{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Possibility Perspective ","title":"Bringing Workday Within Reach for Higher Ed; How Dunwoody College of Technology Selected, Implemented, and Optimized Workday","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3375,"description":"What does it take for higher education institutions to modernize their technology ecosystem while maximizing the value of Workday?\nIn this episode, Jeff Miller hosts a conversation with Dave Kieffer from The Tambellini Group, Houman Immen and Shawn Fournier from ERPA, and Mark Anderson from Dunwoody College of Technology.\nTogether, they explore how higher education institutions are approaching Workday modernization through continuous optimization, long term partnership models, and cloud transformation strategies.\nYou’ll hear insights on ERPA’s Optima deployment as a service model, the role of AI delivery accelerators in reducing implementation risk, and how institutions can move beyond traditional ERP projects toward continuous adoption and improvement. The discussion also highlights Dunwoody College of Technology’s Workday journey, including lessons learned around change management, governance, technology debt reduction, and building trust across campus teams. Institutions are encouraged to think beyond implementation alone and consider how modernization strategies can support long term student success, operational efficiency, and institutional agility.\nIn this episode, you’ll learn about:What Optimization-as-a-Service means for higher education Workday implementationsHow ERPA’s Optima model supports continuous adoption after go liveWhy institutions are shifting from ERP projects to long term operational partnershipsThings To Listen For:\n(00:00) Intro\n(01:49) Tambellini Group higher education research overview\n(02:58) Why higher ed needs optimization services\n(05:03) ERP as a product mindset(08:38) Meet the ERPA leadership team\n(09:37) ERPA’s higher education Workday expertise\n(13:43) Optima deployment as a service model\n(17:27) Comparing Optima Core Plus Advantage packages\n(19:40) AWS modernization and ERPA Edge overview\n(24:31) Cloud foundation assessment and modernization roadmap\n(26:20) Dunwoody College Workday transformation story\n(26:45) Mark Anderson’s...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ptUnQmeteMk9nOKjdEQxaGx0uwprDnfFrwfsQL-oDhw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mNmEy/ZmI4YWU1YzMwMDc0/YTYzMTYwZjE2NzA4/MWQyOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}