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Hey there! We’ve got a release deep dive for you today…
In this issue, we’re breaking down the upcoming Human Capital Management features we’re most excited about 😎
Here’s our rating scale…
😍 Game-changer
😃 Impactful
😊 Worth-a-mention
There’s a lot in this one, so let’s get right to it!
The features, rated and reviewed…
We reviewed all 2026R2 Human Capital Management Features so far, and found that 48 of them truly fall into HCM (Workday included a few cross-functional items in its HCM Release Notes that we’re excluding from today’s ratings).
These 48 Features fall into the following sub-products…
Benefits (4)
Career and Development, Growth and Mobility, Performance Enablement (1)
Case Management (4)
Advanced Compensation / Compensation (6)
Core HCM (23)
Learning (1)
Journey Paths (4)
Self Service Agent (1)
Wellness Ecosystem, Wellness Insights, Wellness Partner Hub (4)
Here they are, rated (each section is in alphabetical order, by Release Item)…
We thoroughly review each and every Release Item to best estimate its broad impact, however… your organization is unique! Use our ratings as a starting point to help you determine what’s truly most impactful for you and your organization.
The game changers…
First up, 😍 game-changing HCM features, reviewed in detail (also listed alphabetically).
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