HR, Project Management, Implementations, Recruitment, Workflow, Reporting, Payroll, Time Management, Process Improvement

Take a moment and make a mental list of the system-related glitches, problems and headaches you've experienced over the last year. Is it possible that any of these could be identifiable, reoccurring and preventable? Could you actually standardize the process of fixing of some of your problems? Perhaps some changes in your system aren't even problems - just inevitable changes due to policy changes, growth, business realignment, new contracts, etc.

Installing a new SAP system, including the HR component, is a major undertaking. Companies often spend millions of dollars and dedicate dozens of employees to a project that can take a year or more to complete. Once the system cutover passes and the consultants go away, companies are faced with a new, different, and sometimes unexpected challenge - managing the productive system.

To the world of a time data-entry person or anyone not thoroughly familiar with SAP's time processing, time management would seem like a simple process. You enter an absence or attendance, give it some hours, and payroll magically spits out a paycheck. Right? Unfortunately, it's not as simple as that. While not everyone in your company needs to know the ins and outs of time evaluation, it is beneficial to have some basic knowledge of the process flow when errors occur or your company adds additional functionality.