Kronos  TechKnowledgy  Course  Descriptions  ©  2018,  Kronos  Incorporated.    

You must register for KronosWorks to enroll in preconference Kronos TechKnowledgy. Fees are in addition to the KronosWorks registration fee. Agenda is subject to change.

 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.  Learner  Outcomes:  

• 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  

Recommended  Audience:  Workforce  Central  Customers  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.  Learner  Outcomes:  

• Understand  what  8  offers    • Describe  the  upgrade  path  to  8    • Learn  steps  to  upgrade  to  Navigator  8  

Recommended  Audience:  Workforce  Central  Customers  Level:  Intermediate  Category:  Tips  and  tricks    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.  Learner  Outcomes:  

•   Describe  the  components  of  the  architecture  • Know  the  IT  integration  touch  points  • Implement  a  nonproduction  instance  for  testing  • Troubleshoot  system  anomalies  

Recommended  Audience:  Workforce  Central  Customers  Level:  Intermediate  Category:  Tips  and  tricks                  

  Kronos  TechKnowledgy  Course  Descriptions  ©  2018,  Kronos  Incorporated.    

You must register for KronosWorks to enroll in preconference Kronos TechKnowledgy. Fees are in addition to the KronosWorks registration fee. Agenda is subject to change.

   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.  Learner  Outcomes:  

• Use  and  customize  the  new  timecard  • Manage  the  new  schedule  planner  • Implement  the  new  genie  view  • Test-­‐drive  the  new  historical  corrections  

Recommended  Audience:  Workforce  Central  Customers  Level:  Intermediate  Category:  Tips  and  tricks    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.  Learner  Outcomes:  

• Create  reports  referencing  views  • Filter  records  and  create  expressions  • Sort,  group,  and  summarize  report  content  

Recommended  Audience:  Workforce  Central  Customers  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.  Learner  Outcomes:  

• 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  Level:  Intermediate  Category:  Workforce  Management  Strategy                    

   

  Kronos  TechKnowledgy  Course  Descriptions  ©  2018,  Kronos  Incorporated.    

You must register for KronosWorks to enroll in preconference Kronos TechKnowledgy. Fees are in addition to the KronosWorks registration fee. Agenda is subject to change.

 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.  Learner  Outcomes:  

• 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  

Recommended  Audience:  Workforce  Central  Customers  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.      Learner  Outcomes:  

• 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  

Recommended  Audience:  Workforce  Central  Customers  Level:  Intermediate  Category:  Tips  and  tricks    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.  Learner  Outcomes:  

• Use  and  customize  the  new  timecard  • Manage  the  new  schedule  planner  • Implement  the  new  genie  view  • Test-­‐drive  the  new  historical  corrections  

Recommended  Audience:  Workforce  Central  Customers  Level:  Intermediate  Category:  Tips  and  tricks                      

  Kronos  TechKnowledgy  Course  Descriptions  ©  2018,  Kronos  Incorporated.    

You must register for KronosWorks to enroll in preconference Kronos TechKnowledgy. Fees are in addition to the KronosWorks registration fee. Agenda is subject to change.

 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.  Learner  Outcomes:  

• Prepare  a  custom  report  for  integration  • Run  a  report  within  Workforce  Timekeeper  • Modify  a  copy  of  an  existing  Kronos  report  

Recommended  Audience:  Workforce  Central  Customers  Level:  Intermediate  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.  Learner  Outcomes:  

• Acquire  Kronos  performance  practices  • Know  how  to  tune  your  system  to  optimize  performance    • Be  able  to  evaluate  your  system  performance  

Recommended  Audience:  Workforce  Central  Customers  Level:  Intermediate  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.  Learner  Outcomes:  

• 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  Level:  Intermediate  Category:  Solution  Optimization