January 19th, 2021The progress and ponderance of 2020
December 15, 2020
Here we are, nearing the end of 2020 --by anyone’s standards, a year unlike most in our lifetimes. As we close it out, let’s look back at the progress the UW Finance Transformation (UWFT) program has made during this unprecedented time — working almost entirely virtually — and acknowledge our current point in time as we take a moment to ponder, assess and validate the next steps needed to best move the program...
Building a future together
November 18, 2020
A modernization like the one we're undergoing with UW Finance Transformation (UWFT) is a lot like a large-scale renovation of a classic house -- the house has good bones, a very solid and well-designed structure built with all the best tools and materials that were around at the time of construction. You...
HACKS & HINTS: Get rid of dry presentations and dull brainstorming sessions
October 26th, 2020
Trusted tactics to keep virtual audiences engaged rather than wanting to stray
Working through the pandemic in the UW Finance Transformation (UWFT) program, like elsewhere across the University, has entailed...
Digging into a change curve journey
September 16, 2020
A “change curve” is a model used to help predict how employees will react during periods of personal transition and organizational change, in order to support them with what they need to move forward. The way we respond to organizational change determines how we journey along the change curve. Everyone’s change...
UWFT VOICES: Paula Ross, Director, UW Finance Transformation
Superheroes Welcome in the WAA&R Room
August 21, 2020
Paula Ross is an 11-year University of Washington professional. She began in 2009 as HR Director at the UW School of Law. Five years later, she transitioned to the UW’s HR/Payroll (HR/P) Modernization program where she helped implement Workday®. She then became Director of Workday...