The ElevateR
Elevate's newsletter, the ElevateR is the best resource for staying up-to-date on our implementation of Workday. Each issue of the ElevateR features a message and program update from Associate Provost for Enterprise Resource Planning, Jack Blanchard, as well as event reminders, Workday terms, details on Workday's functionality, and FAQs.
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- Message from Jack J. Blanchard, Associate Provost for Enterprise Resource Planning:
If you’ve completed an on-demand Workday training course, you should have received an email from our Executive Sponsors earlier this month about course completions. The Elevate Program’s new timeline, with the Go Live of HCM and Finance occurring in November 2024, has created challenges in retaining the information learned for our staff who may have taken training nearly a year before Workday will Go Live.…
- Message from Jack J. Blanchard, Associate Provost for Enterprise Resource Planning:
The news is out: Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) and Finance will go live in November 2024, as announced this month by our executive sponsors. This announcement was preceded by months of work by the Elevate Program team to conduct payroll integration testing, as well as making many enhancements to Workday training and resources, to…
- Message from Jack J. Blanchard, Associate Provost for Enterprise Resource Planning:
With the start of 2024, we wanted to provide an update on the Elevate Program since we announced the implementation delay in September 2023. We understand that everyone is eager to learn about the revised timeline and, given progress made, we expect to be able to announce a new Go-Live date in the coming weeks. Below is a summary of our…
- Message from Jack J. Blanchard, Associate Provost for Enterprise Resource Planning:
Since the postponement of Workday Go Live, the Elevate Program’s leadership has been assessing how this will impact our other Workday initiatives, including Adaptive Planning and Student. On November 9, 2023, Eduardo Lorente, AVP for Budget & Planning, notified users that Workday’s budgeting tool, Adaptive Planning, will also be delayed to coordinate with the rescheduled Workday Go Live. As a…
- Message from Jack J. Blanchard, Associate Provost for Enterprise Resource Planning:
As was announced last month, the Go Live of Workday has been postponed. While the new Go Live date has not been determined, the Elevate Team is busy with a number of ongoing activities that will continue to drive us toward a successful Workday implementation in 2024:
Payroll integration testing, including completing the Central Payroll Bureau integrations. Making enhancements… - Message from Jack J. Blanchard, Associate Provost for Enterprise Resource Planning:
Last week, Elevate’s Executive Sponsors notified employees at the University of Maryland College Park, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, and the University System of Maryland Office that the November Go Live for Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) and Finance has been postponed.
The Elevate Program team consistently… - Message from Jack J. Blanchard, Associate Provost for Enterprise Resource Planning:
We are approximately two and a half months away from Workday Human Capital Management & Finance Go Live!
Training became available on July 17 and as of August 28 over 2,500 users have completed the online “Introduction to Workday” course. If you have not already begun your on-demand training courses, now is the time! For faculty and staff that have more training to complete, consider… - Message from Jack J. Blanchard, Associate Provost for Enterprise Resource Planning:
Workday Training is HERE!
On July 17, 2023, the Elevate Program team launched training for Workday! On-demand training courses have been available for all employees to enroll in for just over one week. It has been so exciting for our team to watch training enrollments climb and to watch our future users complete their courses. As of today, we have 763 completions of our first course, Introduction to…
- Message from Jack J. Blanchard, Associate Provost for Enterprise Resource Planning:
Training is Coming!
End-user training for Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) and Finance will launch in less than three weeks! On July 17, 2023, all faculty, staff and student workers will gain access to training materials and resources, including:
On-demand courses (CBTs): On-demand courses are computer based training courses that provide information about Workday and how to complete… - Message from Jack J. Blanchard, Associate Provost for Enterprise Resource Planning:
As you may have heard, the Elevate Program has a new Go Live date for Workday Finance and Human Capital Management (HCM): November 15, 2023. This date was selected after consulting with key stakeholders across our partner entities, and it is our hope that this extended timeline will provide plenty of time for staff and faculty to prepare for the transition to Workday. You can learn more about this…