What Does Modern Higher Ed Planning Actually Look Like?  Webinar - presented by Workday (Lunch & Learn)

Where: Webinar/Virtual

When:  Tuesday, October 27, 2026
12:00 pm-1:00 pm EST

Note: Login instructions will be sent prior to the event directly from Zoom. If you have not received login instructions by 4:00pm the day before the webinar, please check your spam folder, if you still have not received the login details please email nercomp@nercomp.org.

Workshop Organizers:  LeeAnn McQueary of Workday

Registration Fee:
NERCOMP Member: Free
Non-Member: $45.00
 

Event Overview
From rapid growth to specialized focus, every college faces unique headwinds. Join finance leaders from 3 peer institutions for an unvarnished look at their planning evolution - real talk on implementation drivers, lessons learned, and ROI. Hear practical blueprints to streamline budgeting, align workforce strategy, and boost decision confidence across campus.  

This is geared towards Finance teams (VP Finance, CFO, VP Budgets & Planning, etc), but all are welcome.
 

Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
 - Assess Your Planning Maturity: Evaluate where your institution sits on the planning spectrum and map out a practical roadmap for adopting or expanding Workday Adaptive Planning.
 - Scale Beyond Core Budgeting: Identify concrete strategies to extend planning into high-impact areas like workforce positioning, tuition/enrollment forecasting, and long-range strategic modeling.
 - Apply Peer-Tested Best Practices: Adapt proven implementation tactics, user adoption strategies, and change management lessons learned from your peers.
 - Accelerate Executive Decision-Making: Transition your finance team from manual data aggregation to delivering real-time, interactive reporting for deans, CFOs, and board members.

 

Registration Cancellation Policy:
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