8.8
Corporate goal setting
90%
9.0
Individual goal setting
80%
8.0
Line-of sight-visibility
90%
9.0
Performance tracking
90%
9.0
Recruiting / ATS (7)
80%
8.0
Job Requisition Management
80%
8.0
Company Website Posting
80%
8.0
Publish to Social Media
90%
9.0
Job Search Site Posting
90%
9.0
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
60%
6.0
Applicant Tracking
80%
8.0
Notifications and Alerts
80%
8.0
  • Reduced the email communication for hiring, onboarding, succession, performance
  • Automated training, goal setting, performance reviews
SumTotal Talent Development is a very competitive product. In my opinion SumTotal Talent Development is better than Freshteams, Darwinbox, but not as good as Skillate, SAP SuccessFactors. SAP SuccessFactors is enterprise grade and used only by large organizations and has too many modules and hence a tough learning curve. While SumTotal Talent Development has a small learning curve.
March 18, 2015

Not Warm and Fuzzy

Score 4 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our company provides LMS Support for a large company using SumTotal. The whole company uses SumTotal as their primary LMS, about 80K users.
  • Easily customizable notifications
  • TMU tool allows for quick mass uploads
  • Configurable front end
  • JasperSoft Reporting - it is difficult to use and manage.
  • Exams could be more robust. Offering alternate types of questions.
  • Too many clicks on the administrator side. Adding new activities is not intuitive, you need to click through each section to determine what needs to be entered where. Would be better if it was guided for new activities, just prompting for 'required' fields.
If a company requires specific functionality, SumTotal appears unwilling to be flexible.
  • Having all training/learning records in one tool allows users to have their record follow them when they move in the business. This reduces the need for retraining and time spent on data entry.
SuccessFactors is more user friendly, however their service is less than stellar. SumTotal was chosen because of price and customer service.
We have made an investment in SumTotal and changing our LMS at this point would be costly.
I do not find SumTotal to be intuitive. I feel we need to adjust our needs to meet the functionality available in the tool.
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Sales training, onboarding and curriculum development
  • Curriculum development
  • Prerequisites
  • Calendar view
  • Usability- launching activites
  • Look and feel could be more appealing
  • Audience management/integration could be improved
  • ROI, saved on travel cost
  • Onboarding, helped streamline program
  • Usability was a challenge for our community
Highly developed functionality
It is a good LMS tool, but it's nothing outstanding.
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