Many teams think release readiness starts and ends with major Workday releases. In reality, meaningful changes arrive weekly, and some will affect your system whether you plan for them or not.

Workday often gets blamed for feeling overwhelming or impersonal. In reality, the interface is a blank slate. With intentional design choices, campuses can shape Workday into a tool that actually supports how people work every day.

Resistance rarely means people are against change. More often, it signals discomfort, uncertainty, or unanswered questions. Understanding that distinction can reshape how campuses lead modernization.

Many ERP and SIS projects stumble after go live, not because the system failed, but because the institution was never fully operationally ready. The gap between implementation and reality is where the real work lives.

Many Workday teams assume data quality is covered by data validation, until transcript rules, GPA, or credits do not calculate correctly. Data quality is a cross functional effort, and it deserves its own workstream.

Most Workday Student project sites try to serve everyone and end up connecting with no one. Learn why a single hero line can unify your messaging, build trust, and make your website actually useful.

If you’ve ever stared at your screen wondering how time just disappeared, you’re in good company.

Starting early and focusing on who owns change management can make a huge difference.