Adobe Learning Manager vs. Workday Human Capital Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Adobe Learning Manager
Score 8.7 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Adobe Learning Manager is a Learning Management System developed by Adobe Inc. that offers personalized learning at scale to employees, partners and customers alike. Compliant with GDPR guidelines, SOC2 TYPE 2 and FedRAMP Certifications, Adobe Learning Manager integrates with Adobe Experience Manager Sites, Adobe Commerce, Marketo Engage with out-of-the-box components and any other application through Open APIs, offering hybrid learning programs and detailed analytics.…N/A
Workday HCM
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Workday Human Capital Management is a cloud-native system offering a globally consistent user experience. Workday HCM is part of an intelligent, unified system with other Workday products.N/A
Pricing
Adobe Learning ManagerWorkday Human Capital Management
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Adobe Learning ManagerWorkday HCM
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Adobe Learning ManagerWorkday Human Capital Management
Considered Both Products
Adobe Learning Manager
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
I don't know that there's been another product. They were already using it like in beta or something when I started. So it predates my experience. I've been there for one year.
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
Even though we didn't get to utilize Captivate to its fullest potential, I have found nothing that comes close in comparison.
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
It directly helps us with commerce.
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
We have long used open source learning management platforms, such as Moodle. However, the "free" cost ends up being misleading, since the costs of installation, customization, and web hosting are often difficult to calculate. A SaaS scheme is more controllable and allows you to …
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
Adobe Learning Manager stacked up very well against the other major LMS system we had considered, which was Vision by Grace Hill. Adobe offered a more dynamic, visual learning experience that Grace Hill could not. Grace Hill, however, was less costly and did offer similar …
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
In initial trailing the product we had experience with canvas LMS and Adobe Learning Manager stood out in terms of integration of the different connectors it was offering across the portfolio when trying to select the best and also making the learning easy for the internal …
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
The user experience of Adobe Learning Manager is more complete. I have no experience with other LMS software. However, some colleagues have clarified to me that Adobe Learning Management provides a more inclusive experience compared to similar software. The graphical interface …
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
Adobe Learning Manager does provide an Intuitive user experience which is the most important thing for corporate learners. Centralized content management, sharing the content across groups, tracking the course progress, and the power of handling different types of course …
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
The free trial, the competitive price point, and the sales rep were the main determinators in choosing this software.
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
360 keeps up the Adobe learning manager. It even outclasses it in certain parts, but with a huge stalwart tech giant like Adobe, it is hard to keep up. Many of the features are present, but there's always that final touch missing. And it is always trying to play catchup.
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
One of my prior employers used SumTotal's LMS solution. It was extremely expensive to implement and required a great deal of customization. It was a lengthy implementation, and by comparison, Adobe Learning Manager was a breeze to set up and get up and running.
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
In a lot of ways, ALM has a very different feel from other LMS's, and has more of an internal training feel than a class feel. I would definitely recommend this for skills and compliance training, it is less well suited to a classroom feel. For a licensing course, it has its …
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
It is one-stop solution for all LMS needs. To train the employee on a regular basis we need something reliable, and good reputation.
  1. The cost is effective as compared to other
  2. The UI and software stability is nice.
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
There is no comparison. ALM is in a class all by itself.
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
We chose it to replace Absorb. I think it’s better overall and has more features.
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
Adobe Learning Manager is more business focused than Canvas and Blackboard. It is also more user friendly than SuccessFactors and Cornerstone. iSpring is the only other LMS that is comparable.
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
Rippling is mostly an HRIS that now has an LMS component. It's truly meant for one-a-year compliance training as learners cannot return to the courses and review them unless they are re-assigned. It has good features like automatic enrollment, but it doesn't give us the ability …
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
I prefer Adobe Learning Manager to Cornerstone OnDemand as the latter is mostly focused on performance management and does not support the needs of small and medium businesses.
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
Creating content has been easier in articulate.
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
Comparable, but Adobe Learning Manager is double the price.
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
Adobe Captivate Prime is on par with the other LMS products that I have used.
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
We considered Absorb LMS and Saba Cloud but found that Adobe Captivate Prime had better service and support but was also easier to integrate and deploy with our other services. The fact that we had a team member familiar with the platform also made it easy for us to pick Adobe …
Workday HCM
Chose Workday HCM
Workday Human Capital Management is it's own engine without the one stop shop embedded into it. You have to establish the payroll money movement in the beginning whether that is ADP or OSV. UKG and Rippling and one stop shops but pretty much offer the same type of things …
Chose Workday HCM
Workday had more capabilities for self-service, and was also utilized by many companies in the same sector or the same size as our organization. The level of customization was adequate, without being 'too' flexible, which would result in high levels of maintenance. It was also …
Chose Workday HCM
Workday Human Capital Management is more than just an ATS, Greenhouse works as just an ATS. I think Workday Human Capital Management is great for the entire candidate lifecycle. From applicant to hire to onboarding.
Chose Workday HCM
I find that Paylocity is more user friendly than Workday and Workday is more user friendly than Kronos. Paylocity, Bamboo HR and Workday all offer similar platforms and for many users, it may just come down to cost and intuitiveness. Integration may also be a factor. I've …
Chose Workday HCM
BeyondTrust Remote Support, Microsoft Power BI, SAP Concur, 8x8 Contact Center and Agile CRM
Chose Workday HCM
The issue with ADP that I have found is that it is not as user-friendly for employees, nor the administrators using the product. I prefer using the Workday Human Capital Management system as our HCM place of record.
Chose Workday HCM
Workday is more robust and works well with interfacing on Social media for job posts. Also, the main thing that the Workday Human capital management platform tool has going for it is that Workday can and often is used in other capacities and other applications, so employees …
Chose Workday HCM
UKG can have some security issues with new user profiles on personal experience and its harder to adapt for elderly users. We had many situations where support was slow to respond to our tickets as the platform glitched or failed sometimes, unlike Workday HCM where all users …
Chose Workday HCM
I do not remember the names of other ATS. But the last one I used were much more logical.
Chose Workday HCM
We do use Workday as the other HCM systems do not have a good built in communications channel. Choosing Workday was particularly easy due to its interface. Employees feel that they are on a social platform even when they are in office, which breaks the usual barriers to …
Chose Workday HCM
The workday human capital management stacks up against ADP due to the overall different features that we have got in a single platform. With Workday HCM, we do not have to select multiple vendors or tools to manage employees, salary details, career progress, etc. Also, the …
Chose Workday HCM
They are almost similar, to be honest. But because Workday was introduced to me first, I learned a lot from this software. Lattice comes close, but I think Workday was way easier to use.
Chose Workday HCM
Workday HCM helps my organization better align our corporate strategy with defined objectives and KPIs while managing the performance of team members to deliver results. The user interface and time tracking capabilities of Workday HCM are also best-in-class. The Workday cloud …
Chose Workday HCM
Workday is an incomplete product, by this I mean it must work alongside other products and does not work by itself. Trying to make several different products work smoothly together becomes very challenging. As compared to ADP products, when purchased all together work very well …
Chose Workday HCM
Oracle Cloud HCM and PeopleSoft HCM are well-defined tools for HRMS activities. Oracle Cloud HCM is super easy to use by end-users and gives all standard functions for HR activities. The personal information, career, performance are well defined in Oracle Cloud HCM. It's out of …
Chose Workday HCM
I'm not the decision-maker, only a user, so I haven't compared other products like Workday [Human Capital Management].
Chose Workday HCM
I have not worked with similar products in my career experience. Since we deployed Workday Human Capital Management, everything has been running smoothly. I will recommend this product due to its high performance records. It has developed and streamlined our plans effectively …
Chose Workday HCM
I did not make the personal selection, but Workday [Human Capital Management] hands down has way more capabilities than ADP time tracking used to be able to do. The software is intuitive and a "one stop shop" for relevant information, and helps employee efficiency when electing …
Chose Workday HCM
Again the ability to search for anything easily beats out a product like ADP. Getting into a profile or running a quick report or getting into security or any other items is super fast
Chose Workday HCM
Workday has more features that fit my company's needs.
Chose Workday HCM
Unfortunately, I do not recall the brands of the other human capital management software programs or tools I used at my current company or workplaces prior. I do think that is a testament to Workday with its strong branding and compelling features. I was not part of the …
Features
Adobe Learning ManagerWorkday Human Capital Management
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Learning Manager
7.6
Ratings
8% below category average
Workday Human Capital Management
-
Ratings
Course authoring8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Course catalog or library8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Player/Portal7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning content7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile friendly6.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Assignments7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning administration7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Social learning8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Gamification8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Learning Manager
-
Ratings
Workday Human Capital Management
9.0
Ratings
10% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Learning Manager
-
Ratings
Workday Human Capital Management
8.6
Ratings
6% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Learning Manager
-
Ratings
Workday Human Capital Management
8.6
Ratings
5% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Learning Manager
-
Ratings
Workday Human Capital Management
8.2
Ratings
0% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Learning Manager
-
Ratings
Workday Human Capital Management
8.4
Ratings
4% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Learning Manager
-
Ratings
Workday Human Capital Management
7.5
Ratings
0% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings6.40 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Learning Manager
-
Ratings
Workday Human Capital Management
8.9
Ratings
11% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Learning Manager
-
Ratings
Workday Human Capital Management
8.9
Ratings
10% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Learning Manager
-
Ratings
Workday Human Capital Management
8.2
Ratings
4% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Learning Manager
-
Ratings
Workday Human Capital Management
7.9
Ratings
1% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Learning Manager
-
Ratings
Workday Human Capital Management
8.4
Ratings
7% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
Adobe Learning ManagerWorkday Human Capital Management
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
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8.3
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Likelihood to Renew
6.0
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9.0
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Usability
7.0
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7.9
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Availability
7.3
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6.6
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Performance
8.1
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7.3
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Support Rating
3.4
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8.0
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In-Person Training
6.4
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9.6
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Online Training
-
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7.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
1.0
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8.0
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Configurability
7.3
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7.5
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Ease of integration
8.5
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8.2
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Product Scalability
8.5
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7.3
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Vendor post-sale
8.7
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7.0
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Vendor pre-sale
5.2
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5.0
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User Testimonials
Adobe Learning ManagerWorkday Human Capital Management
Likelihood to Recommend
It's good if you have a good use case for that feed. I do know that you have to incorporate it in a process in isolation. It's not you don't realize the full value, so you have to incorporate it into an overall improvement process. I would say the pro cases are marketing optimization with respect to campaigns. And I would say that the areas it's not well suited is in distilling attribution. So if you were to take all of the improvements that it suggested, the numbers exceed revenue, which isn't real, but that's a hard problem to solve. Nobody's really solved that problem well. So distilling the attribution piece would be good. And it is well suited for marketing campaigns in the ideation phase of so
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I would say it's well suited in every environment because I think it does so much. It's like the holy grail of HRIS systems is what I like to call it because thinking about all parts of the employee lifecycle, it lives here in Workday Human Capital Management. So I love the fact that you can do the people data analytics, you can store employee records, the talent acquisition pieces there. I'm thinking I can't think of anything negative right now except for the fact that I can't drill down into the data for the people analytics side. Other than that, I think it's literally, yeah, the holy grail of HRIS systems, I love it and I would highly recommend it.
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Pros
  • Rich and engaging learning experiences that capture employees' attention.
  • Is multi-device capable so our teams can take classes where it's most convenient for them during the day, especially if they don't have an assigned static workstation?
  • Allows us to personalize compliance training based on where our employees are at in the organizational chart, competencies, and requirements.
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  • Since it is cloud based, it does not have version control issues (e.g. get 10 years behind on versions that are no longer supported), or the need for constant upgrades. This is completed behind the scenes.
  • The flexibility of Workday HCM implementation and then taking it to day to day operations was superior. You can then blow and out and start using other system cababilities when ready.
  • To enter the system, we must use multi-factor authentication for additional security of employee data. A user downloads their reports and then they are shown in their archive of work transactions and history.
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Cons
  • High initial set-up cost and licensing fees for all employees at one go
  • Once a courses been enrolled by employee, there's no function to remove those courses by themselves.
  • Mobile version not working very well and some contents not able to load, e.g. Leaderboard, Level.
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  • The web interface is awful
  • Terrible, terrible, UI. No modern features like auto-save. I can't count the times I have lost work.
  • Their UX team (if it even exists) must be aliens, because I can't see how humans would have come up with the UI conventions they have.
  • Who creates a website application where you can't open stuff in multiple browser windows and tabs easily?
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Likelihood to Renew
It wasn't user friendly enough for me. I had a difficult time navigating it and didn't want to waste too much time trying to figure it all out. If it were more clear cut and to the point I think it would be more worthwhile for someone like me.
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It is work to make one system the source of truth for our data, but now that it is done, there is less work involved in staying on this path. This means for us that maintaining and/or implementing new modules like performance, finance, talent, etc. is simple. It's a no-brainer
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Usability
For shorter learning courses it is probably very capable and gets the job done very nicely. It can be engaging while keeping the users motivated with the gamification features. There are some technical challenges while doing longer courses. But they can be fixed with further updates to the platform and is a promising front.
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Overall this is a highly useable product. It does require continual use to stay current on changes in the User Interface and functionality, but as noted earlier, this is a reasonable trade-off for the rapid rate of improvement. It is very user friendly and the templated business processes prevents the system from becoming overly complicated
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Reliability and Availability
On a few occasions, I've logged in to issue a test to a staff member and my course would just spin. I've had to reschedule several test attempts due to this. In my opinion, the issue was not resolved by Adobe
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In 2014, Workday has changed the update process. There will be two updates a year; the updates will be delivered to customers typically in a 24 hour window during these two weekends a year. They also keep the Community up-to-date about any planned outages, etc. There is weekly scheduled downtime on Friday night.
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Performance
The performance of Adobe Captivate Prime is also extremely good. The user interface is fast and easy to load. The complexity is not nearly as bad as some of the other programs on the market. Speed was not impacted.
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From my perspective, the system runs like a well oiled machine and I have not had any issues with customers complaining about speed. If a report is taking long to run, the report can run in the background and you can go about your business. For larger enterprises, there is additional space and machines to process the application in what Workday refers to it as Extended Configuration Tenant
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Support Rating
I think they have a competent, friendly and "resolving" team. I have only ever been met with a willingness to assist any and every query I have come across. Roy who is one of the technical people is amazing, and so is my Customer Success Manager, Hema! I do not know what I would do without them.
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Support is provided by OneSource, the reseller. They really have no expertise and their level of technical expertise is poor. When we went to our training, the room was filled with OneSource people going through the same training. We finished training in 1 day, they took 4 days. They are hardly experts. Workday has come out with two more releases since then and Onesource have doubled in size in the last year – so it’s hard to see how they can keep up.

There is an online community/portal that is pretty good. There is however no easy answer to “guided completion”
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In-Person Training
Training by my staff was quick. Could have been a bit longer. Had to pick up on things myself
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Some training is offered online. Cost is per-person. This also gets quite expensive. Training doesn’t follow a logical path A to B. Starts in middle. When you try to do it afterwards at your desk, difficult.
• Training scenarios are not very real
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Online Training
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I have done for report writing and mass imports (EIBs). They give materials and you run through examples, i.e. you don’t just watch them do tasks, so that is helpful. Training is expensive – a single reporting writing class is $600 per person for virtual training
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Implementation Rating
Trial period was great, and It let me plenty of time to try the different feature of the platform. However, when we decided to move forward, the ADOBE team was slow and not reactive at all. Actually after 2 years, I am still waiting for answers which is quite unacceptable.
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We had a small team - 5 of us total. It would have been nice to have a little larger team, but we made it work. Definitely helped that for our first payroll our 3rd party partner OSV was onsight. This minimized issues.
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Alternatives Considered
We have long used open source learning management platforms, such as Moodle. However, the "free" cost ends up being misleading, since the costs of installation, customization, and web hosting are often difficult to calculate. A SaaS scheme is more controllable and allows you to forget about all the technical problems and focus on what is important: training
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The workday human capital management stacks up against ADP due to the overall different features that we have got in a single platform. With Workday HCM, we do not have to select multiple vendors or tools to manage employees, salary details, career progress, etc. Also, the workday human capital management is very easy to use in all the different use cases that I mentioned above.
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Scalability
The product's overall scalability and flexibility is extremely good. I wish that the other products our company uses were this flexible! The product is easy to deploy across multiple departments and teams as needed.
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Workday has released Financials and is continuing to develop it's Human Capital Management footprint with the addition of Workday Recruiting. I think customers will find that is easy to add on additional functionality in the system. Workday does make it easy for customers to make changes without relying on IT resources. The Business Process framework is a visual tool that allows functional resources to make changes and see the flow of the transaction
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Return on Investment
  • Apple built its own LMS (The Grove) on top of the Adobe Learning Manager with Saba, so overall it was a great experiment.
  • Adobe Learning Manager is really useful for bringing learners together in one place, under a unified solution.
  • Customer satisfaction equals more learners with an appetite to learn.
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  • To get the most value out of all possible automation in Workday you really need to use a lot of their modules, otherwise you may not be able to solve for some pretty important and necessary needs.
  • The system maintenance is way more than what I have seen with some other systems and therefore you need a quite large team dedicated to it.
  • The ability to automate a lot of administrative tasks and the ability for employee and manager self-service definitely create a lot of opportunity for HR to spent time and effort elsewhere. A lot of the automation that can be leveraged in Workday also allows for eliminating third party vendors as well as the cost of their maintenance and integrations.
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ScreenShots

Adobe Learning Manager Screenshots

Screenshot of the platform for all learning needs.Screenshot of guided learning journeys.Screenshot of gamification.Screenshot of actionable insight from analytics.Screenshot of learning that’s engaging.Screenshot of measurable analytics.

Workday HCM Screenshots

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