Achieve Successful HR Technology With The 5 Pillar Framework (Udemy.com)
World class employee solutions for self-service, case management, portals, knowledge management and talent acquisition
Created by: Peter Alkema
Last updated November 2024
What you will learn
- The main capabilities you need to build and run for effective use of technology in HR that drives productivity and improves employee experience
- Real examples from a world class case study of a large bank in Africa that pioneered user friendly, mobile technology for its 40,000 employees
- How an HR shared services function uses technology to effectively support the rest of the organisation in lifting HR to new heights of performance
- The 80/20 principle for your employee portal as a single, intuitive entry point for every process and information they need
- Well orchestrated onboarding solution clearly showing where any potential or new employee is in the process
- Events-driven one stop shop of information that supports decision making through effective knowledge management
- Task management solution that shared services need to manage, track and trace employee queries
How it compares
Against the other 170 rated Udemy courses in Human Resources on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.3 out of 5higher than 27% of them
- Reviews341#118 of 171 by number of reviews
- Length5.2 hourslonger than 71% of them
- Last updatedNovember 2024earlier than 69% of them
Course Description
Get instant access to worksheets, follow along, and keep for reference
Introduce yourself to our community of students in this course and tell us your goals
Encouragement and celebration of your progress every step of the way: 25% > 50% > 75% & 100%
Over 5 hours of clear and concise step-by-step instructions, lessons, and engagement
What others are saying:
"The course provides me with the best practices in the HR Industry and the upcoming trends in HR" - Rohini B.
"I can concur that these pillars will surely make HR technology a true enable in any business. As Peter mentioned, it is critically important that the HR practitioners are true ambassadors of the technology being offered and actively drive/ pursue the further enabling thereof." - Bernard D.
"Fascinating insights into the practical aspects of Peter's 5 Pillar Framework. I love the fact that he always uses real-life examples in his courses - no theory here! Thank you, Peter!" Janet A.
"Awesome stuff, really valuable information." - Josephine
“The course is fantastic" - Lyle
This course presents the 5 pillar framework and world-class case study for developing HR technology that best supports your employees and an HR shared services team. You will learn about employee self-service, case management, portals, knowledge management, and talent acquisition. The course also teaches mobile technology for employees, and automation for shared services, and there is a case study that shows how all of these were successfully put into practice.
Become a better HR professional today by learning about all of these fundamentals of how to create world-class employee solutions
Employee expectations of slick and simple technology are based on their experience in their own lives
User interface design thinking that is based on the volumes of employee transactions and queries
Mobile technologies such as SMS, USSD, App, and Mobi for delivering convenience to employees
Technology as an enabler of employee experience, and how it needs to work seamlessly with an HR support function
How you can automate, digitize and improve employee support processes with fit-for-purpose technology and solutions
The use of technology in acquiring new talent into your organization and how to treat new employees like new customers
Cost reduction in shared services and across an HR function in a medium to large organization
How to choose the right mobile strategy for rolling out a new employee self-service front end
The importance of de-cluttering and re-arranging screens to improve employee's user experience
Tracking and tracing of employee queries using solutions that manage hand-offs and produce meaningful management information
How to improve case management processes with immediate customer feedback
Self-service solutions for employees and how to improve their experience of all the HR functions they need
The importance of combining systems into a single, consolidated portal for employees
How technology needs to bring all the automated HR support functions together into an intuitive user experience
Saving time and money in a shared services environment by empowering employees with self-help when they need it
The importance of integrating HR systems like Oracle with recruitment platforms like LinkedIn
How a knowledge management system should work and what employees will expect from it
The widespread use of Sharepoint for company intranets and how its new features support advanced employee portals
Take advantage of my experience in actually building and running these solutions for an organization of 40,000 employees. I've packaged all my skills into this course to provide you with an incredible learning experience and help you become a better HR professional. Regardless of your knowledge of HR Technology, if you are interested in how to better leverage technology for HR then this course will help you!
What you’ll learn
The main capabilities you need to build and run for effective use of technology in HR that drives productivity and improves employee experience
Real examples from a world-class case study of a large bank in Africa that pioneered user-friendly, mobile technology for its 40,000 employees
How an HR shared services function uses technology to effectively support the rest of the organization in lifting HR to new heights of performance
The 80/20 principle for your employee portal as a single, intuitive entry point for every process and information they need
Well orchestrated onboarding solution clearly shows where any potential or new employee is in the process
Events-driven one-stop shop of information that supports decision-making through effective knowledge management
Task management solution that shared services need to manage, track and trace employee queries
How to design a knowledge base using frequently asked questions and high-volume queries
Bring everything together for the employee: policies, procedure manuals, links to systems, and easy-to-use workflow
How a mature knowledge base is critical for consulting services but corporates are still developing theirs
Searchable and comprehensive database of HR policies, rules and training manuals that are available in-process
The employee lifecycle begins during the talent acquisition stage and how technology supports this
The importance of intuitive user screens for employees to navigate as casual users of the main HR system
How service level agreements integrate into case management tools and reporting on shared service performance
Treating employees like customers to constantly get and use their feedback to improve the support they need
The four main mobile technology protocols and how to choose one; USSD, SMS, App and .mobi
Reducing paperwork and manual processes with automation and once-only capture of information
Contents and Overview
Instructor Details
- 4.3 Rating
341 Reviews
Peter Alkema
"What an amazing course! After finishing this course, I have confidence. Thank so much Dr Peter Alkema" ... "This is exactly the jump-start I needed. Very clear and concise"
I lead Digital Transformation & Architecture at ABB and I've been featured on CNBC Africa and won the Gartner CIO Of The Year in 2016. I founded and led the largest banking hackathon in South Africa which was published in 2019 as a case study by Harvard Business School.
I've taught over 100,000 students about technology, business, academics and self-development. In 2020 I completed my PhD at Wits University In Johannesburg. The study introduced a ground-breaking theory of Agile software development teams. My woodworking book was published in 2014 and has sold over 10,000 copies.
Olugbenga Gbadegesin: "Excellent delivery" / Lebogang Tswelapele: "This is what I have been longing for" / Paskalia Ndapandula: "Peter speaks with so much clarity" / Amantle Mangwedi: "It was straight to the point and the sections are cut into nice short segments which made it easier to go through" Kathy Bermudez: "Excellent material. Well organized..."
Werner van Wyk: "Thank you Peter, once again your lesson and course have given me so much knowledge and understanding" / Yvonne Rudolph "I really look forward to take everything i learned in action" / Josephine Mahlangu: "exactly what I needed to know, absolutely valuable and helpful for my personal growth"
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Reviews
By Joanna Qian Zhang on 12/18/2022
very comprehensive, and I am looking forward to seeing it achieved.
By Anonymized User on 7/12/2022
good framework but a bit too simplified and basic. Wish to cover a bit more advanced topics
By Madhura Deshmukh on 6/16/2022
It is a fabulous course!! I struggled to find one related to HR Technology, but this is a fantastic mix of introduction to HR technology + strategy to implement.
By Yuriy Polyashko on 6/12/2022
1/3rd of the course was interesting and to the point. And the last 2/3rd is not close to the theme, it was some webinar attached to the course, which it not the Udemy format at all, and the canted in it was quite dull.
By Rohini Budhiraja on 4/26/2021
The course provides me with the best practices in the HR Industry and the upcoming trends in HR
By Kanwal Hanif on 2/21/2021
An amazing course and well explained. According to the practical and upto date techniques. But one thing makes this course incomplete and that is, not sharing the pictures in real time of what have been done before instead of only telling it to us.
By Ali Ahmad on 10/9/2020
I LIKE THE SIMPLE WAY WHICH WAS THE ISTRUCTOR USING TO MAKE IT EASY FOR UNDERSTANDING. GETTING NEW HELPFULL IDEAS.
By Janet A on 9/1/2020
Fascinating insights into the practical aspects of Peter's 5 Pillar Framework. I love the fact that he always uses real life examples in his courses - no theory here! Thank you, Peter!
By Rav Guiness on 8/19/2020
The information shared are the high level basics of getting started. I generally believe that HR have this intention upfront, however struggle to successfully visualise and implement these concepts because they are internally focused on replicating existing HR processes on a system rather than questioning whether the process is needed or not or should be changed by considering the employee experience first, which you touched on briefly. There is also a significant lack of basic system knowledge, ability to use data to inform decisions and a poor / limited understanding of the downstream impact that certain HR practice decisions have on system capability, functionality and / or module integration which ultimately creates a frustrating end user experience. Having this knowledge upfront enables HR to get the best solution in place that improves the employee experience and streamlines existing HR processes. This may be a level up or the next course in this series, but I believe that this knowledge is critical before getting stuck into any HR tech implementation. It would also be valuable to introduce the concepts of design thinking and / or six sigma to provide a learner with information on how to transform HR without getting trapped in a costly and lengthy system transformation.
By Bernard du Toit on 8/18/2020
I can concur that these pillars will surely make HR technology a true enable in any business. As Peter mentioned, it is critically important that the HR practitioners are true ambassadors of the technology being offered and actively drive/ pursue the further enabling thereof.
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