Workday Change Management
The Workday Change Management team exists to help the GVSU community make the transition from Banner Finance & related systems to Workday Platform.
TRAINING
Workday training will occur November 2023 - January 2024 and beyond. Find out more!
COMMUNICATIONS
See all Workday communications
CHANGE AGENT NETWORK
The Workday Change Agent Network (CAN) is made up of individuals from various units/departments who are communicators, advocates, and liaisons during the Workday implementation. View a list of Workday Change Agents.
CHANGE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
- Mar. 2024: Core Platform Change Management
- Feb. 2024: Courses & Office Hours added
- Jan. 2024: Go-live support
- Dec. 2023: Courses & Office Hours added
- Nov. 2023: Workday Training
- Oct. 2023: Super User Kickoff and Training Kickoff
- Sep. 2023: Workday Town Hall
- Aug. 2023: Training materials development
- Jul. 2023: Workday survey
- Jun. 2023: Workday for Professional Support Staff (PSS)
- May 2023: Change Guide Library
- Apr. 2023: Workday for Managers Kickoff and Training Strategy
- Mar. 2023: Info Pages Library
- Feb. 2023: Workday People Strategy
- Jan. 2023: Communications Strategy and Monthly Newsletter launch
- Dec. 2022: Change Management Strategy
- Nov. 2022: Change Agent Network launch
- Sep. 2022: Readiness Survey
- Aug. 2022: Stakeholder Interviews
What is Change Management?
- A creative process that integrates people and processes with the new system
- Change management enables people to:
- Engage
- Adopt
- Use the change
How will Change Management help?
The Workday project team will:
- Connect with the GVSU community to further understand the impact
- Provide transparent and timely communications to keep you informed
- Inform you of the benefits and challenges of the change
- Prepare you with training to ensure you have the needed knowledge and skills
- Reinforce new processes to assist with adoption and effectiveness
What are the stages of change?
Awareness - Do you understand the change? What is the risk of not changing?
Desire - What's in it for me? (WIIFM)
Knowledge - Do you know how to change and have the required skills to support the change?
Ability - Are you capable of performing these new skills?
Reinforcement - Are you receiving the necessary support and reinforcement to sustain the change?
(from Prosci, the global leader in change management)