If you’re considering signing up with Workday, you have plenty of company. In fact, Workday is increasingly and widely viewed as one of the top ERP-cloud systems out there. And that is no fluke. Workday is a primo alternative to slow, fragmented, conventional ERP systems that are constructed on 30-year-old — or even older — architecture.
But if you’re going to invest the time and expense to put such a formidable solution in place, you certainly should hook up with a Workday partner. Why? It’s simply so much better to work with a firm that knows Workday from top to bottom, than one that, well, doesn’t. Read on for the benefits of contracting Workday partners.
What is Workday?
Workday is a financial and human capital management software vendor that’s widely known for its cloud-based software system for businesses of all sizes. The Workday system handles human capital management, enterprise resource planning, and financial management applications.
What are the Benefits of Workday?
They are myriad, but we’ll summarize key points thusly:
- Cost. While the cost of Workday implementation is no less pricey than other systems, you’ll save money over time due to an upgrade system that keeps companies from having to constantly make expensive upgrades. And because of the system’s modern interface, staffers and business partners are not put off, and you may even be able to lower training costs.
- Enhanced reporting. That same modern interface makes Workday great in terms of reporting. We’re talking better insight with actionable data that ultimately makes companies more agile. The ability to pivot in today’s ever-changing business environment is more important than ever. Also, Workday often helps clients produce novel reporting and analytical functionalities.
What are Workday Partners?
Workday services partners are a hand-picked community of systems integrators and regional firms located all over the world. They work with Workday to help clients deploy the system and continually adopt nascent capabilities. All Workday partners are trained through and through with all Workday products. These partners are chosen for their skills, experience, and ability to deliver solutions to Workday clients through Workday products and have the superior expertise to boost your return on investment.
What About Mercer?
Indeed, Mercer is an official Workday partner. The firm is an international leader in health, talent retirement and investments, and has clients the world over. Mercer has 20,000 employees based in some 43 countries and operates in more than 130 countries. In short, Mercer is everywhere.
What Makes Mercer Unique?
Really, Mercer is an exquisite melding of powerful human resources consulting and business expertise. That’s in addition to its Workday advisory and deployment service capabilities. Mercer also has human capital management pros located worldwide who are poised to streamline and drive your strategic goals. The firm’s world-class personnel, methodologies, and solutions can really help you make the most of your Workday deployment. For that we can vouch.
Now that you know the benefits of contracting Workday partners, and Mercer in particular, you surely will enlist one to help you launch your Workday system and continually adopt new capabilities that will keep your company competitive. It surely would be a shame to go through all the effort and expense of deploying Workday and not have the help of a firm that knows Workday inside and out. Your in-house IT team is already undoubtedly overburdened, and let’s face it, it likely isn’t sufficiently familiar with Workday.
We strongly recommend that you go with a Workday partner.
