How to prepare data for People Intelligence in SAP Business Data Cloud

When SAP People Intelligence launches in 2026, many HR and People Analytics teams will have the same question:

“Are we actually ready?”

Because while the technology will introduce an exciting new generation of analytics inside SAP Business Data Cloud, the truth is simple:

People Intelligence in SAP Business Data Cloud is only as powerful as the data you feed into it.

If your SuccessFactors data is inconsistent, incomplete, siloed, or poorly governed, even the most advanced AI-driven insights won’t land. Preparing your data now — before People Intelligence becomes widely available — is the fastest way to ensure your organisation can unlock meaningful, decision-ready insights from day one.

That’s exactly why we created our latest webinar, "How to Prepare Your Data for SAP People Intelligence".

Why preparation matters now 

People Intelligence is designed to deliver clear, contextual, and actionable insights across the employee lifecycle. But the difference between “nice dashboards” and “real decision-making impact” depends on the foundations underneath.

Before implementing People Intelligence, most organisations will need to take a closer look at:

1. Whether their SuccessFactors data can actually support the new use cases

People Intelligence requires a level of structure, consistency and completeness that many HR systems simply weren’t originally designed for. Factors such as historical data quality, field usage, process inconsistencies, and local variations in configuration all influence the analytics you’ll get.

2. The gaps, errors, and inconsistencies hiding in plain sight

Even organisations with mature People Analytics often have underlying quality issues that don’t appear until a new tool exposes them. Small misalignments in job structures, org hierarchies, person IDs, or time-based records can dramatically affect what People Intelligence displays.

3. Which SAP and non-SAP sources can be used in People Intelligence

Because People Intelligence is delivered through SAP Business Data Cloud, it opens the door to combining SuccessFactors with other datasets across your HR and business landscape. But knowing what can and should be included — and how to prepare it — is critical long before you switch anything on.

These foundational questions are exactly what we unpack in the webinar

Rather than overwhelming you with technical detail in this blog post, the webinar walks through the practical steps HR, HRIT, and Reporting teams should begin right now to ensure their data is clean, connected and ready.

In the session, we cover:

• The key criteria SAP People Intelligence needs to produce accurate insights

• The most common data quality pitfalls organisations discover too late — and how to spot them early

• What data sources can be brought into People Intelligence via SAP Business Data Cloud

• How HR and Analytics teams should work together to accelerate readiness

Whether you're just exploring People Intelligence or already planning your roadmap, this is the essential preparation stage most organisations will miss — until it becomes a problem.

If you want People Intelligence to deliver value on day one, start preparing today

This is the moment to strengthen your foundation: review your SuccessFactors data, understand your gaps, and get clarity on everything People Intelligence will rely on.

Our webinar walks you through the entire readiness journey.

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