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Process & Policy Execution

Microsoft

Process & Policy Execution

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

7 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

7 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Communicate HR policy updates effectively using Microsoft Outlook and Teams, including tracking engagement and following up with non-responders

  • Distribute policies and track acknowledgments through Teams announcements and e-signature integrations

  • Automate HR document workflows using Power Automate and monitor flow performance to ensure reliability

  • Apply root cause analysis using the 5-Whys technique to diagnose and resolve HR process problems

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May 2026

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24 assignments¹

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There are 11 modules in this course

A policy update that employees don’t read is a policy that doesn’t exist. This module teaches you to craft policy-update emails that actually get opened and acted upon, using professional writing techniques, Copilot Coaching in Outlook for tone refinement, and Outlook scheduling features to maximize engagement. Note: All policy communications must be aligned with your organization’s legal and compliance policies and requirements before distribution.

What's included

2 videos1 reading2 assignments

Sending an email isn’t the same as communicating. You need to know it landed. This module teaches you to analyze policy-acknowledgment signals — Microsoft Forms attestation completions, with e-signature returns for compliance-critical policies — and craft targeted follow-up communications that close the gap between 'sent’ and 'acknowledged.’

What's included

1 video2 readings3 assignments

Email inboxes overflow, but Teams channels stay accessible. This module teaches you to use Microsoft Teams as a policy distribution channel, including formatting announcements for maximum accessibility and integrating e-signature links that drive acknowledgement.

What's included

2 videos1 reading2 assignments

An unsigned policy is an unacknowledged risk. This module teaches you to monitor e-signature completion rates and conduct targeted outreach to pending signers—turning compliance tracking into a proactive rather than reactive process.

What's included

1 video1 reading3 assignments

Every hour spent manually filing documents is an hour not spent on strategic work. This module introduces Power Automate fundamentals and guides you through creating your first automated flow—saving email attachments to SharePoint without lifting a finger.

What's included

2 videos2 readings1 assignment

Automation without oversight is a risk in disguise. This module teaches you to monitor automated flows, interpret run history, and escalate issues appropriately—because a flow that fails silently can cause problems that compound for weeks.

What's included

1 video2 readings3 assignments

Fixing symptoms feels productive, but problems keep coming back. This module introduces the 5-Whys root cause analysis technique, a systematic approach to diagnosing why things really go wrong, not just what went wrong.

What's included

2 videos1 reading2 assignments

Even experts miss things, and that’s why calibration matters. This module teaches you to evaluate your problem-solving work by comparing it with expert analysis, revealing blind spots you didn’t know you had and sharpening your diagnostic skills.

What's included

1 video1 reading2 assignments

Busy isn’t the same as strategic, and leadership knows the difference. This module introduces OKR alignment concepts and teaches you to categorize HR tasks using Planner labels, so every to-do connects to outcomes that matter.

What's included

1 video2 readings2 assignments

Untagged tasks are invisible work, and invisible work gets undervalued. This module teaches you to use Planner’s filtering features to identify tasks without OKR tags — whether you align via labels (Basic) or Goal links (Premium) — and ensure your entire workload connects to strategic priorities.

What's included

2 videos1 reading3 assignments

This capstone project brings together everything you have learned about process execution and policy management. You will plan and document a complete policy rollout workflow, conduct root cause analysis on a process failure, and demonstrate how your work connects to organizational objectives.

What's included

1 reading1 assignment

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