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Realizing your HR and finance vision

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Find out what we’ve learned as a Workday implementation partner for dozens of companies and get inspired by their success.

Change and uncertainty seem to be two things we can all count on today. HR and finance organizations in companies across industries are feeling the effects of shifting workforce strategies, priorities, workloads, and demands for data. 

A holistic approach that includes vision, people, processes, and technology can help your organization succeed amid the uncertainty. If you’re looking to implement Workday—or haven’t yet realized the potential of a Workday implementation—we have some suggestions to help you get the full value of your investment.

Set your team up for success
Most organizations understand the importance of defining a clear strategy and objectives while adhering to a formal set of governing standards, practices, and structures during implementation. But what about after your Workday implementation is complete? 

These post-implementation choices can determine long-term success and your return on investment. Setting up your team to succeed involves aligning your strategy with organizational needs, arranging a strong governance model with structures and processes, and creating well-defined roles and responsibilities. Add to that a well-thought-out service delivery model that can handle employee queries effectively and you have a recipe for success. 

Evaluate and define the employee experience
While employee experience isn’t a new topic of discussion, it has taken on a new meaning. Today’s organizational and economic climate demands that HR delivers predictable and consistent services with a high degree of accuracy to help provide assurance in times of uncertainty. To do this, focus on maximizing your technology while putting yourself in the shoes of the user. 

With a strong Workday integration, tools like machine learning can create more personalized experiences and enhance available data for analytics. The employee lifecycle describes employee and organizational engagement and illustrates touchpoints that can be turned into memorable moments that reinforce your organization’s culture. Workday continually releases enhancement and updated functionality, so Workday customers are always on the same page. This gives you greater control in your communication, training, and encouragement of Workday interaction. 

Create a roadmap and enhancements plan
If you’re ready to take your organization to the next level, start by defining a healthy feature intake and backlog process. Evaluate your organizational enterprise projects and initiatives with a landscape analysis. Consider how Workday can support these initiatives with current functionalities—or through other offerings in HCM, finance, planning, and analytics. Developing a technical roadmap now based on your findings will act as a guide and reference in annual planning sessions in the future. (A Workday consultant can also assist if needed.) 

As a Workday implementation partner, we’ve learned these strategies provide parameters for clear and focused conversations as you consider how best to adapt to shifting priorities while optimizing your Workday investment in a holistic way that touches vision, people, processes—and technology. 


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Get inspired by some Workday success stories


INDUSTRY: PUBLIC & SOCIAL IMPACT

Cocreating positive change

A national nonprofit association wanted to simplify things for employees, centralize daily tasks for its HR and finance teams, and offer more self-service options to its 900+ member organizations. It chose to implement both Workday Financial Management (FIN) and Human Capital Management (HCM) in partnership with Slalom and a third-party systems integrator. Our support on program management, governance, change management, and communications strategy ensured a seamless transition from the existing ERP system—and set the stage for positive change across the association.

 

INDUSTRY: TECHNOLOGY

Upgrading and optimizing

Upgrading doesn’t have to be a headache. One of our clients, a leading financial software provider, was an early adopter of Workday but hadn’t kept up with the latest features available from the platform. As Workday implementation consultants, we partnered with its team to assess the options available and worked with them to prioritize the right Workday enhancements for their goals. The result? A redesigned employee experience that eliminated inefficiencies and manual work-arounds. 

 

INDUSTRY: MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS

A new way of listening to employees

This media and gaming company values the voice of its employees as much as its customers. That’s why it engaged Slalom to help deploy Workday Peakon Employee Voice (WPEV) after a recent Workday deployment. With Slalom as its Workday implementation consultant, the client has captured employee sentiments and empowered managers to take action with their teams, taking its employee strategy and tools into the future. 

 

INDUSTRY: TECHNOLOGY

Making it work for you

When a global technology provider with more than 50,000 employees moved from a homegrown legacy application to a cloud-based HR solution with Workday, we bridged the gap with its implementation partner. Our consultants’ functional knowledge of HR helped the client untangle the complexities and adopt a balanced approach to design decisions. The results enabled its teams to account for both operational needs and long-term user experience while taking full advantage of the platform.

 

INDUSTRY: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

We’ve been in your shoes

We’re known for helping our customers plan, design, and implement best-in-class technology solutions, but sometimes our internal teams need a little support too. As Slalom began to expand into new markets and countries, we outgrew our HR and talent systems, and our own consultants were tasked with leading strategy and change management on a Workday implementation. Today, we use an integrated, scalable solution that supported our company’s growth to nearly 10,000 team members. 

 

Looking to optimize your Workday investment and transform your HR and finance vision? Learn more about our partnership here.

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