WORKDAY INSIGHTS

Your SI produces the status reports, runs the steering committees, and defines what on track looks like. That is a structural conflict of interest. Here is why independent Workday advisory changes the dynamic, and what it actually involves.

Most Workday go-live problems are not caused by a bad cutover day. They are caused by months of decisions, deferred risks, and advice that was never truly independent. Here is what a successful go-live actually requires

Most organisations don't admit a failing Workday implementation fast enough. The silence is expensive. Here's a practical, no-nonsense guide to Workday project recovery, from root cause diagnosis to getting back on track.

A good generic PM will build a detailed plan and track status. But if they don't understand Workday's configuration sequence, testing dependencies, and cutover failure points, the plan falls apart three months in - and by then you've lost weeks and budget.

I worked with a client who budgeted $3.2 million for their Workday implementation. Eighteen months later, they'd spent $4.7 million. When I asked their CFO what happened, she pulled out a folder containing 23 change orders. Here's what nobody told her: most of them were preventable.

Consider these top 10 tips when embarking upon your Workday Implementation Journey.