Successful world-wide implementation of Workday at Materialise

Industry: software and manufacturing - 3D printing
Project duration: 2 years

Challenges

Materialise is growing fast. To enable further expansion, the company is going through a transformation program whereby internal processes are optimized globally. Within the HR field, this involved the worldwide implementation of Workday.

The HR director requested Essensys to support the roll-out of Workday through an experienced HR transformation manager.

A significant part of the challenge was that new HR processes would alter management roles and responsibilities on a large scale. Such transformation had to be supported in an adequate way..
 

Solution

Our Essensys program manager worked out a project plan englobing:

• the selection of an adequate implementation partner
• the analysis, audit and extraction & cleaning of the masterdata
• the construction of a link with the company's proprietary systems
• the training and coaching of the HR staff
• testing of the tool before going live

Results

The Essensys program manager was able to deliver the agreed-upon program KPI's within pre-established time and budget, with very positive feedback from the entire HR staff.

“The key driver for this successful program was the strong stakeholder management displayed by the Essensys interim manager”, said Conny Hooghe, Materialise's Global Human Resources Director.
 

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