WGU D435 HR TECHNOLOGY &
PEOPLE ANALYTICS COMPLETE
LATEST SET WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A company is expanding to multiple cities and has been advised to upgrade their human
resources (HR) technology system to handle an increase in new hires.Which HR practice
categories should this company target to optimize their human resources information system
(HRIS) to facilitate this expansion?
Choose two answers.
- Time management
- Talent management
- Service delivery
- Analytics and planning - correct answer-✅"Talent management"
This HR practice allows the company to manage the recruitment and marketing of job positions.
This involves sending the job offer to different employment databases and receiving and
analyzing resumes. The HRIS usually has AI implemented for received resumes, which
searches for the keywords needed in the requirements for the job.
"Service delivery"
This HR practice allows the company to have employee self-service applications so that newly
hired staff can be onboarded while adding their personal data. The HRIS can combine this
function with the help desk case management to resolve any issues that are not addressed by
the onboarding knowledge base.
Which human resources (HR) technology system describes a broad set of software modules for
a specific HR practice category?
- Enterprise resource planning (ERP) application
- Application programming interface (API)
- Best-of-breed application
- Functional suite application - correct answer-✅Functional suite application
A functional suite has many interfaces and uses for any particular area of the HR department.
For example, the performance management suite can integrate HR data visualization, HR
reporting, and dashboards to measure employee performance.
True or False
A company is planning for a global expansion and will need to implement human resources
information systems (HRIS) in each new global location. Because each country will have a
,different set of regulations related to human resources (HR) (payroll, accounting forms,
reporting bodies, etc.), the company should plan to use a separate localized software solution
for each location. - correct answer-✅False
Companies are not required to install localized HRIS. Additionally, a global HRIS has a few
advantages, including standardized onboarding and organization-wide data set sharing.
True or False
When defining a persona configuration for different positions within the company, it is best to
include a table detailing the level of access each position has to different areas of the human
resources information system (HRIS). - correct answer-✅True
The persona matrix is the table that has a list of HRIS areas and a list of positions within the
company. Each position has different levels of access to each HRIS area.
What day-to-day tasks fall within the area of responsibility of a human resource information
management (HRIM) professional?
Choose two answers.
- Acting as the liaison between the human resources (HR) department and the technology
- Performing troubleshooting help-desk support within the HR system
- Conducting HR functional reporting duties on the implementation progress
- Working as the human resources information system (HRIS) strategic planner to align the IT to
the HR practices - correct answer-✅"Acting as the liaison between the HR department and the
technology"
The HRIM position represents the HR department and discusses the technology being
developed/managed.
"Working as the HRIS strategic planner to align the IT to the HR practices"
The HRIM position designs the strategic plan of the IT behind the HRIS and aligns the technical
configurations to company HR policies and labor law regulations.
Which role within an organization is tasked with managing IT maintenance procedure workflows,
setting up implementation reporting, and overseeing adoption and change management?
- Functional HR support professional
- HR information management professional
- Human resources (HR) technology administrator
- HR technology infrastructure expert - correct answer-✅Functional HR support professional
This role is not specifically part of the HRIS team and can be from different areas within the HR
department. These HR professionals help in carrying out the system upgrades or workflow
changes, as well as perform functional reporting of the change management progress within a
strategic plan.
,Most organizations have human resources information systems (HRIS) and benefit
administration systems that record and automate many human resources (HR) processes.
Which features of such HRIS should an organization implement to ensure it is optimizing its
profits?
Choose two answers.
- Recording and reporting everyday structure activities, including integration of employee profile
data
- Recording done through a payroll application, containing a list of all job positions and their
functions
- Recording and processing authorizations and approvals for everyday activities
- Recording workflow activities that require constant data entry - correct answer-✅"Recording
and processing authorizations and approvals for everyday activities"
For most business activities that generate revenue, some form of supervisorial approval is
required. An organization's capacity to increase its revenue cycle speed can be a huge
advantage in optimizing profits.
"Recording workflow activities that require constant data entry"
All companies have individualized workflows that generate revenue, and all business models
require some level of manual entry in a CRM. For example, a customer service or sales
representative enters data from client interactions, which generates profits.
True or False
A corporate wellness program can benefit from the hyperconnectivity of modern communication
devices to provide employees with more personalized services that align directly to their
interests. - correct answer-✅True
Wellness programs can take advantage of hyperconnectivity by performing analytics that are
specific to each employee. With this data, the organization can personalize employee
experiences as a way to increase motivation and positive support.
Which feature of a human resources information system (HRIS) was created to satisfy the
needs of employees?
- The ability to access payroll and benefits information on a 24/7 basis
- The ability to access real-time worker's compensation billing on a 24/7 basis
- The ability to access electronic time and attendance on a 24/7 basis
- The ability to easily use the HRIS to access training on a 24/7 basis - correct answer-✅The
ability to access payroll and benefits information on a 24/7 basis
Employees want to be able to access their payroll and benefits information at all times, and not
just during working hours.
What can an organization effectively manage by utilizing the human resources information
system (HRIS) to create reports from vast amounts of data?
, - Job applications
- Compliance reporting obligations
- Payroll deductions
- Required safety trainings - correct answer-✅Compliance reporting obligations
The ability to quickly pull the data needed for state, local, and even federally mandated reports
enables the organization to manage the reporting obligations necessary to remain in
compliance.
Which feature is part of a human resources information system (HRIS) benefits system?
- The ability to schedule vacations online
- The ability to sign up for a 401k program
- The ability to apply for an interdepartmental transfer
- The ability to review a 401k balance - correct answer-✅The ability to sign up for a 401k
program
Benefits are an important component of a compensation package and employee retention
strategies. With an HRIS benefit program, employees can not only sign up for a 401k but also
decide how much to contribute each pay period.
How is a human resources (HR) portal designed to improve the work life of an employee?
- It provides access to a knowledge base with solutions to the routine issues employees face.
- It provides tracking in a solution issue management system, in which a central function
receives employees' requests for HR assistance.
- It provides a manager self-service administration application in which data entry can be
reported by each employee.
- It provides content management abilities to receive and manage documentation for workflow
processing purposes. - correct answer-✅It provides access to a knowledge base with solutions
to the routine issues employees face.
An HR portal has robust answers to all routine issues employees face, including displaying a
knowledge base for all employees. It may also include access to HR systems that allow
employees to submit HR-related requests.
Which activities can supervisors complete through a manager self-service application? Choose
two answers.
- Processing employee data entry for operational activities
- Approving requests from employees
- Guiding employees through personal profile information workflows
- Effecting administrative activities for direct reports - correct answer-✅"Approving requests
from employees"
PEOPLE ANALYTICS COMPLETE
LATEST SET WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A company is expanding to multiple cities and has been advised to upgrade their human
resources (HR) technology system to handle an increase in new hires.Which HR practice
categories should this company target to optimize their human resources information system
(HRIS) to facilitate this expansion?
Choose two answers.
- Time management
- Talent management
- Service delivery
- Analytics and planning - correct answer-✅"Talent management"
This HR practice allows the company to manage the recruitment and marketing of job positions.
This involves sending the job offer to different employment databases and receiving and
analyzing resumes. The HRIS usually has AI implemented for received resumes, which
searches for the keywords needed in the requirements for the job.
"Service delivery"
This HR practice allows the company to have employee self-service applications so that newly
hired staff can be onboarded while adding their personal data. The HRIS can combine this
function with the help desk case management to resolve any issues that are not addressed by
the onboarding knowledge base.
Which human resources (HR) technology system describes a broad set of software modules for
a specific HR practice category?
- Enterprise resource planning (ERP) application
- Application programming interface (API)
- Best-of-breed application
- Functional suite application - correct answer-✅Functional suite application
A functional suite has many interfaces and uses for any particular area of the HR department.
For example, the performance management suite can integrate HR data visualization, HR
reporting, and dashboards to measure employee performance.
True or False
A company is planning for a global expansion and will need to implement human resources
information systems (HRIS) in each new global location. Because each country will have a
,different set of regulations related to human resources (HR) (payroll, accounting forms,
reporting bodies, etc.), the company should plan to use a separate localized software solution
for each location. - correct answer-✅False
Companies are not required to install localized HRIS. Additionally, a global HRIS has a few
advantages, including standardized onboarding and organization-wide data set sharing.
True or False
When defining a persona configuration for different positions within the company, it is best to
include a table detailing the level of access each position has to different areas of the human
resources information system (HRIS). - correct answer-✅True
The persona matrix is the table that has a list of HRIS areas and a list of positions within the
company. Each position has different levels of access to each HRIS area.
What day-to-day tasks fall within the area of responsibility of a human resource information
management (HRIM) professional?
Choose two answers.
- Acting as the liaison between the human resources (HR) department and the technology
- Performing troubleshooting help-desk support within the HR system
- Conducting HR functional reporting duties on the implementation progress
- Working as the human resources information system (HRIS) strategic planner to align the IT to
the HR practices - correct answer-✅"Acting as the liaison between the HR department and the
technology"
The HRIM position represents the HR department and discusses the technology being
developed/managed.
"Working as the HRIS strategic planner to align the IT to the HR practices"
The HRIM position designs the strategic plan of the IT behind the HRIS and aligns the technical
configurations to company HR policies and labor law regulations.
Which role within an organization is tasked with managing IT maintenance procedure workflows,
setting up implementation reporting, and overseeing adoption and change management?
- Functional HR support professional
- HR information management professional
- Human resources (HR) technology administrator
- HR technology infrastructure expert - correct answer-✅Functional HR support professional
This role is not specifically part of the HRIS team and can be from different areas within the HR
department. These HR professionals help in carrying out the system upgrades or workflow
changes, as well as perform functional reporting of the change management progress within a
strategic plan.
,Most organizations have human resources information systems (HRIS) and benefit
administration systems that record and automate many human resources (HR) processes.
Which features of such HRIS should an organization implement to ensure it is optimizing its
profits?
Choose two answers.
- Recording and reporting everyday structure activities, including integration of employee profile
data
- Recording done through a payroll application, containing a list of all job positions and their
functions
- Recording and processing authorizations and approvals for everyday activities
- Recording workflow activities that require constant data entry - correct answer-✅"Recording
and processing authorizations and approvals for everyday activities"
For most business activities that generate revenue, some form of supervisorial approval is
required. An organization's capacity to increase its revenue cycle speed can be a huge
advantage in optimizing profits.
"Recording workflow activities that require constant data entry"
All companies have individualized workflows that generate revenue, and all business models
require some level of manual entry in a CRM. For example, a customer service or sales
representative enters data from client interactions, which generates profits.
True or False
A corporate wellness program can benefit from the hyperconnectivity of modern communication
devices to provide employees with more personalized services that align directly to their
interests. - correct answer-✅True
Wellness programs can take advantage of hyperconnectivity by performing analytics that are
specific to each employee. With this data, the organization can personalize employee
experiences as a way to increase motivation and positive support.
Which feature of a human resources information system (HRIS) was created to satisfy the
needs of employees?
- The ability to access payroll and benefits information on a 24/7 basis
- The ability to access real-time worker's compensation billing on a 24/7 basis
- The ability to access electronic time and attendance on a 24/7 basis
- The ability to easily use the HRIS to access training on a 24/7 basis - correct answer-✅The
ability to access payroll and benefits information on a 24/7 basis
Employees want to be able to access their payroll and benefits information at all times, and not
just during working hours.
What can an organization effectively manage by utilizing the human resources information
system (HRIS) to create reports from vast amounts of data?
, - Job applications
- Compliance reporting obligations
- Payroll deductions
- Required safety trainings - correct answer-✅Compliance reporting obligations
The ability to quickly pull the data needed for state, local, and even federally mandated reports
enables the organization to manage the reporting obligations necessary to remain in
compliance.
Which feature is part of a human resources information system (HRIS) benefits system?
- The ability to schedule vacations online
- The ability to sign up for a 401k program
- The ability to apply for an interdepartmental transfer
- The ability to review a 401k balance - correct answer-✅The ability to sign up for a 401k
program
Benefits are an important component of a compensation package and employee retention
strategies. With an HRIS benefit program, employees can not only sign up for a 401k but also
decide how much to contribute each pay period.
How is a human resources (HR) portal designed to improve the work life of an employee?
- It provides access to a knowledge base with solutions to the routine issues employees face.
- It provides tracking in a solution issue management system, in which a central function
receives employees' requests for HR assistance.
- It provides a manager self-service administration application in which data entry can be
reported by each employee.
- It provides content management abilities to receive and manage documentation for workflow
processing purposes. - correct answer-✅It provides access to a knowledge base with solutions
to the routine issues employees face.
An HR portal has robust answers to all routine issues employees face, including displaying a
knowledge base for all employees. It may also include access to HR systems that allow
employees to submit HR-related requests.
Which activities can supervisors complete through a manager self-service application? Choose
two answers.
- Processing employee data entry for operational activities
- Approving requests from employees
- Guiding employees through personal profile information workflows
- Effecting administrative activities for direct reports - correct answer-✅"Approving requests
from employees"
