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Comprehensive and Effective Testing of SAP HR

Successful HR systems rely on successful and thorough testing. Because human resources is so complex, SAP is complex. Changes made to SAP HR may have many implications in areas other than the specific module. Problems can be very obvious or they may go unnoticed for months or years especially for larger companies. Incomplete testing can result in emergency situations that need quick resolution or extensive inconsistencies that require many hours of reconciliation and repair. Up front testing can eliminate post-live wasted resources.

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Global Implementation of Training & Events

When implementing the Training & Events module on a global scale across different countries, there are a number of factors to consider. System security, data conversions, the event catalog structure, billing and correspondence are all areas affected when the module is being rolled in different countries. While there is not one given strategy, organizations have to make certain decisions and will face a number of challenges. This article takes a closer look at these challenges and how to deal with them.

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Going Global With Your HRIS

If you manage your business on a global basis, then there is a payoff to managing your employees the same way. Suppose your firm is planning to construct a new oil well on a deep-ocean platform somewhere in the Atlantic. The firm is based in the US, but has operations in dozens of countries. This new project will be managed by staff in the US and include internal experts from many other countries to implement various aspects of the work. The project will take several years to complete and involve millions of dollars in employee costs. Here are some of the ways a global HRIS can help you manage the project:

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Implementing SAP Payroll in Multiple Countries

OVERVIEW You may think that various countries are very different in how they are paid and maintained. One of our customers studied their operations and found that 80% of their global payroll processes were the same – only 20% were unique to a specific country. By standardizing the configuration & coding among countries you achieve at least three significant benefits: simplify and reduce support costs, leverage your hardware investment, and have the opportunity to get a global view of your employee data Even if your company may have only one country-payroll now, it is good to plan and configure as though you may add more in the future. In this increasingly global business environment, and given SAP’s global HR capabilities, it is not unlikely that you will have a new country payroll in the future. Setting up the system to enable that possibility is much easier to do before go-live than it is after. There are dozens of items to pay attention to when approaching an SAP HR project with a global mindset. However, the are four general areas to pay attention to: CODING SCHEMES SAP HR has many areas where employees are grouped into categories so that they can be processed or report later on – employee groups & subgroups, payroll areas for example. ‘Actions’ are also used to enforce standard processes for maintaining employee data.

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Implementing SAP HR

When trying to decide whether to choose mySAP, or an HR specific software package to replace their existing Human Resources and Payroll systems, most companies will have similar questions and sometimes even apprehensions in regards to choosing mySAP HR. The uneasiness associated with the idea of going through a mySAP HR implementation evolves primarily around three main factors: the length of the implementation, the costs associated with it and the resulting, often painful, organizational changes. This article has a closer look at how organizations should approach a mySAP HR project, proposing solutions that should be adopted prior, during and after the implementation to ensure a smooth transition and hopefully dissipate some of the concerns HR managers still associate with the idea of implementing mySAP HR. TIME FACTORS Length of the Implementation "How long will it take to implement mySAP HR"? …this question has been posed to me many times by potential customers during pre-sales demonstrations. The answer is that it depends on the type of organization, the size of the implementation and the effectiveness and experience of the consulting firm chosen.

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