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SumTotal Systems, LLC

SumTotal Talent Development

Composite Score

6.8 /10

CX Score

7.0 /10

33 Reviews Write a Review

What is SumTotal Talent Development?

SumTotal Talent empowers your people with intuitive, personalized tools that engage employees in pursuing their own self-directed path for development and career growth, while ensuring their efforts are aligned with the goals and business demands of their team and the broader organization. We deliver new ways to engage your talent with innovative solutions that know, develop, grow and reward your workforce.

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Awards & Recognition

SumTotal Talent Development won the following awards in the Talent Management category

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5 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2023

3 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2022

SumTotal Talent Development Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

78 Likeliness to Recommend

93 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+77 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love SumTotal Talent Development?

2% Negative

11% Neutral

87% Positive

Pros

Acts with Integrity
Fair
Performance Enhancing
Respectful

Cons

Under Delivered

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Learning and Development

Wellness

Performance Management

Succession Planning

Compensation Management

Talent Acquisition

Career Pathing

Onboarding Offboarding

Rewards Recognition

Employee Engagement

Collaboration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 77

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

SumTotal Talent Development Reviews

Megan N.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Easy to use talent management software.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates SumTotal Talent Development from other similar products?

I like the variety of courses and the way each individual can easily choose their own or managers can assign to them. I like the domain concept to manage the users and decentralise administration. The classes are very easy to follow and allow me to save and come back later.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

SumTotal Talent Development is a well established corporate talent management which is widely recognized by many organizations across the world. It provides access via both web, interface and mobile applications as well and it allows seamless integration with other third-party applications like Webex to host online trainings.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I haven't yet experienced any difficulties. SumTotal Talent Development stands out to be the best talent management tool i have ever encountered.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

SumTotal Talent Development is an established platform for corporate talent management and i highly recommend it.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Kimberly H.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2023

The software is a complete and robust platform

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SumTotal Talent Development from other similar products?

SumTotal Learning Management System is a great tool for online courses, learning plans, and ILT programs.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Mobile learning

What do you dislike most about this product?

Portal and look and feel customization

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

SumTotal Learning Management System is an expensive platform when compared to other similar solutions

Pros

Respectful
Acts with Integrity
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing

Surobheet B.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Education
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2022

Good Human Capital Application

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SumTotal Talent Development from other similar products?

Learning modules

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Content.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The interface could be better

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Overall a good human capital application

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Unique Features
Security Protects

How We Deliver

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Awards & Recognition

SumTotal Talent Development Ratings

78 Likeliness to Recommend

93 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+77 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love SumTotal Talent Development?

Pros

Cons

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Learning and Development All aspects of learning management systems, content and curriculum development, development plans, skills databases, certifications, and reporting.

Wellness Ability to track and manage employee wellness programs and their usage

Performance Management Includes all aspects of performance appraisals and review design: rollout, conducting, tracking, measurement, and goal attainment.

Succession Planning Software contains employee succession planning functionality.

Compensation Management Software provides ability to track and measure employee compensation

Talent Acquisition Supports the process of sourcing and recruiting employees in alignment with organizational needs.

Career Pathing Ability to map and communicate standard employee career paths.

Onboarding Offboarding Provides ability to create standard workflow for onboarding and offboarding employees

Rewards Recognition Software allows for tracking and management of employee rewards and recognition programs

Employee Engagement Provides ability to solicit and measure employee engagement feedback.

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

SumTotal Talent Development Reviews

Megan N.

Easy to use talent management software.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Kimberly H.

The software is a complete and robust platform

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Surobheet B.

Good Human Capital Application

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Learning and Development

Wellness

Performance Management

Succession Planning

Compensation Management

Talent Acquisition

Career Pathing

Onboarding Offboarding

Rewards Recognition

Employee Engagement

Collaboration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features