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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84 Likeliness to Recommend
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88 Plan to Renew
74 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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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?
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- Reliable
- Trustworthy
- Respectful
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Feature Ratings
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
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Business Value Created
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Ease of IT Administration
Ease of Data Integration
Quality of Features
Availability and Quality of Training
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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
Submitted May 2023
Great product for larger companies
Likeliness to Recommend
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
Submitted Mar 2023
Easy management of pay and expenses
Likeliness to Recommend
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
Submitted Mar 2023
Workforce planning is the systematic process
Likeliness to Recommend
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
