Project Planning / Readiness
Alchemy delivers a comprehensive, pre-project organizational readiness program that includes the following:
Project Governance
Resource Planning, Project Team Formation, and Backfill Strategies
Roles + Responsibilities
Scope + Timeline Confirmation
Data Migration Strategy
Change Management Plan
Deployment Services
Alchemy combines a deeply experienced team with a proven implementation methodology focused exclusively on Higher Education to deliver highly successful results across the entire Workday application portfolio:
Workday Student
Workday Human Capital Management / Payroll
Workday Financials Management
Workday Adaptive Planning
Advanced Reporting
Technical Services
Workday Student
Alchemy’s deep commitment to Workday Student stems from our belief that this is one of the most transformative technology offerings to hit campuses in the last 20+ years. We are #1 in the Workday ecosystem (go-lives, active projects, consultants, most experience, deepest bench) and bring our proven deployment approach, tight alignment to Workday development, and creative solutions to every project.
Extensive Experience
Legacy System Conversions (Banner, Colleague, PeopleSoft/Oracle, Jenzabar, Powercampus)
Packaged Integrations to popular 3rd party systems (Slate, PowerFAIDS)
Enrollments of all sizes (smallest to the largest)
Fixed Fee Programs
Academic Specialties
Recruiting & Admissions
Records, Curriculum, Registration, Advising
Financial Aid
Student Financials
Reporting (State Reporting)
Workday Human Capital Management / Payroll
Alchemy thoroughly understands the unique Human Resources, Benefits, and Payroll needs of Higher Education institutions. Our team of experts combine their knowledge and experience with both the administrative and academic business offices to drive efficiencies and unlock the full potential of the Workday system.
Academic Specialties
Academic Pay (9 over 12; 10 over 12; Split Funding; Multi-Positions; Activity/Contract Pay)
Faculty Management (Recruiting, Committees, Tenure, Sabbaticals, Bio-Sketches)
Benefits, Leave, Time and Payroll Calendar(s)
Talent Management
Student Employment
Reporting
Workday Financials Management
Alchemy delivers a comprehensive program to fully maximize the efficiencies, analytics, and business processes that Workday Financial Management brings to your institution. Our team has the depth of experience in public and private institutions of all sizes and complexities to help configure the Workday system to meet your fiduciary needs.
Academic Specialties
Endowments
Encumbrance Accounting
Grants Management
Planning & Budgeting
Purchasing, Assets, Expenses
Reporting
Workday Adaptive Planning
Alchemy understands the importance of the Planning and Budgetary process in the business operations within Higher Education. Either before, during, or after your initial go-live on Workday systems – our team specializes in aligning the Workday Adaptive Planning implementation to strategically align with your institution’s Planning process.
Pre-Project Deployments (Adaptive 1st)
Post-Project Deployments (Adaptive After)
Advanced Reporting
Alchemy’s Advanced Reporting Services combine our deep Workday expertise with your cross-organizational data knowledge to build holistic views into your operations. By combining Workday data with other essential information housed in non-Workday systems, you will be able to spot trends and patterns to better inform your business decisions. Alchemy brings a portfolio of reusable artifacts from its Advanced Reporting Library at the onset of every engagement.
Advanced Reporting Library
Alchemy Standard Reports Catalog (Registration Validation, Payment Processing, Financial Aid Over-Award)
Business Intelligence / Analytics (Registration Predictions)
Dashboards
Prism
State Reporting
Technical Services
Alchemy offers some of the most experienced and highest impact technical services available in the Workday ecosystem. Our integrations and data conversion teams are thoroughly familiar with the Workday platform to facilitate the interoperability of Workday with your portfolio of other systems on campus. Alchemy specializes in leveraging reusable content to drive efficiencies and cost savings across all technical services associated with your Workday implementation.
Technical Services Library
Data Conversion (ETL, Scripts, Workbook Tooling)
Integration Catalog
Security
Roles
Advanced Testing Services (Datasets, Testing Leads)
Change Management & Advisory Services
At Alchemy, we believe technology projects don’t succeed because of systems alone — they succeed because people are ready, confident, and supported through change. As you transition to Workday, your project’s success will hinge on how well your community adapts to new ways of working, collaborating, and serving students.
That’s where Change Management comes in. Our services are designed to meet your institution where it is today and take it where it needs to go. We don’t deliver one-size-fits-all playbooks. Instead, we align with your culture, partner closely with your leaders, and co-create strategies that build readiness, inspire engagement, and drive adoption at every level — staff, faculty, and students.
Our Tiered Approach to Change Management
We offer three levels of Change Management services so you can choose the right level of partnership for your needs:
Foundational (Tier 1): We craft the strategic roadmap, activities, and deliverables your team needs to confidently guide end-users through change.
Core (Tier 2): We design and help implement a comprehensive strategy and toolset, using a train-the-trainer approach to empower your internal champions.
Comprehensive (Tier 3): We deliver a high-touch, full-service experience with robust resources, hands-on support, and end-user training from start to finish.
Advisory Services to Strengthen Your Workday Journey
Beyond Change Management, our Advisory Services give you additional levers to accelerate success. These customizable offerings address critical project areas both before, during, and after implementation:
Enterprise Project Preparedness & Readiness
Testing Management Services
Alchemy Advisory Accelerator
Customer User Experience
Sustainment Optimization
Whether you need a light-touch strategy, empowered internal delivery, or comprehensive support, Alchemy ensures your people are not just prepared for Workday — they’re ready to thrive with it.
Production Services
Having made the commitment to Workday, as well as the hard work to implement it, now it’s time to fully leverage your investment with Alchemy’s Production Services offerings. Our experienced, high-touch, post-production team helps you continuously transform, modernize, and deliver valuable added capabilities to your institution.
Managed Services
Workday Update / Release Support
Operational Support for Calendar / Fiscal Year-End Processing
Product Expansion
Feature Adoption (Advanced Compensation, Adaptive Planning, Prism)
Optimization
Advanced Reporting (State Reporting)