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The Workday skills challenge doesn’t end at go-live

Go-live is a milestone, not a finish line. The skills you need to optimise, extend and support Workday look different from the ones that implemented it.

· Catherine Daniels

Go-live is a milestone, not a finish line. Many organisations invest heavily in the implementation team, then discover the skills they need after launch look quite different.

From implementation to optimisation

Implementation partners bring configuration depth and programme discipline. Post go-live, the focus shifts: releases twice a year, evolving business processes, reporting demands and integrations that need care and attention.

The organisations that get the most from Workday plan for the team they’ll need in year two — not just the team that gets them to launch.

What that means for talent planning

  • Retain knowledge — identify the people who understand why the system was configured the way it was.
  • Blend permanent and contract — core in-house capability, supported by specialists for releases and change.
  • Start conversations early — the Workday market is competitive; the best people are rarely actively looking.

If your organisation is approaching go-live, or living with the reality afterwards, we’d welcome the conversation.

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