What is job family in SAP PA - Personnel Management?

SAP Term: job family

• Component: PA

• Component Name: Personnel Management

• Description: Cross-organizational groupings of positions that are used in Talent Management to plan the distribution of employee potentials within an organization. Positions can be assigned to job families - these positions are linked to each other based on similar qualifications and tasks that have similar contents. A job family is subdivided into levels that depict, for example, the hierarchy levels of these positions independent of the organizational structure. In addition, employees that have potential for certain job families can be assigned to the job family levels. Employees can have potential for several job families. This is an important criterion for the search, for example, for potential successors in Succession Planning.

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• Key Concepts: 
  A job family is a grouping of jobs within an organization that have similar characteristics. It is used in SAP Personnel Management (PA) to define the job hierarchy and to assign employees to the appropriate job family. Job families are used to determine salary levels, career paths, and other personnel-related decisions. 
  
  How to use it: 
  In SAP PA, job families are created and maintained in the Organizational Management (OM) module. The job family structure is used to define the job hierarchy and to assign employees to the appropriate job family. Job families can be used to determine salary levels, career paths, and other personnel-related decisions. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating a job family structure, it is important to consider the organization’s goals and objectives. The job family structure should be designed in a way that allows for flexibility and scalability as the organization grows and changes. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on job families in SAP PA, please refer to the SAP Help Portal or contact your local SAP consultant.