iProCon Group SAP HCM consultancy with their UK subsidiary iProCon Ltd. are now taking their proven conference concept to the UK: experencied consultants together with clients present hot SAP HCM topics and all time favourites with lessons from the trenches and a realistic assessment of latest developments.
Download full SAP HCM Best Practise conference brochure here.
Why you should attend:
- Chose 5 out of 10 sessions led by proven experts, who’ve been there and done it
- Benefit from client case studies by K+S AG and the European Central Bank
- Network with peers from other organisations using SAP HCM
- Gain access to experts across all parts of SAP HCM for discussions and networking
- Get the most from the experts in an event limited to 60 delegates
Registration:
Fee: GBP 145.00 + VAT, GBP 155 + VAT including networking dinner (on 7. November, 19:30)
How to register: Download full SAP HCM Best Practise conference brochure here.
The number of delegates (max. 60) as well as individual session is limited. Book early to secure your place! For cancellations after 20.10.2012 no reimbursement is possible. For earlier cancellations 75% of the fee will be reimbursed.
Location: Bermondsey Square Hotel, Tower Bridge Road, London, SE1 3UN
Agenda:
7th November, 19:30: Pre-Conference Networking Dinner
8:00 – 9:00 – Registration and Networking with Tea and Coffee
9:00 – 9:25 – Introduction and Keynote
9:30 -10:30 – Session 1A: SAP ESS/MSS Best Practise and EHP 5 / EHP 6 Improvements
- ESS & MSS overview
- What’s new in EHP5 and EHP6 in ESS and MSS?
- Case Study: European Central Bank (ECB)
- Various best practises including
- Personal profile
- Leave request
- Custom solution for working time corrections
Petra Seethaler (European Central Bank, Frankfurt)
Jörg Edinger (iProCon GmbH)
9:30 -10:30 – Session 1B: SAP HR Authorisations: Advances Scenarios and Re-design
- Overview of classical, structural and context sensitive authorisations in SAP HCM
- Reducing the number of roles
- Pitfalls to avoid
- Making the most of BAdIs, custom objects and other enhancement options
Anja Junold (iProCon GmbH)
Sven Ringling (iProCon Ltd.)
10:30 -10:50 – Tea and Coffee
10:50 -11:50 – Session 2A: Tips and Tricks for Posting SAP Payroll results into FI/CO
- Really understanding options in symbolic account configuration
- Identifying and resolving issues in the SAP payroll posting run
- Making full use of BAdIs and enhancements
- Special requirements, e.g.: VAT, posting headcount, employee vendors,…
Sven Ringling (iProCon Ltd.)
Jörg Edinger (iProCon GmbH)
10:50 -11:50 – Session 2B: Managing Approval Processes in SAP HCM
- Does it have to be workflow? Options for approval processes in SAP HR
- Designing approval workflows
- Managing substitutions
- User interface for approvers: UWL vs. POWL
Jens Richter (iProCon GmbH)
Frank Röckener (iProCon GmbH)
11:50 -13:10 – Lunch Break
13:10 -14:10 – Session 3A: Appraisals & Objectives with SAP HCM Performance Management
- Appraisal types and forms (top down, 360,…)
- Pre-defined vs. flexible SAP solution
- Typical pitfalls and solutions
- Case study: K+S AG
Toni Zamora-Gonzales (K+S AG, Kassel)
Jens Richter (iProCon GmbH)
13:10 -14:10 – Session 3B: Simply Improving SAP HR Reporting
- How to get more out of the often neglected query tool for HR
- Quick guide to custom fields and switches in HR Query
- A time saving way to extract SAP HCM reporting data to MS Excel
Anja Junold (iProCon GmbH)
Sven Ringling (iProCon Ltd.)
14:10 -14:30 – Tea and Coffee
14:30 -15:30 – Session 4A: Travel & Expense Management with SAP
- Overview and integration aspects of SAP T&E
- The standard T&E processes in ESS and MSS
- Ways to improve the approval process
Anja Junold (iProCon GmbH)
Jörg Edinger (iProCon GmbH)
14:30 -15:30 – Session 4B: Improve your Personnel Cost and Headcount Planning Process with SAP
- Introduction and business benefits
- The SAP HCM Personnel Cost Planning module: standard functionality and limitations
- Best practises:
- Web tools for line managers
- Plan vs. actual comparison
- Reporting
- Comparing case studies from several industries
Peter Gilberg (iProCon GmbH)
Sven Ringling (iProCon Ltd.)
15:30 -15:50 – Tea and Coffee
15:50 -16:50 – Session 5A: UK Payroll – RTI and Pension Auro-Enrolment
- What’s changing in SAP HR with the new HMRC Real Time Information requirements?
- Lessons learned from an RTI pilot customer implementation
- The SAP pension auto-enrolment solution: data, reports and configuration
- Designing your SAP based auto-enrolment process
Krishna Mangipudi (iProCon Ltd. associate)
15:50 -16:50 – Session 5B: Ingredients for a SAP HCM Global Template
- Must have elements for a SAP HR global template
- Approaches that work for you – not just for S&P100 companies
- Lessons from the trenches: examples from case studies in several countries
- Where things tend to go wrong and how to avoid it
Jörg Edinger (iProCon GmbH)
Sven Ringling (iProCon Ltd.)
16:50 -17:20 – Drinks and Expert Discussions