Workday services for Higher Education
Step into the future of higher education with Workday
Kent helps colleges and universities plan, deliver, and optimize Workday services – with practical support across readiness, implementation support, and post–go-live improvement.
Higher education expertise is in our DNA – so our Workday consulting is grounded in how universities actually operate, not just system configuration. Kent is one of the Workday consulting firms focused on Workday for higher education and delivering practical Workday higher education solutions.
If you’re searching for Workday consulting services, Workday implementation support, or experienced Workday consultants, we work alongside your team and your implementation partner to reduce risk, improve execution, and accelerate progress.
At a Glance
Workday services for Workday higher education across three stages – Readiness, Implementation Support, and Optimization
Higher education expertise is in our DNA – we bring institutional context, not just technology delivery
Banner-to-Workday conversion readiness, testing/UAT governance, integrations coordination, reporting governance, and hypercare
We complement your internal team and your implementation partner, with a clear cadence and continuous knowledge transfer so you build long-term self-sufficiency
Best Fit If You Are...
- Early in your Workday implementation journey and need readiness clarity, governance, and a realistic plan
- Migrating from Banner and want disciplined mapping, validation, and cutover readiness
- Approaching go-live and need testing/UAT support plus a structured hypercare plan
- Already live on Workday and looking to stabilize operations and optimize performance
What We Support in Higher Education
We focus on the campus operations most impacted by Workday for higher education:
- Registrar / Student Records
- Admissions & Recruiting
- Academic Advising / Degree Audit
- Financial Aid
- Bursar / Student Financials
- HR + Finance Shared Services
- Institutional Reporting & Analytics Governance
Kent supports Workday higher education clients by focusing on execution where it matters most -conversion readiness, integrations, testing governance, and post–go-live stabilization.
Workday modules we commonly support in higher education
Kent supports Workday programs across Finance, HCM, and Student. For institutions using Workday Student as a Workday Student Information System, we help ensure the program is execution-ready -especially around conversion, integrations, testing/UAT, and stabilization.
Workday Services Built For Higher Ed
Readiness & Strategic Alignment
A small set of early decisions drives a huge percentage of downstream success. Readiness is where institutions reduce risk before it becomes rework.
A big part of this stage is ERP and SIS readiness – getting the legacy ERP/SIS environment back to a clean, supportable baseline and addressing known data/process issues so they don’t get “migrated forward.”
Typical outcomes
- A clear readiness roadmap and decision log
- Known legacy risks identified and sequenced (what to fix now vs later)
- Documented current state mapped to future state
Common engagements
- Readiness snapshot + roadmap
- Legacy ERP/SIS remediation planning (baseline, cleanup plan, conversion readiness)
- Current-state documentation + future-state mapping (process maps and role clarity tied to Workday workflows)
Implementation Support (Co-Delivery)
Overview
Most institutions already have an implementation partner. Kent focuses on the areas that are often under-scoped or hard to execute internally – especially the pieces that drive quality, confidence, and go-live readiness during Workday implementation.
Typical outcomes
- Lower implementation risk + fewer late surprises
- Faster issue resolution and clearer accountability
- Better visibility for leadership and stakeholders
Common engagements
- Banner-to-Workday conversion support
- Integrations / security / IAM support
- Testing & UAT governance
- Fractional program advisory
- Legacy Banner backfill
Post–Go-Live Hypercare & Optimization
Overview
Go-live is the beginning of a new operating model. This stage is about stabilization, adoption, and continuous improvement.
Typical outcomes
- Stabilized operations and user confidence
- Reduced backlog and improved reporting reliability
- A structured path from hypercare to steady-state optimization
Common engagements
- Hypercare & stabilization
- Reporting governance & modernization
- Release management & continuous improvement
How we work
- Co-delivery friendly: We complement your internal team and your implementation partner, clarifying ownership and reducing gaps
- Transparent weekly cadence: Risks, decisions, and blockers are explicit -no surprises
- Continuous knowledge transfer: We build capability as we deliver (templates, documentation, training, and coaching)
- Value-driven engagement model: We tailor support to what you actually need – ranging from focused fixed-scope packages to fractional consultant support – so you get maximum impact without unnecessary overhead
- Flexible resourcing: Kent can provide Workday consulting support through targeted advisory and specialized delivery roles, based on your program needs
How we start
Book a 30-minute discovery call to share where you are in your Workday implementation journey. We’ll talk through goals, constraints, and risk areas – and recommend the best next step for targeted support.
Frequently Asked Questions
Workday for higher education typically refers to using Workday as an ERP and student platform to support institutional operations (finance, HR, and the student lifecycle).
Yes. We support Workday Student programs, especially the high-risk intersections that affect outcomes – conversion, integrations, testing/UAT governance, reporting, and post–go-live stabilization.
Workday Student is Workday’s student platform -often serving as a campus Workday Student Information System –covering functions like admissions, student records, and financial aid processes. Kent supports the high-risk delivery intersections that determine success: conversion readiness, integrations, testing/UAT, reporting governance, and post–go-live stabilization
Yes. We support Banner-to-Workday conversion mapping, validation, and cutover readiness so data lands accurately and is usable in Workday.
Hypercare is the structured stabilization period after go-live focused on resolving critical issues fast, supporting users, and transitioning to steady-state operations.
That’s common. We work alongside your team and your implementation partner to close gaps – especially conversion validation, testing governance, integrations coordination, reporting governance, and stabilization throughput.
We prioritize continuous knowledge transfer through templates, documentation, training, and coaching so your team can run Workday with confidence after the engagement ends.
We provide Workday services across readiness, implementation support, and post–go-live optimization- including program advisory, data conversion support, testing/UAT, integrations support, reporting governance, and hypercare.
We align pricing to scope and outcomes and can support through fixed-scope packages or fractional consultant support so you can scale up or down as priorities change.
We can start with a Workday discovery call immediately. Start dates for specific roles depend on scope and consultant availability.
