Case Study: adesso SE achieves scalable, standardized cloud HR and payroll to support rapid growth with SAP SuccessFactors

adesso Realizing Strategic HR Goals in the Cloud to Support Rapid Company Growth

Adesso, a fast-growing IT consulting firm (adesso SE) with more than 8,000 employees and €900 million in revenue, faced fragmented, nonstandard HR and payroll processes across many subsidiaries that were costly to maintain and hard to scale. Seeking a cloud-first, harmonized HR application landscape, Adesso turned to SAP SuccessFactors and SAP Services and Support to replace legacy systems and support its rapid expansion.

SAP SuccessFactors implemented a suite of cloud HR solutions—including SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll—backed by SAP Services and Support, SAP Preferred Success, SAP S/4HANA, and SAP BTP, with integration led by partner adesso orange. The go-live delivered standardized, scalable HR processes, launched employee and manager self-service scenarios, improved development transparency, and prepared the business to extend the rollout globally and across subsidiaries, enabling Adesso to support continued growth.

Adesso

Frederik Schikowski

SAP Partner Manager