One move. No re-implementation. Full SAP payroll future. With Pentos LaunchMOVE, you can safely migrate from SAP on-premise Payroll to SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (Cloud) while protecting your investment and safeguarding your payroll operations.

Pentos LaunchMOVE moves your SAP on-premise payroll into SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll without changing how it works — keeping your code, rules, and data intact while moving to the cloud. But don’t be concerned that you have to keep everything today — you can optimize and rationalize your payroll while undergoing your cloud migration.
Secure and Safe Migration
We make sure your payroll stays safe - before, during, and after the move. We use SAP’s go-to tool for SAP payroll migrations, TIK Nexus Suite, that runs automated comparisons and creates a full audit trail, so every calculation, every result, and every data point is verified and traceable.
Go Live at any Time in the Year
The Pentos Lift & Shift is based upon a flawless continuation of the payroll on the new SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll platform which enables go live at any given moment in the year.
Clean and Professional
We don’t just move payroll. We move your entire payroll ecosystem. Pentos takes an end-to-end view of your business, ensuring Core HR, integrations, and downstream systems work flawlessly together with your new cloud payroll.
What we deliver
Everything you need for a safe, proven move from SAP on-premise Payroll to SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll.
Automated payroll migration from SAP ERP Payroll to SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll using the TIK Nexus Suite
Configuration and adaptation of payroll setup to ensure functional parity in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll
Data migration including historical payroll data
Integration setup and rework to ensure seamless data flow between SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, and surrounding systems
Payroll Control Center (PCC) setup with standard alerts, policies, and reports
Parallel run validation with detailed comparisons and reporting to ensure identical payroll results
Testing support including solution validation and user acceptance testing (UAT)
Go-live readiness and stabilization support


How it works
Combine SAP Readiness Check and Pentos Fit-to-Standard approach to make sure LaunchMOVE is right for you and identify the right approach for success.
2. Migrate Configuration
Migrate payroll configuration to SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll using the TIK Nexus Suite tools and reduce time from 3 months manual configuration to 5 days ready to run.
Setup Payroll Control Center (PCC) for modern payroll processes and the Point-to-Point (PTP) integration for seamless processes between Employee Central and SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll.
4. Migrate Employee & Payroll Data
Create a strategy for cleansing, migration, and retention of employee payroll data and payroll results data, then move the data from SAP Payroll to SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, before executing a replication of master data from Employee Central to SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payrollusing PTP.
5. Migrate Integration Interfaces
Migrate the existing integrations to SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll with minimal re-work, focusing on the needed technical adjustments, such as updates to the system endpoints and connection strings.
Parallel payroll testing leveraging TIK Nexus Suite tools to validate the running of payroll in the new SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll system with just one parallel payroll testing run.
“The successful implementation of SAP SuccessFactors with the help of Pentos LaunchNOW! has supported us par excellence in the global digitalisation of our HR processes and their integration into our corporate processes. The best-practice orientated standard processes support us very well because they make our global HR work much easier and create transparency.”
— Christian Dusek, CIO, ASK Chemicals Gmbh
“We were looking for a partner who didn’t primarily want to please us. Rather, we were looking for a partner with a strong opinion who would lead us on the path to standards, challenge our established ways of thinking and encourage us to take bold steps. These requirements repeatedly led to the same recommendation: Do it with Pentos!”
— Christian Rath, Director People & Organization, RIEDEL Communications GmbH & Co. KG
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With years of experience, a proven approach, and one of the largest certified SAP SuccessFactors teams in Europe, Pentos delivers results you can count on. Whether you're starting small or scaling globally – LaunchMOVE! ensures a fast & secure move to the cloud.
Expertise
SAP Gold Partner with deep product knowledge.
Scale
One of Europe’s largest certified SAP SuccessFactors implementation teams.
Experience
1,000+ projects since 2017, continuously refining our approach.
Reach
European presence with proven SAP SuccessFactors delivery.
Trust
Preferred by leading mid-sized companies across industries.
Reliability
Predictable timelines, fixed scope, and risk-mitigating best practices ensure dependable delivery.
Whether you're starting fresh or scaling your HR processes – we're here to support your SAP SuccessFactors journey.
Let’s talk about what your organization needs and how Pentos LaunchNOW! can help you get there, fast and reliably.
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