Saturday, November 3, 9:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M. KT101 - Create a Roadmap for Increased User Adoption: Learn the Secret to the People Side of System Use Have your users successfully adopted Kronos the way you intended? If not, how can you fix it? This hands- on session combines theory and practice to identify user adoption challenges within your organization. You will learn how to identify common user adoption issues and apply strategies to address these challenges, and will leave with an actionable report that can be presented to senior leadership. Identify common user adoption issues Describe steps to resolve user adoption issues Leverage change management to drive adoption Identify Kronos Community tools to speed adoption Level: All Category: Employee Engagement KT103 - Upgrading and Configuring Navigators in 8 Kronos Navigator reinvented the way organizations manage their workforces. The intuitive user experience of Navigator combines rich functionality with unprecedented ease of use. Come to this class to understand required preparation, recommended configurations, various migration paths, and other considerations when upgrading to Navigator 8 from previous versions. Understand what 8 offers Describe the upgrade path to 8 Learn steps to upgrade to Navigator 8 KT104 - Going Behind the Scenes: Workforce Central Architecture (7 and 8) Are you in IS/IT and responsible for implementing and maintaining Workforce Central 7 or 8, and want to dig deeper into its architecture? If yes, attend this hands- on session to gain skills and information to help you better support and maintain the Workforce Central operating environment. Learn about the Workforce Central multi- tier architecture and the various suite implementation methods. Describe the components of the architecture Know the IT integration touch points Implement a nonproduction instance for testing Troubleshoot system anomalies
KT105 - New in 8! The big 4: Timecards, Schedule Planner, Genies, and Historical Corrections Come and test- drive the new features of Workforce Central 8 that supercharge the entire time and attendance arena. Learn how to use and customize the timecard widget, the schedule planner widget, and the genie widget, and make historical corrections using the new paradigm. Use and customize the new timecard Manage the new schedule planner Implement the new genie view Test- drive the new historical corrections KT106 - Developing Custom Reports for Workforce Timekeeper 6.3, 7, and 8 Do you need to create custom reports in Workforce Timekeeper 6.3, 7, or 8? Attend this course to learn the report- development process using hands- on exercises. Learn the building blocks needed to develop custom reports: linking and filtering, expressions/formulas, sorting, grouping, and summarizing. This workshop is for those already on or planning to upgrade to Workforce Timekeeper 6.3, 7, or 8. Create reports referencing views Filter records and create expressions Sort, group, and summarize report content Level: Beginner Category: Custom Report Development KT107 - Workforce Ready Workflows: Automate and Streamline Your Organization s Processes Automating your business processes with workflows can streamline approvals, expedite communications, and reduce human error. Learn how to create a new workflow or modify an existing one to meet your organization s needs. This course combines discussions, demonstrations, and hands- on exercises in a training database. You will practice tasks and learn best practices of workflow functionality with user tasks across the Workforce Ready product suite. Review existing organizational processes to map new workflows Use a process to configure workflows in the application Configure workflows to automate Workforce Ready functionality Recommended Audience: Kronos Workforce Ready Customers Category: Workforce Management Strategy
Sunday, November 4, 9:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M. KT101 - Create a Roadmap for Increased User Adoption: Learn the Secret to the People Side of System Use Have your users successfully adopted Kronos the way you intended? If not, how can you fix it? This hands- on session combines theory and practice to identify user adoption challenges within your organization. You will learn how to identify common user adoption issues and apply strategies to address these challenges, and will leave with an actionable report that can be presented to senior leadership. Identify common user adoption issues Describe steps to resolve user adoption issues Leverage change management to drive adoption Identify Kronos Community tools to speed adoption Level: All Category: Employee Engagement KT102 - New Scheduling Features in WFS 8.x, Including Employee Self- Service Come test- drive some of the newest features contained in Workforce Scheduler. Learn how to customize the schedule planner widget and configure the new workload planner, and experience employee self- service features that relate directly to Workforce Scheduler. Learn about the schedule planner widget in WFS 8.x and how to customize it Learn about the new workload planner in WFS 8.x and how to configure it Learn about employee self- service requests in WFS 8.x KT105 - New in 8! The big 4: Timecards, Schedule Planner, Genies, and Historical Corrections Come and test- drive the new features of Workforce Central 8 that supercharge the entire time and attendance arena. Learn how to use and customize the timecard widget, the schedule planner widget, and the genie widget, and make historical corrections using the new paradigm. Use and customize the new timecard Manage the new schedule planner Implement the new genie view Test- drive the new historical corrections
KT206 - Integrating Custom Reports with Workforce Timekeeper 6.3, 7, and 8 Do you have experience developing reports using Visual Studio 2008 and need to integrate your custom reports with Workforce Timekeeper 6.3, 7, or 8? Attend this hands- on workshop to learn the custom integration procedure. Learn how to create parameters, add report features and security content, make minor modifications to existing reports, create report items within Workforce Timekeeper, and modify report profiles. Prepare a custom report for integration Run a report within Workforce Timekeeper Modify a copy of an existing Kronos report Category: Custom Report Development Prerequisite: Developing Custom Reports for Workforce Timekeeper 6.3, 7, and 8, or applicable knowledge/experience KT208 - Optimization and Database Tuning: Maintaining a Workforce Central Implementation Do you want to learn how to optimize your Workforce Central implementation? If yes, attend this hands- on workshop and learn to analyze your Workforce Central system s performance and formulate a plan of attack that resolves problems revealed by your analysis. Explore how Workforce Central s components impact performance, and learn how to implement Kronos best practices to improve performance. Acquire Kronos performance practices Know how to tune your system to optimize performance Be able to evaluate your system performance Category: Solution Optimization KT108 - Take It to the Limit: Manage Your Business with Workforce Ready Optimize your company s use of Workforce Ready by attending this hands- on workshop to learn how to use system tools to manage access, increase your reporting capabilities, and better communicate with your staff. You will discover how to fine tune your system to maximize how you use Workforce Ready. Use various company settings to better control user access to the system and company data Use various company settings to increase reporting options Use various company settings to increase the ability to share and communicate information to staff Recommended Audience: Kronos Workforce Ready Customers Category: Solution Optimization