The Workday in Action Series is geared towards learners interested in an in-depth view of the business processes and tasks used by business users across the Workday platform to organize and maintain information. The Workday products covered are: Workday Human Capital Management (HCM), Workday Recruiting, Workday Compensation, Workday Benefits, and Workday Financial Management.
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The Workday in Action Series is geared towards learners interested in an in-depth view of the business processes and tasks used by business users across the Workday platform to organize and maintain information. The Workday products covered are: Workday Human Capital Management (HCM), Workday Recruiting, Workday Compensation, Workday Benefits, and Workday Financial Management.
The Workday in Action Series is geared towards learners interested in an in-depth view of the business processes and tasks used by business users across the Workday platform to organize and maintain information. The Workday products covered are: Workday Human Capital Management (HCM), Workday Recruiting, Workday Compensation, Workday Benefits, and Workday Financial Management.
By the end of this course, a learner will be able to navigate Workday, explain how Workday organizes information, update and maintain worker and transactional data, initiate, approve, and manage business processes, and perform product-specific tasks.
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Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) in Action
In this module, you will learn how to navigate and search in Workday, understand staffing models, and learn how to perform the daily transactions of hiring, transferring, and terminating your organization's workers.
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Review Business Concepts of HCM, Payroll, and ERP
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Refresh and reinforce fundamental business concepts to provide a strong foundation for understanding Workday
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Payroll
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Read course textbooks or other materials related to HCM, payroll, and ERP
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Review notes and materials from previous coursework or certifications
Practice entering and updating data
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Identify the fields in Workday HCM, and learn the navigation within the product to complete basic tasks.
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Navigate to the Workday homepage
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Search for an existing employee
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Update the employee's personal information
Practice creating and managing job requisitions
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Complete some of the common daily recruiting tasks to gain experience.
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Recruiting
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Create a new job requisition
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Post the job requisition
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Review and manage applications
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Hire a candidate
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Practice proposing and processing compensation changes
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Practice the most common compensation-related tasks using the Compensation product.
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Compensation
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Propose a salary increase
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Propose a bonus
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Process a salary increase
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Process a bonus
Practice initiating and processing benefit events
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Complete some of the common tasks completed in workday benefits.
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Benefits
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Enroll an employee in a benefit plan
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Change an employee's benefits
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Process a life event
Practice completing the payroll cycle
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Complete the steps necessary to complete the payroll cycle in Workday.
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Payroll
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Create a new payroll
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Process the payroll
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Review the payroll results
Create a training document to onboard new employees
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Practice creating a training document that could be used to bring new employees up to speed.
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Identify the key tasks that new employees need to learn
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Create a step-by-step guide for each task
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Include screenshots and examples to illustrate the steps
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Review the document for accuracy and clarity
Volunteer to assist with data entry or support
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Volunteer your time to an organization that uses Workday to gain real-world experience.
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Contact the organization and inquire about volunteer opportunities
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Complete any necessary training
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Perform the tasks assigned to you
Mentor a new Workday user
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Practice being a mentor in order to reinforce your knowledge and help others learn Workday.
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Identify a new Workday user who would benefit from your guidance
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Meet with the new user regularly to answer their questions
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Provide feedback and support as the new user learns Workday
Create a project plan to implement Workday in your organization
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Enhance your knowledge of Workday by creating a project plan for implementation.
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Define the scope of the project
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Identify the key stakeholders
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Develop a timeline for the project
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Identify the resources that will be needed
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Create a communication plan
Review Business Concepts of HCM, Payroll, and ERP
Show steps
Refresh and reinforce fundamental business concepts to provide a strong foundation for understanding Workday
Browse courses on
Payroll
Show steps
- Read course textbooks or other materials related to HCM, payroll, and ERP
- Review notes and materials from previous coursework or certifications
Practice entering and updating data
Show steps
Identify the fields in Workday HCM, and learn the navigation within the product to complete basic tasks.
Show steps
- Navigate to the Workday homepage
- Search for an existing employee
- Update the employee's personal information
Practice creating and managing job requisitions
Show steps
Complete some of the common daily recruiting tasks to gain experience.
Browse courses on
Recruiting
Show steps
- Create a new job requisition
- Post the job requisition
- Review and manage applications
- Hire a candidate
Practice proposing and processing compensation changes
Show steps
Practice the most common compensation-related tasks using the Compensation product.
Browse courses on
Compensation
Show steps
- Propose a salary increase
- Propose a bonus
- Process a salary increase
- Process a bonus
Practice initiating and processing benefit events
Show steps
Complete some of the common tasks completed in workday benefits.
Browse courses on
Benefits
Show steps
- Enroll an employee in a benefit plan
- Change an employee's benefits
- Process a life event
Practice completing the payroll cycle
Show steps
Complete the steps necessary to complete the payroll cycle in Workday.
Browse courses on
Payroll
Show steps
- Create a new payroll
- Process the payroll
- Review the payroll results
Create a training document to onboard new employees
Show steps
Practice creating a training document that could be used to bring new employees up to speed.
Show steps
- Identify the key tasks that new employees need to learn
- Create a step-by-step guide for each task
- Include screenshots and examples to illustrate the steps
- Review the document for accuracy and clarity
Volunteer to assist with data entry or support
Show steps
Volunteer your time to an organization that uses Workday to gain real-world experience.
Show steps
- Contact the organization and inquire about volunteer opportunities
- Complete any necessary training
- Perform the tasks assigned to you
Mentor a new Workday user
Show steps
Practice being a mentor in order to reinforce your knowledge and help others learn Workday.
Show steps
- Identify a new Workday user who would benefit from your guidance
- Meet with the new user regularly to answer their questions
- Provide feedback and support as the new user learns Workday
Create a project plan to implement Workday in your organization
Show steps
Enhance your knowledge of Workday by creating a project plan for implementation.
Show steps
- Define the scope of the project
- Identify the key stakeholders
- Develop a timeline for the project
- Identify the resources that will be needed
- Create a communication plan
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