Johns Hopkins Workday Transition Teams, comprised of more than 1,000 community members, embark on a two-year journey of leading local change
The Sightline program this month launches a network of 90-plus Workday Transition Teams, made up of more than 1,000 colleagues across the university and health system, to lead local change efforts as the enterprise moves to Workday in July 2027.
These teams will play a key role in the Johns Hopkins transition to Workday by helping implement a standardized technology platform in a way that reflects local operational needs and ensures meaningful, tailored support for the diverse Johns Hopkins community.
“The Workday Transition Teams serve as the bridge between this significant enterprise change and individual experiences,” says Natalie Palugyai, executive director of change management for Sightline. “These teams are vital to supporting change, ensuring that the implementation of Workday and readiness activities are thoughtfully shaped by the needs of our people.”
This April, Sightline entered its Design and Build Phase, moving closer to the goal of launching Workday to replace SAP by July 2027. The upgrade will introduce a new, integrated administrative system with updated processes and a more intuitive technology experience for human resources, finance, sponsored projects, and supply chain.
All community members will experience new ways of working, starting with self-service tasks such as updating personal information or checking paystubs (called payslips in Workday).
Transition teams will play an important role in disseminating Workday transition communications, promoting learning opportunities, supporting data validation, and collecting important readiness community feedback through surveys and direct engagements.
The first task will be taking a baseline pulse of Johns Hopkins sentiment by encouraging colleagues to complete the first of five brief Workday readiness surveys to assess awareness, preparedness, and specific support needs. Responses will help local teams with their readiness planning and engagement strategies.
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Your responses to this brief Workday readiness survey will directly inform communications, engagements, and learning opportunities through 2027 and beyond.