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Workday Operational Advisory Committee

The Workday Operational Advisory Committee (WOAC) provides oversight and direction for the Workday enterprise system, including business processes, system configuration, security roles and changes stemming from Workday product releases.

WOAC membership includes representation from University departments and schools. The committee meets regularly to review community requests presented by its functional subcommittees for student, finance and human resources.

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Responsibilities

Determine priorities for Workday’s ongoing operations and enhancements to assure alignment with departmental objectives and university needs.
Discuss and make decisions on cross-functional change requests, assessing impacts for shared objects and functions.
Ensure changes to sandbox and production environments are controlled and coordinated.
Resolve the escalation of issues which span departmental or divisional boundaries.
Assist in informing the broader campus community of approved changes to processes, policies, and standards.

Committee Membership

Chair, and Technical Lead, ITS: Lauri Doniger
HR: Dana Sheehan
Finance: Ken Freda, Cherie Sadeli
Student Records: Mark Hewitt
Provost’s Office: Linda Bui
Provost’s Finance Group: Kevin Keith
Student Financials Representative: Sherri Avery
Payroll Representative: Joe Loynd
Student Employment Representative: Kristyn Burke
Security: So Wai Wong-Chan
Training and Change Management: Kristin Zawatski

The Workday Advisory Committee meeting agendas and minutes are posted to Box (Brandeis login required). If you have questions, please contact the Workday Chair and Technical Lead, ITS: Lauri Doniger. For more information about Workday, please see the Workday@Brandeis website.

Workday Requests

Requests for enhancements, the addition of new initiatives, or changes to Workday should be sent to help@brandeis.edu with the subject: Workday Governance.

The Workday team reviews governance requests using the Workday Request Review Process. The team makes a preliminary determination based on its complexity and level of effort before the request is submitted to the Committee for prioritization consideration.

For more information about Workday, please see the Workday@Brandeis website. General support for Workday Student, HR or Finance can be also be sent to help@brandeis.edu with the subject: Workday Support.