Workday is a highly customizable HCM platform, so you can tailor your HR, payroll, and finance functionality to your business needs. But how do you determine the best way to optimize Workday?
Because Workday is used by small businesses and large enterprises across many industries, there are likely other customers that have similar processes or needs. That means there are packaged solutions already available, so you don’t need to spend time and money on a custom-built solution.
Here are a few frequently asked questions (FAQ) to determine whether you should consider a packaged solution or a customized Workday project.
What are packaged solutions for Workday?
Think of packaged solutions like a plug-in or an app – something that easily adds extra functionality to your core platform. Workday packaged solutions are pre-built, outcome-based offerings designed to solve common business needs in Workday faster than starting from scratch.
What are the benefits of a Workday packaged solution?
The biggest benefit is that you don’t have to reinvent the wheel. A packaged solution has a predefined scope with clear functionality and outcomes. They deploy in hours using a structured delivery for quick time-to-value and reduced effort for your internal team. Three Link Solutions builds packaged solutions based on real use cases and best practices across multiple Workday customers, so it’s proven to work.
What types of business needs do packaged solutions solve?
Packaged solutions built for Workday cover a wide range of business processes and needs, like dashboards and reporting that make data more digestible or workflows that reduce manual effort and increase compliance.
Three Link’s packaged solutions include offerings that help HR and finance teams analyze labor inefficiencies, identify anomalies on expense reports, integrate performance review scheduling, and more.
When to consider a packaged solution vs. Workday application management?
The biggest factors to consider are speed and level of customization needed. With a typical application management services (AMS) project, you’ll spend weeks designing, scoping, and iterating before you have something live in Workday. A packaged solution removes nearly all that upfront effort because you’re starting with something that’s already proven to resolve the need.
If there’s a packaged solution already made that meets all or most of your requirements, or you need something that’s based on standard industry practices, a packaged solution is the fastest, most cost-effective choice.
If you need a custom solution due to tailored business processes or unique requirements, go with a custom Workday AMS project.
Need help assessing whether a packaged solution or AMS is the best fit?
As both a Workday AMS partner and a packaged solutions developer, Three Link Solutions can help you evaluate your needs and recommend the best options for optimizing Workday.
