Workday, Inc.

Workday Workforce Planning

Composite Score

7.3 /10

CX Score

7.4 /10

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What is Workday Workforce Planning?

Create strategic workforce plans. Get the collaborative tools and insight your organization needs to build smarter workforce plans. With workforce planning from Workday, you can make better decisions and meet your business goals.

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Awards & Recognition

Workday Workforce Planning won the following awards in the Workforce Management - Enterprise category

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7 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2023

4 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2022

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021

Workday Workforce Planning Ratings

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84 Likeliness to Recommend

2
Since last award

88 Plan to Renew

74 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+81 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Workday Workforce Planning?

7% Negative

17% Neutral

76% Positive

Pros

Security Protects
Reliable
Trustworthy
Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 77

Workforce Planning and Forecasting

Attendance Management and Policies

Workforce Scheduling

Time Capture Physical

Shift Management

Labor Costing and Splitting

Absence Management

Workforce Dashboards and Reporting

Rate Policies

Staffing

Time Capture Virtual

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 76

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Workday Workforce Planning Reviews

Dylan C.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Communications
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2023

Great product for larger companies

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Workday Workforce Planning from other similar products?

The ease of use is great and it's integration capabilities are wonderful. We switched from BambooHR to Workday and it's been great.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The slack/workday integration has been very neat

What do you dislike most about this product?

We've pulled in Workday data into Snowflake and the raw tables are a bit messy

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It may be a little more expensive than some other tools, but you'll regret not having great software as you grow

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Trustworthy

Rosemarie S.

Role: Operations
Industry: Finance
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2023

Easy management of pay and expenses

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Workday Workforce Planning from other similar products?

Feedback and impact reviews management

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Details of expenses

What do you dislike most about this product?

Lack of customization, dated UI

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Great tool for employee development and career planning

Santosh K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2023

Workforce planning is the systematic process

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Workday Workforce Planning from other similar products?

Here are some of the key differentiators: Integration with Workday Workforce Planning: Workforce planning is an emerging and highly sought after skill in the HR sector. Workforce planning is a strategic process that enables you to build a pipeline of future talent, assess what skills are needed in your workforce and then develop strategies for attracting, developing and retaining them. It's important to note however that workforce planning goes beyond just recruiting new employees; it also considers ways for organizations to develop their current employees' skills or provide training opportunities for those who don't have them yet.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Workforce planning is a way to stay ahead of the competition. It helps you manage your labour budget and costs, prepare for unexpected events and identify employees who need additional training to succeed in their roles. When workforce planning is done well, it can give you an advantage over your competitors. It’s true that workforce planning and HR are two different things, but they are also two sides of the same coin. It can be difficult to decide which one is more important, but it’s clear that both are necessary for any company looking to stay competitive in today's business world.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Here are six ways poor workforce planning can derail business growth. Improperly Skilled Employees. ... Low Employee Engagement. ... High Turnover. ... Less Productive Employees. ... Weak Leadership Pipeline. ... Less Teamwork and Collaboration. ... A Live Org Chart Supports Company Growth.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Workday streamlines workforce planning so you can model, forecast and budget your workforce all from the same unified data core. Our platform is designed to deliver actionable insights that can help you make better decisions, meet your business goals and build smarter plans more efficiently.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Workday Workforce Planning

What is Workday Workforce Planning?

Company Details

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Awards & Recognition

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Workday Workforce Planning Ratings

84 Likeliness to Recommend

2 Since last award

88 Plan to Renew

74 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+81 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Workday Workforce Planning?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Workforce Planning and Forecasting The ability to forecast and plan for labor requirements based on historical, heuristic, and other parameters.

Attendance Management and Policies The ability to configure rules related to types of hours, job requirements, thresholds, and eligible employees.

Workforce Scheduling The ability to configure work schedules for hourly and salaried employees and teams (e.g. crew, car, vessel), including rotations and recurring shifts.

Time Capture Physical The use of physical clocks (swipe, key, biometric, retina) to clock-in/out of a shift or a role.

Shift Management The ability for employees to exchange and bid on available shifts, rotations, and schedules.

Labor Costing and Splitting The ability to report on the cost of labor for schedules, resources, and work types against other reporting dimensions.

Absence Management The ability to configure absence policies and types, call-ins, and provide visibility into absences.

Workforce Dashboards and Reporting The ability to report on both in-range (day, week, month, quarter, etc.) events as well as aggregate views of labor.

Rate Policies The ability to configure or integrate with rate policies for jobs, resources, and other identifying attributes.

Staffing The rostering or assigning of resources to a shift or schedule based on a pre-defined set of criteria.

Time Capture Virtual The use of device-agnostic methods to clock-in/out of a shift or role.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Workday Workforce Planning Reviews

Dylan C.

Great product for larger companies

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Rosemarie S.

Easy management of pay and expenses

Likeliness to Recommend

Santosh K.

Workforce planning is the systematic process

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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