Workday Testing
End-to-End Testing
As the calendar turned from 2023 to 2024, the Workday implementation project also turned a page. moving from the Architect and Configure phase to the Testing phase.
End-to-end testing officially kicked off on January 2. This is where entire processes are tested from start to finish to make sure that each business process is executed properly. If you think of it from the perspective of an employee lifecycle, it encompasses things like hiring an employee, conducting an annual review, paying an employee, implementing vacation time, etc. This needs to be done for unclassified staff, classified employees, faculty, student workers, etc.
Rooms in Benton Hall have been used for the first couple of weeks of testing, and representatives from Miami's implementation partner, Avaap were here for most of the first week to lend support and guidance to those running through the various testing scenarios.
As was the case with the earlier Unit Testing, a welcoming atmosphere and vibe was created by Sarah Persinger, lead for the Organizational Change Management group, which included a variety of snacks including soup for one of the days.
The early results from testing have been significant. Already, nearly 50% of the total test scenarios have been started, with a 92% success rate.
End-to-End testing will continue through the first week of March.
Unit Testing
Unit Testing began on October 23 and is continuing through November 10. During this three-week period, the testing has been going on five days a week, for eight hours a day. This critical initiative is being led by Don Kidd, the Team Lead for the Testing and Quality Assurance Workstream. Don arranged and coordinated all of the testing activities.
The Project Team set up testing pods and conference rooms in Hoyt Hall to allow testers a place away from their regular offices to navigate the testing in a regulated environment. Sarah Persinger, the Team Lead for Organizational Change Management (OCM) did a tremendous job of creating a festive and welcoming atmosphere for the testers that journeyed over to Western Campus, including decorations, inspirational messages, and most importantly, SNACKS!
With the help of a large number of Miami employees and Avaap representatives, the testing has encompassed over 1,700 individual scenarios. Those individuals involved in the testing include:
- Alicia Rizzo - Customer Accounts
- Allen Sizemore - Procurement, Strategic Sourcing
- Amber Barger - Payroll
- Andrew Davis - Customer Accounts
- Andrew Mascari - Customer Accounts
- Anne Schauer - Grants
- Ashley Potts - Time Tracking
- Ben Taylor - Banking and Settlement
- Bess Sprockett - Human Capital Management
- Beth Matix - Human Capital Management
- Brandon Melling - Banking and Settlement, Expenses, Supplier Accounts
- Brenda Curry - Learning
- Bruce Guiot - Banking and Settlement, Endowments
- Bryan Powell - Integrations
- Chris Weitzel - Supplier Accounts, Customer Accounts
- Christine Lee - Financial Accounting
- Christopher Bryant - Payroll
- Cindy Green - Grants
- Cody Powell - Capital Projects
- Craig Martin - Time Tracking
- Cyndi Ripberger - Endowments
- Dan Murphy - Human Capital Management, Payroll
- Dawn Fahner - Human Capital Management
- Denny Sundermeier - Budgets
- Doug Lovins - Endowments
- Gary Barnes - Compensation
- Gary Kraft - Payroll
- Gretchen Radler - Customer Accounts
- Holly Neill - Payroll
- Irena Chushak - Payroll
- Jared Zins - Human Capital Management
- Jeana Becker - Benefits
- Jeff Pidcock - Budgets
- Jeff Shaver - Learning
- Jen Herman - Human Capital Management
- Jennifer Morrison - Financial Accounting
- Jenny Wethington - Expenses, Banking and Settlement, Supplier Accounts
- Jeremy Davis - Capital Projects
- Jessica Williamson - Customer Accounts
- Jessie Laybourne-Ross - Procurement, Strategic Sourcing
- Joan Walker - Endowments
- Judy Vest - Customer Accounts
- Karen Wilson - Benefits
- Katherine Wilson - Customer Accounts
- Krista Clinebell - Human Capital Management
- Lauran Franklin - Absence Management, Time Tracking
- Laurie Sampson - Customer Accounts
- Linda Manley - Grants
- Lindsay Carpenter - Reporting
- Lisa Riendeau - Payroll
- Liz Hooven - Prism
- Marcy Vanwinkle - Payroll
- Melissa Wyatt - Performance, Talent Management
- Michael Waitathu - Financial Accounting
- Micki White - Financial Accounting
- Mike Savnik - Recruiting
- Missy Lawson - Time Tracking
- Paula Green - Customer Accounts
- Paula Murray - Grants
- Qi Zhang - Budgets
- Ravenna Brown - Business Assets
- Robert Bell - Capital Projects
- Sarah Persinger - Organizational Change Management
- Taylor Kwalton - Grants
- Terry Moore - Auditing
- Tony Kinne - Security
- Vickie Rude - Financial Accounting
- William Miley - Data Conversion