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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…
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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
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SumTotal Talent Development Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows, Linux |
| Mobile Application | Apple iOS, Android, Windows Phone |
| Supported Countries | Global |
| Supported Languages | English (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
| Consumers | 0% |
|---|---|
| Small Businesses (1-50 employees) | 0% |
| Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees) | 25% |
| Enterprises (more than 500 employees) | 75% |
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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 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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December 20, 2022
My experience using SumTotal Talent Development
We use SumTotal Learning Management System to support on-line courses, learning plans and ILT programs. It helps us to leverage knowledge among teams, to reduce training efforts and costs, to optimize management through decentralized administration and to get more reliable information for management decisions. It is a complete and robust plaftform that provides great functionalities.
- Complete functionalities for learning and training management
- Reliable data and performance
- Integration to other products / systems
- Mobile learning
- Admin experience (a little hard to use)
- Portal and look and feel customization
- Gamification (user experience)
- Domain management
- Mobile learning
- Gamification
- Learning tracks
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- Positive: reduce training costs and management efforts
- Positive: better and more reliable information for management decisions
- Negative: it is an expensive platform when compared to other similar solutions
In our case SumTotal platform seemed to be more complete and robust to provide the right features for managing complex ILT plans and blended programs, which was an important thing for us. It was also very easy to deploy mobile and to increase learning options for all users, such as learning pills and assessments. Integration to third-party systems was also an issue for us, and we found interesting cases and good technical documentation to deploy it.
December 08, 2022
Best suited Talent Management tool for Mid-market enterprises
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
- Training, Learning, and Development goal setting and measurement
- Hiring, Onboarding
- Performance, Retiring
- Analytics
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- 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.