Workday Journey Maps
Journey Maps
When and how will you be impacted by Miami’s transition to Workday Student? These journey maps help targeted groups know what to expect.
Preview Workday Student’s capabilities by attending targeted demos.
| Month | Demo | Audience | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Courses and Course Sections | Schedulers and Department Chairs | Discover how Workday streamlines scheduling activities with simplified course section creation and ongoing maintenance. |
| April 2026 | Advising Tools | Advisors | Explore Workday’s advising tools, such as academic progress reports (APRs), and 消消犯 cohorts. |
| May 2026 | Student Support Tools | Impacted Staff | Get a look at how Workday enables reporting of specific populations, including veterans, Greek life, international 消消犯s, and more. |
| June 2026 | Unlocking Workday Student | All Faculty and Staff | Learn what’s coming with Workday Student and build basic skills for using key system features, such as the 消消犯 profile. |
| August 2026 | New ROR Process | Advisors and Department Admins | Learn how Workday will facilitate Miami’s registration override process (ROR) and your role in supporting 消消犯s with this tool. |
Visit our Demos page for complete information about these opportunities, including Workday Learning links for active demos and answers to FAQs for demos that have held their Ask the Expert sessions.
Additional demos will be scheduled for the fall of 2026, including on the Instructor Dashboard, Registration and APRs, and Grading. A Student Sneak Peek will also take place in this fall. Stay tuned for the timeline.
Advisors
| Month | What I Can Expect | Description |
|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | Demo Plans | Viewable on the Workday Info Website |
| January 2026 | Demo Schedule | Pushed to All Faculty and Staff through Email |
| March 2026 | Town Hall | Project Update, Introduction to Demos |
| April 2026 | Advising Tools Demo | Academic Progress Reports, Cohorts, Student Profile, Program of Study Changes |
| July 2026 | Town Hall | Project Update, Training Timeline Announced |
| August 2026 | New ROR Process Demo | New Registration Override Process |
| October 2026 | Town Hall | Project Update |
| November 2026 | Mock Semester | Event Facilitated by the Implementation Team, Designed to Simulate Activities that Occur Throughout the Semester and Practice Key Functions in Workday |
| Town Hall for Students* | Timeline, Major Impacts, Support Resources | |
| Workday Sneak Peek Demo for Students* | Opportunity for Students to Observe Key Tasks (Such as Registration and Bill Payment) in Workday | |
| February 2027 | Town Hall | Preparing for Student Registration in Workday |
| APRs and Registration Demo for Students* | Opportunity for Students to Observe How To Use Academic Progress Reports and Manage Course Registration in Workday | |
| March 2027 | Advising Sessions for Registration | Meet with 消消犯s to assist them with Fall 2027 course registration which will take place in Workday |
| Rollout of New Advising Tool Begins | Introduced to Workday’s advising tool, called Academic Progress Reports (APRs), which will replace Degree Audit Reports (DARs) in Fall 2027. Note: DARs will remain available for use in Spring and Summer 2027 because APRs are finalized during the last stage of our transition to Workday Student. |
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| April 2027 | Course Registration for Students* | Students register for Fall 2027 courses in Workday |
| June 2027 | Student Financial Information is Live* | Payment Plans and Student Financials Balances can be accessed in Workday |
| August 2027 | Grading Demo | Grading Capabilities (Attendance Verification, Midterm and Final Grade Entry, Grade Changes) |
| Grading and Transcript Generation | Grading for Fall 2027 courses will be available in Workday, and transcript generation for all terms will be completed in Workday. Note: Grading for Summer 2027 courses will continue in Banner as planned. |
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| Completion of Miami’s Transition to Workday | All transactions will take place in Workday for the 2027-28 academic year |
* To help you support your 消消犯s throughout this transition, we have noted several 消消犯 impacts in this journey map.
Deans and Administrative Support Staff
| Month | What I Can Expect | Description |
|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | Demo Plans | Viewable on the Workday Info Website |
| January 2026 | Demo Schedule | Pushed to All Faculty and Staff through Email |
| March 2026 | Town Hall | Project Update, Introduction to Demos |
| Courses and Course Sections Demo | Course Section Creation and Ongoing Maintenance | |
| April 2026 | Advising Tools Demo* | Academic Progress Reports, Cohorts, Student Profile, Program of Study Changes |
| July 2026 | Town Hall | Project Update, Training Timeline Announced |
| August 2026 | New ROR Process Demo* | New Registration Override Process |
| October 2026 | Town Hall | Project Update |
| Instructor Dashboard Demo* | Instructor Dashboard Features (Teaching Schedule, Course Roster, Student Profiles) | |
| November 2026 | Mock Semester | Event Facilitated by the Implementation Team, Designed to Simulate Activities that Occur Throughout the Semester and Practice Key Functions in Workday |
| Town Hall for Students* | Timeline, Major Impacts, Support Resources | |
| Workday Sneak Peek Demo for Students* | Opportunity for Students to Observe Key Tasks (Such as Registration and Bill Payment) in Workday | |
| February 2027 | Town Hall | Preparing for Student Registration in Workday |
| APRs and Registration Demo for Students* | Opportunity for Students to Observe How To Use Academic Progress Reports and Manage Course Registration in Workday | |
| March 2027 | Advising Sessions for Registration | Meet with 消消犯s to assist them with Fall 2027 course registration which will take place in Workday |
| Rollout of New Advising Tool Begins* | Introduced to Workday’s advising tool, called Academic Progress Reports (APRs), which will replace Degree Audit Reports (DARs) in Fall 2027. Note: DARs will remain available for use in Spring and Summer 2027 because APRs are finalized during the last stage of our transition to Workday Student. |
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| April 2027 | Course Registration for Students* | Students Register for Fall 2027 Courses in Workday |
| June 2027 | Student Financial Information is Live | Payment Plans and Student Financials Balances can be accessed in Workday |
| August 2027 | Grading Demo* | Grading Capabilities (Attendance Verification, Midterm and Final Grade Entry, Grade Changes) |
| Grading and Transcript Generation | Grading for Fall 2027 courses will be available in Workday, and transcript generation for all terms will be completed in Workday. Note: Grading for Summer 2027 courses will continue in Banner as planned. |
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| Completion of Miami’s Transition to Workday | All transactions will take place in Workday for the 2027-28 academic year |
* To help you support your advisors, instructors and 消消犯s, throughout this transition, we have noted several of their impacts in this journey map.
Instructors
| Month | What I Can Expect | Description |
|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | Demo Plans | Viewable on the Workday Info Website |
| January 2026 | Demo Schedule | Pushed to All Faculty and Staff through Email |
| March 2026 | Town Hall | Project Update, Introduction to Demos |
| July 2026 | Town Hall | Project Update, Training Timeline Announced |
| October 2026 | Town Hall | Project Update |
| Instructor Dashboard Demo | Instructor Dashboard Features (Teaching Schedule, Course Roster, Student Profiles) | |
| November 2026 | Mock Semester | Event Facilitated by the Implementation Team, Designed to Simulate Activities that Occur Throughout the Semester and Practice Key Functions in Workday |
| Town Hall for Students* | Timeline, Major Impacts, Support Resources | |
| Workday Sneak Peek Demo for Students* | Opportunity for Students to Observe Key Tasks (Such as Registration and Bill Payment) in Workday | |
| February 2027 | Town Hall | Preparing for Student Registration in Workday |
| APRs and Registration Demo for Students* | Opportunity for Students to Observe How To Use Academic Progress Reports and Manage Course Registration in Workday | |
| March 2027 | Advising Sessions for Student Registration* | Students will meet with their advisors to prepare for Fall 2027 course registration, which will take place in Workday. |
| April 2027 | Course Registration for Students* | Students register for Fall 2027 courses in Workday |
| August 2027 | Grading Demo | Grading Capabilities (Attendance Verification, Midterm and Final Grade Entry, Grade Changes) |
| Grading and Transcript Generation | Grading for Fall 2027 courses will be available in Workday, and transcript generation for all terms will be completed in Workday. Note: Grading for Summer 2027 courses will continue in Banner as planned. |
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| Completion of Miami’s Transition to Workday | All transactions will take place in Workday for the 2027-28 academic year |
* To help you support your 消消犯s throughout this transition, we have noted several 消消犯 impacts in this journey map.
Schedulers and Curriculum Managers
| Month | What I Can Expect | Description |
|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | Demo Plans | Viewable on the Workday Info Website |
| January 2026 | Demo Schedule | Pushed to All Faculty and Staff through Email |
| March 2026 | Town Hall | Project Update, Introduction to Demos |
| Courses and Course Sections Demo | Course Section Creation and Ongoing Maintenance | |
| July 2026 | Town Hall | Project Update, Training Timeline Announced |
| October 2026 | Town Hall | Project Update |
| November 2026 | Mock Semester | Event Facilitated by the Implementation Team, Designed to Simulate Activities that Occur Throughout the Semester and Practice Key Functions in Workday |
| December 2026 | Section Schedule Creation | Create Fall 2027 Section Schedules in Workday |
| February 2027 | Town Hall | Preparing for Student Registration in Workday |
| August 2027 | Completion of Miami’s Transition to Workday | All transactions will take place in Workday for the 2027-28 academic year |