Hello and WELCOME to our Dynamics AX HCM blog!
The purpose of the Dynamics AX HCM blog is for us (the Dynamics AX HCM program management team) to provide you with information that you are interested in regarding HCM. These topics can range from more information regarding certain features in Dynamics (Who HASN’T had a question on compensation at one point or another?) or updates on time sensitive releases (Year-end payroll/tax updates). Also, from time to time, we will be soliciting feedback from you as well regarding potential new features or usability studies for products currently being developed. Our goal is to provide you with the information you need to take advantage of all the functionality provided by Dynamics AX, and to establish a rapport with our customers to deliver high quality features.
For those of you unfamiliar with the Dynamics AX HCM program management team, our role is to plan and design the features for future releases of Dynamics AX HCM. We write the business requirements/scenarios that are needed by our customers, and then work closely with our engineering team during the development process. You can expect to see blog posts from our entire team: Darin, Brandon, Kasey, Shar, Jerilyn and Shiela (that would be me). :)
Your first question might be, what is HCM? HCM is the acronym for Human Capital Management. It encompasses the areas formerly known as HR and Payroll. However, Dynamics AX HCM is far more than that! Dynamics HCM covers the following areas:
- Recruitment
- Employee Development/Training
- Performance Management
- Compensation/Benefit Management
- Organizational and Workforce Management
- Absence Management
- Employee and Manager Self Service
- Roles Centers
- US Payroll
The functionality of HCM is further enhanced by workflow support, date effectiveness, and organizational hierarchy support. Furthermore, not only does AX HCM cover the areas listed above, it also integrates to the following modules:
- Project management and accounting
- Travel and expense
- Sales and marketing
- General ledger
- Accounts payable
- Budgeting (budget planning)
- Questionnaires
- Production control
- Inventory and warehouse management
- Global address book
- Microsoft SQL Server Report Services
- Microsoft Office
Over the next few months you can expect blog posts on the following topics: Cumulative updates 6 & 7, tax updates, HCM in depth, important links, customer feedback, compensation overview, performance management overview and Convergence sessions. Are there other topics that you would like to see covered in future blogs? Please comment!
Until next time….
Shiela