UK Workday
How to Evaluate and Select a Workday Implementation Partner
Choosing your Workday implementation partner is the highest-stakes decision you'll make before the programme begins. UK organisations face a concentrated SI pool, framework procurement constraints, and offshore delivery models that bring their own data protection footprint. Most evaluations get it wrong because they focus on the wrong things.
How to Conduct an Effective AMS Partner Evaluation for Workday Success
Most UK organisations treat AMS partner selection as a procurement exercise. They score proposals on a spreadsheet and pick the highest number. Twelve months in, they discover the support team is offshore, the Article 28 DPA is generic, and the consultant on month-end payroll has never seen a UK pay run. Here is what a serious Workday AMS evaluation looks like.
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 a Workday Programme Manager Actually Does (And Why Generic PMs Struggle)
A good generic PM will build a detailed plan and track status. On a UK Workday programme, that is not enough. They have to know parallel payroll cycles, pension auto-enrolment design, HMRC year-end timing, and how IR35 shapes who you can even engage in the role. Most generic PMs miss all of it.