Workday quiz #2 wrapped up on Friday, December 6th. We had a total of 64 faculty and staff take part in the challenge. While the question may have been a bit more difficult this time, respondents were able to quickly consult the FAQ page for help. Nearly everyone who participated submitted the correct answer (see below).

What does ERP stand for and how does it relate to W&L?

A. The “Education Rights Provision” gives W&L access to cutting-edge higher education software.
B. The concept of “Enterprise Resource Planning” will help W&L integrate the fragmented systems of HR, Finance and student information into a single cloud-based system.
C. The “Early Research Pioneers” established the system of innovative teaching and learning that W&L uses to this today.
D. None of the above

ERP is an acronym for “Enterprise Resource Planning”. It is the integrated management of primary business processes or systems, often in real-time by cloud based software. For W&L, payroll, HR, finance and eventually student information, will be managed by a single system called Workday. The central feature of all ERP systems is a shared database that supports multiple functions used by different business units. Workday will simplify what is currently a fragmented collection of older systems.

And the lucky winners are…

• Andrea Velasquez, Executive Assistant, President’s Office
• Jessica Bowers, Shop Co-Manager, UCAH Administration
• Wendy Lovell, Director of Donor Relations, University Development
• Michelle Jones, Associate Director of Annual Giving, University Development
• Beth Lucy-Speidel, Associate Dean of the College, Dean of the College

A few of our Quiz #2 winners – Waterproof Wireless Speaker