As the Workday platform continues to evolve, organizations have new opportunities to solve business challenges, accelerate delivery, and extend the value of their existing investments. Three Link Solutions teamed up with Workday recently to discuss:
- How Workday Extend helps businesses create tailored workflows and experiences
- How Developer Agent accelerates the timeline from idea to usable application
- Where and why human expertise still matters when leveraging technology
Watch the live demo and hear the full conversation in our on-demand recording.
Here are three key takeaways on how to strategically leverage Extend and Developer Agent:
1. Better prompts start with better architecture
Developer Agent makes it easier to get started, but strong outcomes still require thoughtful planning. Rather than asking an AI tool to solve everything in one prompt, we recommend defining the core architecture first.
Before prompting, consider:
- Users: Who will use the application?
- Tasks: What should each user be able to complete?
- Experiences: Which pages are needed?
- Data: What information may users see or change?
- Governance: How should security and business processes work?
Teams can then break the build into manageable, logical prompts. A short prompt may create an effective starting point, but a well-architected set of prompts is more likely to align with business requirements and support thoughtful validation.
2. AI-assisted development still requires human governance
AI can reduce development effort, but it does not remove the need for experienced review. Developer Agent can generate code, troubleshoot validation errors, and speed iteration. However, teams must still validate security, business processes, integrations, and data access before production.
This human-in-the-loop approach is especially important for applications handling sensitive worker or financial information. Organizations should confirm that:
- The right users can access the right data
- Integrations use intended security credentials
- Business processes behave as expected across environments
Use AI to move faster; then use human expertise to ensure the solution is secure, governed, and fit for production.
3. Extend can support both applications and agents
The session also explored agent-based experiences in Workday. Three Link’s Technology Innovation Lead demonstrated an employee job match agent that could recommend potential candidates for a job requisition by bringing relevant background, job history, and performance information into one place.
This illustrates how Workday Extend and Workday Agent Builder can reduce fragmented experiences. Rather than requiring users to gather information from several reports or screens, an agent can surface context and guide follow-up questions within the Workday environment.
For organizations not ready to deploy agents today, Developer Agent can still accelerate application development. Teams can adopt these capabilities at a pace that fits their strategy and maturity.
How Three Link can help
As AI-assisted development changes the delivery model, a certified Workday Innovation Partner like Three Link can help organizations maximize their existing Workday investment and prioritize practical ways to leverage evolving technology.
Three Link helps organizations build the right solutions faster, in a practical way that drives measurable outcomes. Our experts:
- Assess and prioritize Extend use cases
- Design application architecture that supports clear, effective prompting
- Create a secure approach to business processes, data access, and integrations
- Review Developer Agent output before production deployment
- Build internal confidence and capability so teams can innovate faster over time
Watch the full webinar on demand
The recording includes the complete discussion, a live walkthrough of prompting in Developer Agent, an application build demo, validation troubleshooting, and a look at an employee job match agent.
See how Workday Extend and Developer Agent could transform your organization.
