Review some terminology you may encounter as you browse the Sightline website.
Business Process (BP)
A sequence of steps or tasks executed by individuals or systems in Workday to accomplish a particular business objective.
Business process transformation
Business process transformation involves streamlining and modernizing administrative work at Johns Hopkins. Implementing next-generation technology is a part of that transformation.
Cutover
Cutover is the period when business processes will be transferred from SAP to Workday. To ensure a smooth transition, certain kinds of activities or transactions will be limited or suspended during the cutover period to help ensure accurate data moves to the new system and errors are minimized if transactions are entered into SAP after information starts moving into Workday.
Data Cleanup
Data cleanup is the process of fixing or removing incorrect, incomplete, or duplicate data from a dataset and is an important step in preparing data for an ERP system implementation to improve data quality, simplify data migration, optimize system performance, and improve user adoption.
Employee Self-Service (ESS)
A Workday self-service feature empowering employees to efficiently manage their personal information and HR-related tasks such as time-off requests, benefits, etc.
End User
End users are individuals who use the system (Workday/SAP) to execute the processes in any or all the functional areas of Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, and Sponsored Research.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
An enterprise resource planning system is software used to manage an organization’s key business processes and workflows in areas such as finance, human resources, procurement, and sponsored research. Johns Hopkins has used SAP as its ERP system since 2007 and is replacing it with Workday.
Foundation Data Model (FDM)
The Foundation Data Model (FDM) is how Workday organizes financial information. Workday has a robust classification system for transactions that allows for excellent financial, operational, and external reporting.
Functional Areas
Functional areas are the mission-supporting categories of work that include finance, human resources, procurement, and sponsored research.
Human Capital Management (HCM)
Human Capital Management (HCM) is another way of describing Human Resources and is the term Workday uses when referring to human resource functions.
Manager Self-Service (MSS)
A Workday self-service feature enabling managers to effectively manage their team’s data such as job details, positions, and pay. It also provides them access to reports and HR related analytics based on their roles.
Organizational Change Management (OCM)
The Sightline workstream manages the people side of change and aims to minimize disruption and increase the adoption of the new way of working. They assist Johns Hopkins’ users in transitioning to Workday by understanding the needs for change, explaining the role-specific impacts, and providing training to navigate and utilize the system at launch.
Sightline
Sightline is a multi-year program across Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System that aims to:
- Support better ways of working
- Modernize business processes
- Introduce advanced technology solutions
Single Sign On (SSO)
An authentication method that allows users to access multiple Johns Hopkins systems using a single login ID.
Subject Matter Expert (SME)
An individual who has extensive knowledge and experience regarding a specific topic or area.
Workday
Workday is the cloud-based technology platform selected to replace SAP at Johns Hopkins.