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October 20, 2020Changing to Workday: Dispelling Myths
The Integrated Renewal Program (IRP) is preparing for upcoming launch of Workday to transform and modernize our systems and processes, with the Human Resources and Finance release scheduled for deployment on November 2, 2020. The end goal of this implementation is to modernize our core processes…
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October 20, 2020Meet Our Sponsors: Marcia Buchholz
As Vice-President, Human Resources, Marcia Buchholz provides strategic leadership of the department, as well as the broader human resources professional community of UBC to accomplish the vision, commitments, goals and actions set out by the UBC Strategic Plan related to Great People, including equity & inclusion, leadership development, and health & wellbeing. As an IRP Executive Sponsor, Marcia shares her thoughts on how Workday will enhance the workplace experience for UBC faculty and staff.
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October 20, 2020People and Change: Office of the Vice-President Academic
With the implementation of Workday for human resources (HR) and finance coming on November 2, 2020, the Office of the Vice-President Academic change management team is busy preparing the portfolio units for the transition. Director of Finance, Provost Portfolio, Jenny Lum, and Human Resources Advisor, Laura Lockyer-Cotter are supporting the portfolio through this change.
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October 14, 2020Readiness Survey #3 Results
Change Readiness Assessments (CRA) are conducted to measure the university’s preparedness for the implementation of Workday on November 2, 2020 for Human Resources (HR) and Finance. The third CRA considers and compares against the previous two assessments, and measures the progression…
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September 24, 2020Calvin Liu to join the Integrated Service Centre as Finance Product Manager
Calvin Liu will be joining the Integrated Service Centre (ISC) as Finance Product Manager. In this role, Calvin will ensure business and user needs related to Finance within the ISC products and services are identified and prioritized. He will support the enhancement of Finance products, understanding all functionality, features, performance and applicability for UBC. Calvin will partner across the UBC community to prioritize enhancement roadmaps and backlog ensuring alignment with finance strategy, policy and practices.
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September 23, 2020People and Change: Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation
Change management preparations are underway to equip Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI) portfolio units with tools and resources for the Workday human resources (HR) and finance implementation, coming to UBC on November 2, 2020. Leading change in the portfolio for HR and finance respectively are Director, VPRI Portfolio, Greg Martyn, and Managing Director, Research Support Services, Sharon Wu.
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September 14, 2020Welcoming our newest ISC team members
Over the last few months, the team has been working hard to prepare for the launch of Workday and its sustaining organization, the Integrated Service Centre (ISC). To enable a successful launch of both Workday and the sustainment organization, we’re excited to announce several new team members that will be joining the ISC between now and January 2021.
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August 18, 2020People and Change: Enrolment Services
To prepare for the Workday human resources (HR) and finance implementation in November 2020, the Enrolment Services change management team is busy readying their colleagues for the shift to the new platform. HR Business Partner, Ashley Elchuk, and Associate Director, Student Financial Management, Cicy Guimond, are part of the team facilitating this change.
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July 30, 2020Lani McGill to join the Integrated Service Centre as HR Product Manager
We are pleased to announce that Lani McGill will be joining the Integrated Service Centre (ISC) as of January 4, 2021 as the new HR Product Manager. In this role, Lani will lead the functional HR team within the ISC and will be responsible for ensuring user needs related to HR are identified…
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July 28, 2020Deirdre Brown joins the Integrated Service Centre as Senior Manager, Change Management and Communications
We are pleased to announce that Deirdre Brown will be joining the Integrated Service Centre as of September 8, 2020, as the new Senior Manager, Change Management and Communications. In this role Deirdre will be focused on establishing a strategic change approach for the ISC with specific responsibility for all areas of change management including communications, knowledge management and training.
