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Workday, Inc.

Workday Workforce Planning

7.7 / 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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Workday Workforce Planning Ratings

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80 Likeliness to Recommend

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Since last award

92 Plan to Renew

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79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+75 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?

10% Negative
16% Neutral
74% Positive

Pros

  • Security Protects
  • Reliable
  • Trustworthy
  • Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 77

Attendance Management and Policies

79

Workforce Dashboards and Reporting

79

Workforce Planning and Forecasting

78

Staffing

77

Absence Management

77

Rate Policies

77

Shift Management

77

Workforce Scheduling

77

Time Capture Physical

76

Labor Costing and Splitting

75

Time Capture Virtual

75

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 76

Vendor Support

80

Ease of Customization

80

Business Value Created

79

Breadth of Features

78

Ease of Data Integration

78

Quality of Features

77

Ease of IT Administration

75

Ease of Implementation

74

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

74

Availability and Quality of Training

74

Usability and Intuitiveness

72

Workday Workforce Planning Reviews

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

Trevor D.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Biotechnology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Very useful

Likeliness to Recommend

9 / 10

What differentiates Workday Workforce Planning from other similar products?

Features are great

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Breadth of capabilities

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not the most intuitive

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Give it a try

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Unique Features
  • Effective Service

Githatu W.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Other
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2022

My Experience With Workforce Planning

Likeliness to Recommend

9 / 10

What differentiates Workday Workforce Planning from other similar products?

When it comes to designing a workforce plan, Workforce Planning offers best tools and insights. It helps in making better decision that will lead to increased productivity

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like that using Workforce Planning is easy and that it offers amazing tools and insights for better work plab design. The software is not expensive besides offering best features

What do you dislike most about this product?

Workforce Planning had been great with no major flaws

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For work planning and management, Workforce Planning is the tool you need. Very powerful and resourceful. It makes increasing productivity easy

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Unique Features
  • Efficient Service

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