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Course Curriculum

Week 1: HR process fundamentals, platform navigation, baseline assessment
Hire to retire: core HR processes and where Employee Central fits 00:45:00
Navigating the system: Admin Center, People Profile and search 00:40:00
Implementation roles, methodology and the consultant’s toolkit 00:40:00
Baseline assessment: the exam blueprint and your starting point 00:50:00
Week 2: Foundation objects: organisation, job and pay structures
Foundation Objects, the Corporate Data Model and MDF 00:50:00
Legal Entity, Business Unit, Division, Department and Location 00:55:00
Cost Center, Job Classification and object associations 00:50:00
Pay Grade, Pay Range, Pay Component and Pay Component Group 00:55:00
Week 3: Role-based permissions and target populations
Role-Based Permissions: the model behind every screen 00:45:00
Permission Groups: static, dynamic and target populations 00:50:00
Permission Roles: granting, scoping and employee data access 00:55:00
Testing, troubleshooting and auditing permissions 00:50:00
Week 4: Employee data, effective dating and the data model
The Succession Data Model: person and employment entities 00:55:00
Effective dating: history, corrections and inserting records 00:50:00
Country-specific data models and Manage Business Configuration 00:55:00
Picklists, field properties and configuring fields in practice 00:45:00
Week 5: Hire, transfer, promotion and termination
Add New Employee: the hire wizard from identity to compensation 00:55:00
Transfers and job changes: Take Action and job information history 00:50:00
Promotions, pay changes and compensation information 00:50:00
Termination, leave of absence and rehire 00:50:00
Week 6: Business rules, event reasons and workflows
Event Reasons and events: the engine behind every change 00:45:00
Business rules: scenarios, triggers and the rule engine 01:00:00
Workflow configuration: approvers, dynamic roles and dynamic groups 00:55:00
Workflow lifecycle, alerts, escalation and troubleshooting rules 00:50:00
Week 7: Data import, validation, correction and reconciliation
Import and Export Data: loading MDF and foundation data 00:50:00
Import Employee Data: sequence, templates and incremental loads 01:00:00
Validation and correction: the Check Tool and Manage Data 00:50:00
Reconciliation, reporting and data purge basics 00:45:00
Week 8: Position objects, hierarchy and configuration
Why positions? Position Management concepts and use cases 00:45:00
The Position object and Position Management Settings 00:55:00
Position hierarchy, the Position Org Chart and reporting lines 00:50:00
Configuring position fields, permissions and position rules 00:55:00
Week 9: Position lifecycle, incumbents, synchronisation and rules
Position lifecycle: create, fill, vacate and close 00:50:00
Incumbents, shared positions, FTE and right to return 00:50:00
Position-to-job synchronisation and hierarchy adaptation 00:55:00
Mass position changes, imports and position-driven rules 00:55:00
Week 10: Integration touchpoints, company structure, support practices
Integration Center basics and the integration landscape 00:50:00
Employee Central Payroll touchpoints: an overview 00:45:00
Company Structure Overview and organisational visualisation 00:40:00
Support practices: release cycles, incidents and change control 00:45:00
Week 11: End-to-end implementation capstone
Capstone stage 1: scope the requirements and design the solution 01:00:00
Capstone stage 2: build the configuration 01:00:00
Capstone stage 3: test, reconcile and fix 00:55:00
Capstone stage 4: demonstrate, document and hand over 00:50:00
Week 12: Unseen practical assessments, remediation, readiness review
Mock assessment 1: Employee Central Core practical 01:00:00
Mock assessment 2: Position Management and end-to-end practical 01:00:00
Remediation clinic: closing your gaps 00:50:00
Readiness review and exam strategy 00:45:00
PRIVATE COURSE
  • PRIVATE
  • 3 months, 3 weeks
  • 20 SEATS
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