{"id":2211,"date":"2026-10-21T09:33:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T14:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/it\/?p=2211"},"modified":"2026-10-21T09:33:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T14:33:53","slug":"getting-ready-for-workday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/it\/2026\/10\/21\/getting-ready-for-workday\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Ready for Workday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workday is Augsburg\u2019s new unified platform for HR and finance processes starting in late December. Here are three things you can do this month to get ready for Workday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Consider how your work will (or won\u2019t) change.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on your role, the transition to Workday for HR and finance will impact your daily work to a greater or lesser degree.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Every employee<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will use Workday to manage their personal data, payroll information, and benefits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Employees who report time<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will use Workday for time tracking, absence reporting, and time off requests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Supervisors and budget managers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will use Workday for data and processes that are currently supported by SmartRecruiters, ADP, Webdocs Forms, Unit4, and multiple other systems.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No matter your role, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/it\/2026\/09\/24\/workday-whats-in-it-for-me\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workday will modernize your experience<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014not unlike trading in your old phone for a new one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Mark your calendar.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t let the Workday transition sneak up on you! Mark your calendar with key transition dates:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">November 30: Training begins.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">December 10: Focused Conversation on Workday implementation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">December 20: HR go-live. Time tracking and absence reporting begins in Workday.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">January 1: Finance go-live.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Watch for information on training opportunities.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There will be training sessions held at various times and in various formats in December right before we start using Workday. \u201cHow-to\u201d guides, short videos, and office hours will also be provided to help you prepare for the transition. Please watch for more information in A-mail and other venues about these opportunities. All faculty, staff, and student employees will need to attend at least one session, with additional trainings on specific topics by role.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn More<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/it\/cloud-erp-project\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Workday Project website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has information on why we\u2019re doing this project, a FAQ, the current project status, a history of communications, and a growing list of who is working on the project. Check it out! <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Workday is Augsburg\u2019s new unified platform for HR and finance processes starting in late December. Here are three things you can do this month to get ready for Workday.\u00a0 1. Consider how your work will (or won\u2019t) change.\u00a0 Depending on your role, the transition to Workday for HR and finance will impact your daily work &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/it\/2026\/10\/21\/getting-ready-for-workday\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Getting Ready for Workday&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1247,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-erp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1247"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2211"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2215,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211\/revisions\/2215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}