In the spring/summer of 2024 Workday was selected as Clemson University’s new Enterprise Resource Planning system. A lot has happened behind the scenes since then. Our new blog will hopefully provide you with better clarity on how the move to Workday will impact you. As we launch this blog, we want to look back at the activities and accomplishments thus far.
Many activities to prepare for the ERP implementation began in 2023. Clemson University stakeholders were brought together to discuss pain points with the current finance and human resources systems as well as identify “wish list” items. These wish list items were then synthesized to form our program priorities, as well set a level of preparation and readiness for the start of the design stage of the project. In the fall of 2024, the implementation began as Clemson partnered with Deloitte. The Plan Stage featured the design of the Foundation Data Model (FDM). The FDM serves as the core data model for both Human Resources and Finance in Workday. In addition, in the Fall of 2024, Discovery Sessions built on the previous work done by Grant Thornton including business process mapping, pain point and wish list collect. The objective of the sessions was to ensure a shared understanding of Clemson’s current administrative processes and pain points. Deloitte met with over 250 faculty and staff across 19 Human Resources and Finance functional areas, gathering insights to guide system configuration. More than 49 sessions were conducted and over 300 discovery items were logged, laying a strong foundation for the Workday implementation.
The Architect and Configure or Design stage of the implementation began in the fall of 2024. In November of 2024 and continuing through March of 2025, Design Sessions brought together Clemson Human Resources and Finance leaders, and a variety of university stakeholders, including related organizations, to make key decisions about streamlining processes. These sessions were focused on transforming and aligning Clemson’s current state processes to Workday’s capabilities and Clemson’s program priorities to achieve the desired future state. Stay tuned for continued updates as we begin to close out this current stage of the implementation and move on to the Test stage.
As we progress, we are committed to staying true to our guiding principles and increasing the cadence of information and inclusion of the Clemson University community. As always, we encourage your questions and feedback via our Workday@Clemson.edu email inbox.
