Project Timeline
The Workday implementation is a multi-year project and will comprise two phases.
| Phase 1 | October 2023 - October 2024 |
Workday Platform includes the business, finance, and human resources functions of the institution. |
| Phase 2 | September 2024 - August 2026 |
Workday Student includes student information, registration, advising, and financial aid. |
Platform (Human Resources, Payroll, & Finance) Implementation Stages
Planning Stage: October to December 2023
- “Reservation Date” (Project Kickoff)
- Project Team Workday Training
- Customer Information Workbooks
- Foundation Data Modeling (FDM)
- Foundation Tenant (FTM) Sessions
- Integrations Kickoff
- Foundation Tenant Build
Architect & Configure Stage: January to June 2024
- Foundation Alignment Sessions (FAS) and Tenant Configuration
- Functional Unit Testing
- Reports Build & Testing
- Customer Confirmation Sessions (CCS)
- Integrations Planning, Building, Testing
- End-to-end (E2E) Tenant Build and Validation
- Campus User Training Planning
Test Stage: July to August 2024
- End-to-end (E2E) Testing
- Payroll Parallel Testing
- User Readiness Review
- Cutover Planning
- Campus User Training Materials
- “Gold” Data Workbooks for Pre-Production Tenant Build
- Test Stage Sign Off
Deploy Stage: August to September 2024
- “Gold” (Pre-Production) Tenant Build
- Gold Tenant Internal Validation and Testing
- Campus User Training
Go-Live: October 2024
Upon go-live in September 2024, the system is monitored to ensure it works as expected.