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Workday @ SVSU Timeline


Workday timeline from start to implementation Workday will take a few years to fully implement, and several internal teams have been formed to attend to the needed work. SVSU’s financial, payroll and human resources/human capital management systems are expected to operate within Workday by April 2025.

  • January – March 2024
    Pre-Planning and Alignment: Confirmation of the alignment of SVSU resources and the provision of tools, homework, and knowledge transfer to prepare for the deployment. 
  • April – May 2024
    Planning: Confirmation of the project scope, initiate project activities, establish project management processes and controls, and to deliver the Foundation Tenant (initial tenant build) to SVSU.
  • June – September 2024
    Architect, Configure and Prototype: Alchemy and SVSU project team members find a common understanding of SVSU’s business needs, analyze how Workday will be deployed to meet those needs, and complete the configuration based on the specifications gathered.
  • October 2024 – January 2025
    Test: Ensure that the configured Workday system sufficiently meets the needs of SVSU’s business. Multiple test efforts occur, and each has a different set of conditions and a different purpose.
  • January 2025
    Student Systems implementation phase begins.
  • February – April 2025
    Deploy: Promotion of the Workday application into SVSU’s production environment. This immediately proceeds the “Go Live” (March 2025).
  • March 2025
    Payroll, Attendance and Time Tracking go live.
  • April 1, 2025
    HR-HCM and Finance systems go live.

Admissions, Foundation, Student Records, Financial Aid, Student Financials

  • January – March 2025
    Pre-Planning and Alignment: Confirmation of the alignment of SVSU resources and the provision of tools, homework, and knowledge transfer to prepare for the deployment.
  • April – May 2025
    Project Planning / Project Start: Confirmation of the alignment of SVSU resources and the provision of tools, homework, and knowledge transfer to prepare for the deployment.
  • June 2025 – April 2026
    Architect, Configure and Prototype: Alchemy and SVSU project team members find a common understanding of SVSU's business needs, analyze how Workday will be deployed to meet those needs, and complete the configuration based on specifications gathered.
  • May – July 2026
    Test: Ensure that the configured Workday system sufficiently meets the needs of SVSU’s business. Multiple test efforts occur, and each has a different set of conditions and a different purpose.
  • August 2026
    Admissions go live.
  • Fall 2026
    Financial Aid functions go live.
  • Winter 2027
    Course scheduling, degree audit, advising and student course registration go live.
  • Summer 2027
    Student billing and payments go live.
  • December 2027
    Grading and other end of term processing.

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