Workday User Group Agenda

7:30 am-9:00 am  Registration and Coffee

9.00 am-9:30 am Welcome and Introduction to the NERCOMP Workday User Group
Speaker: David Blezard, Senior Director, University System of New Hampshire

Welcome and background on why NERCOMP wants to get a Workday User Group happening on a regular basis.  Overview of the day and an opportunity to get to know the others present.

9:30 am-10:45 am Data, Reporting, and Analytics in and out of Workday
Panel discussion/presentations from Colleges: Smith, Bentley, and  Wellesley 
Speakers:  
Marion Cronin, Assistant Director for Enterprise Applications and Reporting, Amherst College
Shruti Muralidharan, Sr. Business Systems Analyst | IT, Bentley University
Lisa Newman, Manager of Business Intelligence, Wellesley College

We will explore different options and solutions for building and managing reporting and analytics needs within Workday.  Topics will include Workday’s native reporting and dashboarding functions, Prism, and external environments.

10:45 am-10:55 am  Break

10:55 am-12:00 pm What’s New in Workday
Speaker: Presented by Brandon Lock of Workday

Workday staff will present on topics of what’s new in the product.  Expected areas of focus include AI/ML solutions and automated document intake, OCR, and processing, such as for invoices.

12:00 pm-1:00 pm  Lunch

1:00 pm-2:00 pm  Unconference Discussions

Self-select topics that will be chosen the day of the event.  This is an opportunity to focus in on a specific area of interest, to share mini-stories from your institution, and to make connections with others working on the same Workday issues and challenges as you are.

2:00 pm-2:10 pm Break

2:10 pm - 3:15 pm Workday Operations and Support
Panelists:
Fred Kass, Associate CIO for IT Operations, Amherst College
John Singler, Associate Vice President of Enterprise Applications & Data Services, Smith College
Karen Warren, Associate Vice President for Information Technology, Wesleyan Universiy
Kevin Kane, Director of Enterprise Systems, Wesleyan University 

We will share our perspectives, experiences, and best practices related to on-going Workday Operations and Support paying particular attention to the time after your implementation partner has left the project and your functional departments and IT organization are firmly in the driver’s seat.  This panel discussion offers a comprehensive overview of the tactics and strategies used to ensure a successful transition from implementation phase to your continued use and improvement under Workday.

3:15 pm  End