In This Issue:
- Executive Messages in Support of Workday@UT
- Upcoming Events: Workday “See the System” Demos in March
- One-Minute Workday: Time Tracking for Benefits Eligible Staff
- Workday Absence: Leave vs. Time Off
- Where We Are Now: Workday’s Implementation Stages Explained
- Why Workday? Collaboration in Higher Education
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Executive Messages in Support of Workday
On Feb. 23, President Gregory L. Fenves sent a message titled “Workday to set a new standard for administrative processes at UT” to all employees. Read the President’s Message.
ON Feb. 27, Executive Vice President and Provost Maurie McInnis and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Darrell Bazzell sent a joint message to all employees providing more information on how to engage with the Workday program, upcoming events, and training. Read the executive message.
Upcoming Events: Workday “See the System” Demos in March
Workday “See the System” Demos will provide campus an opportunity to see processes in the Workday system, ask questions, and gain a familiarity with Workday before the university goes live with Workday’s Human Capital Management (HCM) and Payroll system in November. Three demos are currently scheduled for March. See the upcoming schedule of events…
One-Minute Workday: Time Tracking for Benefits Eligible Staff
Workday Absence: Leave vs. Time Off
In Workday, “Absence” is defined as a period of being away from work and can be classified as either “Leave” or “Time Off.” The definitions of Leave and Time Off are slightly different in Workday. Learn more about the differences between Leave and Time Off in this Workday Brief. Download the brief.
Where We Are Now: Workday’s Implementation Stages Explained
The university is following a five-stage approach to implementing Workday for our administrative human resources and payroll needs. In this article, we explain the five stages of Workday implementations and where we are now in that process.
At the end of February 2018, the campus is at the tail-end of the Configure & Prototype Stage and is moving into the formal testing stage, which will begin in April 2018. Full Article…
Why Workday? Collaboration in Higher Education
Many other higher education peer institutions, including The Ohio State University, Penn State, and the University of Washington, as well as the Texas A&M system, have chosen Workday. For the first time, UT Austin will have a common language and set of tools for collaborating, troubleshooting, and benchmarking with other higher education institutions. Workday will assist us in more meaningful collaboration with our peers to solve common problems, react to legislation, and engage in business process redesign and improvement. Full Article…
In Case You Missed It:
- Feb. 15 Workday Town Hall – Includes a program status update, update on training and readiness, and demo on reporting (EID required)
- For the Administrative IT Community: Jan. 31 Workday Data Replication Testing (DY Modules) FYI
- Who is on the Workday Updates List?
- January Newsletter
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