In Workday, HCM tasks cover all aspects of an employee’s lifecycle, from applying for jobs, hiring, compensation, time and leave, position changes, and separation and retirement. The 2024 Elevating Cougs conference offers HR Partners and other HCM roles the opportunity to learn more about using Workday to its fullest potential, including new functionality and resources launched in the last year.

At the 2023 Elevating Cougs conference, Workday Success Stories sessions covered a variety of higher-level HCM topics, including navigating Workday for HCM tasks, managing academic appointments, person types, and the change job process. Review last year’s sessions here.

This year’s Workday Success Stories track offers deeper dives into certain processes and functions in Workday, highlighting the ways Workday connects systems, information, and people across WSU. Those who perform HCM tasks can gain deeper understanding of the processes they perform in Workday through the following sessions:

  • TouchPoints: How Finance, HCM, and Payroll are all connected in Workday
  • Time and Absence Masterclass
  • From yesterday to today: HCM – Review of the new features and enhancements from the last 12 months
  • Period Activity Pay
  • Employee Performance – How to conduct employee performance evaluations in Workday. Recommended for Managers and Talent Partners.
  • WSU Org Structure – Overview of how supervisory organizations and security work to create the university structure and appropriate routing in Workday
  • From yesterday to today: Workday change and communications – Review of the new features and enhancements from the last 12 months
  • What is Modernization? – Who the Modernization team are, what we do, and our process for managing Workday’s regular updates.

Registration is now open for the 2024 conference, which will be held virtually October 22 and 23, 2024. Early registrants can view a still-expanding conference schedule, bookmark sessions they’re interested in, and explore the conference platform.

To get a head start on planning your conference experience, register now. 

To learn more about the Workday topics at this year’s conference, visit the Modernization website. We’ll continue to provide updates about the Workday Success Stories track in both the Elevating Cougs newsletter and the Workday Digest.

For all other conference news and information, including details about the Developing and Leading as a Coug tracks, visit the Elevating Cougs webpage on the Learning & Organizational Development site. To receive conference updates by email, subscribe to the Elevating Cougs newsletter.

If you have a question about Elevating Cougs, or need assistance with registration, reach out to the conference organizers.

Content Credit: Emily Akin, Modernization Change Management Communications Coordinator