Question: We are in the process of implementing Compensation Work Bench (CWB). We would be interested to know how long it took other to implement.
I saw this question on a forum and share my reply. This is a typical question that every functional consultant would have been asked at some point in thier career.
As a thumbrule, I would say 20-30 weeks is normal time-period, if you want to implement any HR Modules, though I have to say Benefits & Payroll may need more time and also these modules have other dependencies like Annual Open Enrollment periods (in Benefits) or Year-end and Balance upload (Payroll).
However, there are other factors that you may want to consider before arriving at a high level time lines. Some the questions that need to be asked/answered are:
1. What is the population of the workforce ?
2. Is the organization a hierarchical or relatitvely flat?
3. Is CWB being implemented for multiple countries (legislations)?
4. Do you have to handle multiple currencies?
5. What consititutes the CWB scope? Annual Merit, Bonus and Stocks? Are all three involved?
6. Are there any other types of Benefits that are to be included in the scope?
7. What kind of reporting needs are the clients looking for?
8. Does the client also have Oracle Payroll or Benefits?
Answers to these questions go a long way in helping to arrive at a balanced decision. To make the long story short, CWB is more complex than it sounds.
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Hello ,
ReplyDeleteI would like to know how much time do we have to give line managers/managers to actually give merit salary increases(in PROD) . I mean once we have the life events in PROD and the CWB worksheets are open for updates . I am looking at an employee population of close to 5000. This will be the first time they will be using CWB for salary increases in PROD .
Also , does it make sense to do a kind of mock exercise in test instance before we do in PROD .
Please let me know .
Thanks in advance,
Praneeth