Workday Client Side Leadership
Your SI Says You're Ready for Go-Live. Are You Sure?
Your SI wants you live. You need to stay live. Here's what independent client-side oversight actually looks like at go-live, and why the difference matters.
The Benefits of Independent Programme Oversight for UK Workday Customers
Most UK organisations will select an SI through rigorous procurement, assign internal resources, and build a governance structure. What most won't do is put anyone on their side of the table whose sole job is to protect the organisation's interests throughout delivery. That gap is where independent oversight sits.
What is 360 HCM Advisory? And why most Workday Programmes need it.
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.
Workday Project Recovery: How to Get Your Implementation Back on Track
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.
Why your Workday Implementation needs Client-Side Leadership (and what that actually means)
Your SI has done this 50 times. Has anyone on your side of the table actually led a Workday deployment before? That expertise gap is where budgets overrun, timelines slip, and change orders go unchallenged.
The Hard Truth about Workday Implementations: Five Lessons From 14 years on both sides of the table
Different clients. Different industries. Different implementation partners. Same problems. After 14 years leading Workday programmes on both sides of the table, these are the five lessons I'd want every organisation to hear before they start.
Accountability Is the Missing Ingredient in Most Workday Programmes
Every Workday programme I've seen had talented people working hard. Status meetings happening. Slides updated. Risks listed. But when something went wrong, no one could answer one question: who actually owns the outcome? That's not a people problem. That's a design problem.
Who's Watching the Watchers? Why Workday Governance Decides Your Go-Live Outcome
When one vendor controls the plan, the resources, and the change narrative, governance becomes theatre. Here is what real client-side oversight looks like.
Hiring the Right Workday Project Leader: What Most Organisations Get Wrong
Workday programmes fail for leadership reasons, not technology ones. How to hire a client-side leader who can hold the SI accountable and protect the outcome.