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Workday® Finance early days show synergy and support

By: 
Executive Director, UW Finance Transformation

August 9, 2023

You’ve likely heard the phrase “The future is now.” For five years, we’ve painstakingly prepared our financial work for the future state, which finally arrived when we launched Workday® Finance last month. After that monumental milestone, we immediately shifted into a new period called...

Workday® Finance launch is a pivotal milestone, and the start of a new journey

By: 
President, University of Washington

July 20, 2023

It was with great excitement — and yes, a little trepidation! — that we marked a significant milestone two weeks ago: after years of planning, preparation and enormous effort, Workday® Finance went live on July 6. 

We created the UW Finance Transformation (UWFT) program five years ago, with the mission of designing a new, modern finance and supply chain infrastructure This gargantuan...

UWFT Workday Training: equipping you for the new world of finance

By: 
Training Lead, UW Finance Transformation

March 16, 2023

What’s the first thing you do when you get a new gadget or appliance for your  home? The first thing I do after unboxing it is read the instruction manual, and then I immediately search YouTube for instructional videos. I’m motivated by and eager to reap the benefits: If I can learn to operate this new remote control for my window blinds, I can keep the bright sunlight out, or if I can assemble my new...

An institutional priority…what to know about UWFT right now

By: 
Executive Director, UW Finance Transformation

September 14, 2022

A new academic year is one of my favorite times; I love the excitement, school spirit and energy of vibrant campus life. But, it occurred to me — if you’re someone involved with campus financial activity — by this time next year you’ll be working with new systems and processes, as well as navigating new policies. If that seems like a big deal, it’s because it is! With less than a year left in the UW...

UW Finance Transformation remains a core institutional priority in 2022

By: 
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

January 13th, 2022

In less than 18 months, UW Finance Transformation (UWFT) will go live and begin to transform our fragmented and out-of-date finance policies, processes and systems. This work is vital so that we can advance our University’s public mission of education, discovery, community service and patient care. 

This new infrastructure, set to launch in July 2023, will enable us to make real-time, well-informed and...

Paused, recalibrated…then full-steam ahead in 2021

By: 
Executive Director, UW Finance Transformation

December 15, 2021

As we approach the end of 2021, looking back at this time last year  -- December 2020 -- we were all in waiting mode. The COVID-19 vaccine was starting to be administered. We had hopes of resuming leisure travel, reopening businesses and returning to campus. Within UW Finance Transformation (UWFT), the program also took a moment and decided to insert a new stage --...