Description

Introduction:

The SAP Organizational Development (OD) Module: Fundamentals course is designed to provide participants with an introductory understanding of the SAP Organizational Development (OD) module, which is part of the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) system. SAP OD plays a critical role in managing an organization’s structure, including departments, positions, roles, and reporting hierarchies. Through this course, participants will learn how to create, maintain, and navigate organizational structures, along with mastering key concepts such as organizational units, jobs, and positions.

The course is structured to provide a balance between theoretical understanding and practical, hands-on experience in using SAP OD tools. Participants will gain essential skills to manage organizational development tasks effectively within an SAP environment.

Prerequisites:

Before attending the SAP Organizational Development (OD) Module: Fundamentals course, participants should have:

1. Basic SAP navigation skills:
2. Familiarity with SAP’s user interface and transaction codes (T-codes).
3. Understanding of general HR functions:
4. A working knowledge of Human Resources concepts, especially around organizational management, workforce structuring, and reporting hierarchies.
5. Optional (but helpful):
6. Exposure to basic SAP HCM functionalities (e.g., Personnel Administration).

Table of Contents 

Session 1: Introduction to SAP Organizational Development

• Topics:
  1. Overview of SAP HCM and Organizational Development (OD)
  2. Understanding the role of OD in managing organizational structures
  3. Introduction to key SAP OD elements: Organizational Units, Jobs, Positions, and Persons
  4. Navigating the SAP OD interface
• Objectives:
  1. Gain a foundational understanding of SAP OD and its purpose in HR.
  2. Learn to navigate the SAP OD module effectively.
• Hands-On Exercise:
  1. Explore SAP OD interface and basic navigation.

Session 2: Organizational Structures in SAP

1. Topics:
   1. Understanding Organizational Units: Structure and purpose
   2. Managing Jobs and Positions: Differences and relationships
   3. Defining relationships between organizational objects
   4. Creating and modifying organizational structures in SAP OD
2. Objectives:
   1. Learn how to create and maintain organizational units, jobs, and positions.
   2. Understand the relationships between different organizational elements.
3. Hands-On Exercise:
   1. Create organizational units, jobs, and positions within SAP.
   2. Practice setting relationships between organizational objects.

Session 3: Master Data Management in SAP OD

1. Topics:
   1. Personnel structure vs Organizational structure
   2. Maintaining employee data within the organizational hierarchy
   3. Assigning employees to positions in SAP OD
   4. Integration with other SAP HCM components (e.g., Personnel Administration)
2. Objectives:
   1. Understand the interaction between organizational structure and personnel data.
   2. Learn how to assign employees to roles and positions effectively.
3. Hands-On Exercise:
   1. Create and assign employees to positions.
   2. Review and manage personnel data linked to the organizational structure.

Session 4: Position Management and Role Assignments

1. Topics:
   1. Position management: Creating, modifying, and deleting positions
   2. Managing vacant positions and role assignments
   3. Reporting on positions and vacancies
   4. Scenario planning: Transferring employees between positions
2. Objectives:
   1. Learn how to create, manage, and maintain positions and roles within SAP.
   2. Gain the ability to report on vacancies and employee assignments.
3. Hands-On Exercise:
   1. Create new positions and assign roles to employees.
   2. Generate vacancy reports and manage position data.

Session 5: Reporting and Analysis in SAP OD

1. Topics:
   1. Standard reports available in SAP Organizational Development
   2. Creating and customizing reports
   3. Analyzing organizational structure through reports
   4. Reporting on organizational units, positions, and roles
2. Objectives:
   1. Gain skills to generate and interpret reports within SAP OD.
   2. Understand how to customize reports to meet business needs.
3. Hands-On Exercise:
   1. Generate standard organizational structure reports.
   2. Customize reports to show specific organizational elements.

Session 6: Managing Organizational Changes in SAP OD

1. Topics:
   1. Introduction to change management in SAP OD
   2. Simulating organizational changes: Creating new units, jobs, and positions
   3. Managing workforce transitions: Transfers, promotions, and reassignments
   4. Impact analysis of organizational changes on HR processes
2. Objectives:
   1. Learn how to simulate and manage organizational changes within SAP.
   2. Understand the impact of these changes on the overall HR process.
3. Hands-On Exercise:
   1. Perform simulations of organizational changes.
   2. Plan and execute workforce transitions in SAP.

Session 7: Best Practices and Maintenance in SAP OD

1. Topics:
   1. Best practices for maintaining organizational structures
   2. Data quality management in SAP OD
   3. Periodic audits of organizational structure and reporting
   4. Common challenges and solutions in maintaining organizational data
2. Objectives:
   1. Understand the best practices for maintaining a dynamic organizational structure.
   2. Learn techniques to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
3. Hands-On Exercise:
   1. Conduct a mock audit of organizational data.
   2. Perform maintenance on existing organizational structures.

Session 8: Course Summary and Final Hands-On Project

1. Topics:
   1. Recap of key concepts learned throughout the course
   2. Final hands-on project: Building and managing a complete organizational structure in SAP OD
   3. Q&A and troubleshooting common issues
2. Objectives:
   1. Reinforce all concepts through a comprehensive project.
   2. Ensure participants can confidently manage organizational development in SAP.
3. Hands-On Project:
   1. Create an end-to-end organizational structure and manage workforce changes in a simulated environment.

End of Course Assessment and Certification:

1. Final assessment quiz covering all key concepts.
2. Certification upon successful completion of the course and hands-on exercises.

This breakdown of sessions ensures a gradual progression from basic understanding to more advanced tasks in SAP OD, with plenty of hands-on practice for participants to develop proficiency. Would you like any specific topics to be expanded or modified?