COMPaaS
Independent Programme
Leadership for Workday
Your SI delivers the system.
We protect the outcome.
Consulting Oversight & Managed Programmes-as-a-Service (COMPaaS) provides senior, client-side programme authority for Workday implementations. We don't compete with your SI - we counterbalance them.
THE PROBLEM
Workday Programmes don't fail because of Technology
They fail when decisions stall, risks are downplayed, and nobody has clear authority to challenge the SI.
By the time problems are visible, cost and confidence are already lost.
Decisions Stall
Sponsors, PMOs, and SIs each have partial truth. Nobody owns the final call. Critical decisions get deferred until crisis forces action.
Risks are downplayed
Workday partners present "everything's on track" while critical work falls behind. Internal teams lack context to challenge status reports effectively.
Governance lacks Authority
Steering committees meet but can't enforce decisions. The SI drives the program forward regardless of readiness signals
Nobody can say "No"
SI recommends scope additions, timeline extensions or resource changes. Without independent expertise, you're guessing if it's necessary
REAL SCENARIO
"Your SI says testing is 'on track' but recommends a 3-month go-live delay. Your sponsor asks 'is this really necessary?' Without independent oversight, you have no way to verify. The delay costs £250K. Was it real, or scope mismanagement?"
THE SOLUTION
COMPaaS: Your independent Programme Authority
We sit on YOUR side of the table with clear escalation ownership, decision authority, and unfiltered truth. Not a delivery partner. Not staff augmentation. Not a traditional PMO.
Clear Escalation Ownership
We own the hard conversations. When the SI needs more team, we assess if it's real or scope creep. When testing is behind, we determine root cause and path forward.
In practice: We lead steering committees, facilitate go/no-go decisions, and manage SI performance directly
Decision Authority
We can tell the SI "no" when needed. We challenge assumptions, reject incomplete deliverables, and push back on scope expansion.
In practice: review deliverables before acceptance, negotiate change orders on your behalf, control scope baseline.
Unfiltered Truth
We report directly to your sponsor with honest assessments. No sugar coating. No politics. Just clear risk identification and mitigation options.
In practice: Weekly executive summaries, monthly steering decks, real-time escalation on critical risks.
Proven Governance
Frameworks from 40+ implementations. We don't build governance from scratch - we deploy proven structures immediately.
In practice: RAID management, stage-gate criteria, decision frameworks, cutover playbooks, hypercare runbooks.
THE SOLUTION
How COMPaaS works
From assessment through hypercare, we provide hands-on programme authority that protects your outcome.
1
WEEK 1
Programme Assessment
Review SOW, timeline and current deliverables
Interview stakeholders (Sponsor, PMO, SI Leads)
Assess programme health and governance gaps
Deliver governance framework and risk assessment
3
TESTING & PREP
Quality Assurance
Validate testing strategy and execution
Review integration testing and defect resolution
Assess data migration quality and readiness
Challenge go-live readiness with objective criteria
WEEK 2+
Active Oversight
Lead steering committees (as decision-makers)
Review SI deliverables before client acceptance
Manage SI performance, scope, and commitments
Weekly executive summaries with unfiltered risk view
Real-time escalation of critical issues
2
GO-LIVE
Cutover & Hypercare
Cutover planning and dress rehearsal facilitation
Go/No-Go decision support with risk analysis
Command center leadership during cutover weekend
Hypercare support structure and issue triage
Transition to business-as-usual operations
4
ROI REALITY
Industry data shows 73% of programs exceed budget by 20+%, 54% miss go-live by 3+ months, and 8% fail completely. COMPaaS exists to protect budget, timeline, and to guarantee success of your Workday Deployment.