Course Introduction
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Start your Career in Workday Advanced Compensation
Workday Advanced Compensation is a comprehensive compensation management tool that provides organizations with the ability to manage and administer their compensation plans. Workday Advanced Compensation enables organizations to streamline their compensation processes, from designing and testing compensation plans to executing payouts and reporting.
You will learn to,
- Understand Merit Planning and Compensation Reviews
- Work on Periodic Salary and Allowance Plan
- Master Compensation Structure
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Understand Compensation and Bonus Plan


Meet your Instructor
Experience and Expertise: Over 8 years of professional experience in Workday HRIS, HCM, and Advanced Compensation, specializing in configuring compensation cycles, governance, and system optimization for global organizations.
Global Training Experience: Delivered practical Workday training and consulting across multiple industries, covering Core & Advanced Compensation, HCM, Payroll, Absence, Recruiting, and Talent modules, enabling HR teams to maximize system value.
Corporate Clientele: Successfully led Workday implementations, compensation redesign projects, and security governance initiatives for multinational companies, collaborating with executives and stakeholders across regions.
Certifications: Lean Six Sigma – Green Belt; Business Analysis Foundations; Data Visualization for Data Analysis.
Diverse Technical Skills: Proficient in Workday HCM, Core & Advanced Compensation, Payroll, Absence, Recruiting, Talent, and Security; experienced in Salesforce, ServiceNow, Tableau, Power BI, and ERP integration tools.
Training Methodology: Focuses on hands-on, scenario-based learning with live system demonstrations and real-world case studies to ensure participants gain both conceptual clarity and configuration expertise.
Project Leadership: Led end-to-end Workday implementations, compensation module overhauls, and compliance-driven security enhancements, driving measurable improvements in efficiency, adoption, and global compliance.
Course Curriculum
- Session 1 - Compensation Overview (30:36)
- Session 2 - Importance of Compensation Eligibility Rule (40:45)
- Session 3 - Create Compensation Rule (93:01)
- Session 4 - Eligibility Rule (64:34)
- Session 5 - Create Salary Plan (92:58)
- Session 6 - Unit salary Plan (92:58)
- Session 7 - Periodic Salary Plan, Allowance Plans (88:24)
- Session 8 - Hourly Plan, Calculated Plans (105:53)
- Session 9 - Testing the Plan Compensation Change (111:42)
- Session 10 - Business Process (48:03)
- Session 11 - Compensation Structure (70:21)
- Session 12- Merit Plans (90:56)
- Session 1 - Compensation Framework (86:58)
- Session 2 - Merit Planning (64:01)
- Session 3 - Compensation Reviews (113:20)
- Session 4 - Compensation Plans, Bonus Plan, Calc Fields (121:05)
- Session 5 - Comp Details report, Bonus Plan rules, Comp Plan Rollout, Launching Comp Process (107:25)
- Session 6 - BIRT Demo (61:58)
- Assessment - 1. Components Elements and Eligibility Rules
- Assessment - 2. Grades and Grade Steps
- Assessment - 3. Manage Compensation
- Assessment - 4. Hourly
- Assessment - 5. Allowance
- Assessment - 6. Merit
- Assessment - 7. Bonus
- Assessment - 8. Stock
- Assessment - 9. Set Up Compensation Reviews
- Assessment - 10. Understanding Compensation Reviews
- Assessment - 11. Calculated Plans
- Assessment - 12. Compensation Basis
- Assessment - 13. Compensation Statements
- Assessment - 14. Severance
- Assessment - 15. Market Salary Data
- Assignment - 1. Components Elements and Eligibility Rules
- Assignment - 2. Grades and Grade Steps
- Assignment - 3. Manage Compensation
- Assignment - 4. Hourly
- Assignment - 5. Allowance
- Assignment - 6. Merit
- Assignment - 7. Bonus
- Assignment - 8. Stock
- Assignment - 9. Set Up Compensation Reviews
- Assignment - 10. Understanding Compensation Reviews
- Assignment - 11. Calculated Plans
- Assignment - 12. Compensation Basis
- Assignment - 13. Compensation Statements
- Assignment - 14. Severance
- Assignment - 15. Market Salary Data
- Lab Activity - 1. Compensation Eligibility Rule
- Lab Activity - 2. Create Merit Plan
- Lab Activity - 3. RollOut Merit Plan
- Lab Activity - 4. Initiating Merit Process
- Lab Activity - 5. Compensating Employees
- Lab Activity - 6. Create Eligibility Waiting Period
- Lab Activity - 7. Create Proration Rule
- Lab Activity - 8. Test Waiting Period and Proration Rule
- Lab Activity - 9. Initiate Merit Process
- Lab Activity - 10. Create Merit Percent Matrix
- Lab Activity - 11. Update Merit Plan
- Lab Activity - 12. Initiate Merit Process
- Lab Activity - 13. Create Bonus Plan
- Lab Activity - 14. RollOut Bonus Plan
- Lab Activity - 15. Initiating the Bonus Process
- Lab Activity - 16. Compensating Employees
- Lab Activity - 17. Create Eligibility Waiting Period
- Lab Activity - 18. Create Proration Rule
- Lab Activity - 19. Create Bonus Weighted Matrix
- Lab Activity - 20. Test Waiting Period, Proration Rule and matrix
- Lab Activity - 21. Initiate Bonus Process
- Lab Activity - 22. Create Compensation Scorecard
- Lab Activity - 23. Add Scorecards to Bonus Plan
- Lab Activity - 24. Scorecard Results
- Lab Activity - 25. Initiating the Bonus Process
- Lab Activity - 26. Compensating Employees
- Lab Activity - 27. Update Scorecard Results
- Lab Activity - 28. Initiate a Bonus Event by Location Hierarchy (OPTIONAL Activity)
- Lab Activity - 29. Bonus Eligible Earnings Override
- Lab Activity - 30. Enter Eligible Earnings Override
- Lab Activity - 31. Initiate a Bonus Event
- Lab Activity - 32. Create Stock Unit Grid
- Lab Activity - 33. Create Merit Grid
- Lab Activity - 34. Configure Compensation Review Validation
- Lab Activity - 35. Create Stock Plan
- Lab Activity - 36. Create Stock Participation Rate Table
- Lab Activity - 37. Roll Out Stock Plan
- Lab Activity - 38. Initiate Stock Process
- Lab Activity - 39. Deferred Bonus
- Lab Activity - 40. Roll Out Bonus Plan
- Lab Activity - 41. Edit Grid Configuration and Finalize Bonus
- Lab Activity - 42. Initiate Bonus Process
- Lab Activity - 43. Create a New Compensation Review Participation Rule for Bonus
- Lab Activity - 44. Create a New Compensation Review Participation Rule for Merit
- Lab Activity - 45. Create Merit Plan
- Lab Activity - 46. Roll Out Merit Plan
- Lab Activity - 47. Initiate Merit Process
- Lab Activity - 48. Parallel Processing
- Lab Activity - 49. Compensating Employees with Merit
- Lab Activity - 50. Configure Manage Basis Total
- Lab Activity - 51. Initiate Merit Process
- Lab Activity - 52. Compensating Employees with MBT
- Lab Activity - Advanced Compensation for Workday 30
- Lab Activity - How to work on Compensation Details Report, Bonus Plan rules
- Lab Activity - How to work on Compensation BIRT
- Lab Activity - How to work on Compensation Framework
- Lab Activity - How to work on Compensation Plans, Bonus Plan, Calculation Fields
- Capstone Project - 1. Advanced Compensation Analytics for HiTech Corporation
- Capstone Project - 2. Automating Compensation Adjustments Based on Employee Changes
- Capstone Project - 3. Comprehensive Rewards Program
- Capstone Project - 4. Designing Merit and Bonus Plans with Eligibility Rules
- Capstone Project - 5. Multi-Currency and Global Compensation Plans

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