Current enterprise systems were built for back-office support staff. Additional user interfaces have been added to try to accommodate self service for employees, access for managers, remote access and other requirements. But a different UI cannot turn a system designed to serve Accounting or Human Resources into an effective system for managers. The end result is that managers end up managing operations largely outside of the enterprise system, often using disconnected tools like spreadsheets.

Workday's approach is to put the business first, delivering the information needs of the manager while also meeting the needs of Accounting and HR teams.

Intuitive design, simplified navigation

Workday solutions operate on the premise that your navigation objectives are to find an object, then take action around it, whether it is a person, organization, invoice, or report. Attached to every object you see in Workday is a "related tasks" button that opens all of the actions you (based on your roles and permissions) can take on that object. This way of navigating frees you from having to memorize long lists of menu options and lets you take immediate action.

Workday has also incorporated the most current technologies to provide occassional and power users alike the ease-of-use and efficiency they need:

• Workday's UI runs in your favorite browser. To maximize the richness and interactivity of our services, our UI is 100% based on Adobe® Flex™.
• Search is the favorite navigation paradigm on the Web. Workday leverages search over functionality, reports, and tasks, as well as on business objects.

Workday Difference

Agility | Global | Governance | Integration | Measurement | On-Demand | Simplicity