Security in Workday: What You Need to Know When most people hear the word security, they think about locks, keys, or passwords. In Workday, security has a slightly different meaning. It’s about who can see what information and who can take what actions in the system. Security in Workday is designed to make sure employees […]
Workday@Clemson Fast Facts & Updates
What’s Up With Workday – Navigation, Employee Self-Service Recap
In September, The Workday@Clemson Voice of Customer Team launched the first What’s Up With Workday session. The session was designed not only to offer an overview of the upcoming transition but also to showcase how Workday will streamline operations, enhance efficiency, minimize redundancy, and simplify everyday tasks. Attendees appreciated the session’s interactive structure, noting that […]
Workday Words of the Week 4 – Expenses
From Concur to Workday – Managing Expenses In this installment of Workday Words of the Week we’re previewing some terms that are related to Expenses in Workday. It’s important to note that Concur will continue to be used for booking travel, but expense tracking and reimbursements will be done in Workday. Remember to continue […]
From Ohio State to Clemson: Andrew Olinger’s Workday Journey
Change can feel uncertain, especially when it involves something as big as the systems we rely on to do our jobs every day. That’s why we sat down with Andrew Olinger, Clemson’s assistant athletic director for business operations, to hear about his firsthand experience with Workday. Before joining Clemson, Andrew worked at The Ohio State […]
Workday Words of the Week 3 – Employee Self-Service
Practical Guidance for Navigating Workday with Confidence This week’s focus: To tie in with September’s What’s Up Workday session, we are exploring key Workday terms related to navigation and Employee Self-Service. In summary, understanding these Workday terms will help you navigate the system with confidence and take full advantage of its self-service features. Whether you’re […]
Workday Words of the Week 2 – Business Processes
Focusing on Business Processes: The Workday Work Horses Last week, we introduced some foundational Workday terms. This week, we’re building on that knowledge by introducing one of the most important concepts in Workday: Business Processes. These are the behind-the-scenes steps that help Workday carry out tasks, like changing your address, approving time off, or making […]
Spotlight on Reporting in Workday: A Conversation with Jenny Wirtz
Jenny Wirtz is Business Manager in the Honors College. She also serves as a Workday@Clemson Campus User Group Lead, representing the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Honors College and Undergraduate Learning. Reporting is one of the most important parts of moving to a new ERP system—after all, it’s how we turn data into information we […]
Workday Words of the Week 1 – Foundation
Understanding Workday: Building a Foundation of Knowledge Workday is a powerful, cloud-based tool that will help Clemson manage payroll, time, budgets, expenses, and more. If the terminology seems overwhelming, you are not alone. Throughout the next year we’ll be posting Workday Words of the Week (about every 2 weeks) to help you build your Workday […]
One System. Streamlined Processes. Fewer Headaches.
One of the most common themes we heard during the Customer Confirmation Sessions was excitement about moving to one unified system. Across campus, people are eager to leave behind a patchwork of disconnected tools and processes. Here’s what your colleagues had to say: What’s Changing:Workday is designed to manage a broad range of processes and […]
On Deck: Get Ready for the Test Stage Beginning in Late August 2025
Get ready! At the end of August, the Workday@Clemson program enters the Test stage. Several important activities are planned during this stage (which ends in June 2026 including):
Customer Confirmation Sessions: Reviewing Design Progress
In May and June 2025, nearly 300 individuals from across Clemson University participated in over 40 design review sessions. These sessions allowed participants from earlier design activities, along with additional internal stakeholders, to see Workday processes in action and provide feedback. Since the configuration demonstrated was 50% complete, the feedback received is being used to […]
User Stories: Infusing User Experiences into Workday Testing and Training
This past spring, nearly 100 Campus User Group members participated in a User Story Workshop. User stories are brief descriptions of how individuals in various roles use administrative systems and what outcomes they need. For example: All Campus User Group members were invited to contribute user stories throughout the spring. More than 1600 stories were […]
Catch Up with Workday@Clemson
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 […]
