{"id":25466,"date":"2025-04-28T10:35:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T14:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/?p=25466"},"modified":"2025-04-28T10:35:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T14:35:05","slug":"workday-student-update-focus-groups-faculty-staff-survey-and-completing-workset-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/2025\/04\/28\/workday-student-update-focus-groups-faculty-staff-survey-and-completing-workset-b\/","title":{"rendered":"Workday Student Update: Focus Groups, Faculty\/Staff Survey, and Completing Workset B"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Workday Student project is halfway through the Architect &amp; Configure stage!<\/p>\n<p>The team has been working to enhance the student experience by addressing key processes like onboarding and financial aid; gathering feedback through student focus groups and surveys; preparing for an upcoming on-campus workshop; and laying the groundwork for a university-wide Change Network launching in Fall 2025.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/04\/Timeline-MSU-Workday-Student-large-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Timeline of Workday Student Project: Architect and Configure from Summer 2024 through Spring 2026. Testing from Spring 2026 through Fall 2026. Prepare for Launch from Fall 2026 through Spring 2027. First registration in Workday in Spring 2027. Project concludes with Workday Student fully live in Winter 2028. All dates are subject to change based on the needs of the project. \" width=\"752\" height=\"421\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where are we now?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Architect and Configure stage is made up of 4 phases called Workset A, B, C and D. Workset B will conclude this semester, with completion of all four worksets expected by February 2026, after which we\u2019ll move into the Test stage.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The project team has been busy throughout this academic year focusing on the new student experience design in Workday Student, including but not limited to topics like course section prerequisites, matriculation, onboarding, and financial aid packaging.<\/li>\n<li>Workstreams are identifying and mitigating risks while documenting key decisions to ensure transparency and a clear record of rationale, as well as noting impacts for informed decision-making.<\/li>\n<li>We are continuing to navigate processes and configurations, and reviewing necessary security roles and access to ensure each member can successfully complete their day-to-day tasks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/04\/Workset-B-Summary-Graphic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"114\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>More than 100 team members across 13 workstreams are working through Workset B, which is on track and trending green.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nCommunication and Engagement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The voice of the University community is essential to this stage of the project:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Student Focus Groups<\/strong>: We just completed our second round of student focus groups! Participants from both campuses shared information about their experience with the current systems and tools used for advising and registration. A survey to gather more student feedback was shared across the University. Stay tuned for results!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shaping our Future<\/strong>: Workday Student Project Survey: Faculty and staff, please take a few moments to complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_9pBtwBbD1t1X4kS\">Workday Student Project Survey<\/a>. Your input is invaluable in helping us understand the Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß community\u2019s awareness of the Workday Student project and address the important perspectives of our faculty and staff. The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete. All responses are anonymous, and the survey will remain open through April 28.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nLooking Ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Interactive Workshop<\/strong>: In May, the project team and key partners will gather for an interactive 3-day workshop focused on collaborative activities related to academic requirements, programs of study, academic planning, registration, and grading. Members of the team will have the opportunity to showcase key decisions and processes in the system to the Project Team and select guests.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Change Network launches Fall 2025<\/strong>: The Change Network is a community of representatives from across the University who will serve as advisors, communicators and influencers during the implementation and deployment of Workday Student.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nStay Engaged!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/workday-student\/\">Workday Student Project Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Want to get involved in the project? Send an email to <a href=\"mailto:WorkdayStudent@montclair.edu\">WorkdayStudent@montclair.edu<\/a> to express interest in opportunities like joining the Change Network, testing, focus groups, and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Workday Student project is halfway through the Architect &amp; Configure stage! The team has been working to enhance the student experience by addressing key processes like onboarding and financial aid; gathering feedback through student focus groups and surveys; preparing for an upcoming on-campus workshop; and laying the groundwork for a university-wide Change Network launching [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":415,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-workday-student"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/415"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25466"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25489,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25466\/revisions\/25489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}