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Clarify outcomes, users, process, data and risk.
Enterprise planning · Models + scenarios + collaboration
Workday Adaptive Planning from business drivers to continuous decisions
Build connected financial, workforce and operational plans, test scenarios and turn business drivers into governed forecasts and confident decisions.
A practical planning pathway for FP&A professionals, finance analysts, workforce planners, model builders and consultants moving beyond spreadsheet-bound planning.
Model designBudgetsForecastsScenariosWorkforce plansDashboards
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Build capability from business question to operating evidence.
Build connected financial, workforce and operational plans, test scenarios and turn business drivers into governed forecasts and confident decisions. The program connects platform knowledge to requirements, configuration or design, validation, governance and workplace communication.
Design
Select structures, controls and platform patterns.
Validate
Test behaviour, access, data and business evidence.
Operate
Support adoption, monitoring and improvement.
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Leave with skills you can show and defend.
Design models
Translate business processes into accounts, dimensions, levels, versions, time structures and assumptions.
Plan continuously
Build budgets and rolling forecasts with drivers, allocations, scenarios and workflow.
Connect teams
Align finance, HR and operations through shared definitions, submissions, approvals and commentary.
Explain variance
Create reports and dashboards that connect actuals, plans, forecasts and corrective decisions.
Curriculum
Twelve connected modules. One workplace story.
Every module produces reviewable evidence that feeds the final capstone and portfolio case.
01Planning, FP&A and Adaptive foundationsContinuous planning · roles · lifecycle
Understand planning cycles, FP&A responsibilities, tenant concepts and the relationship among financial, workforce and operational plans.
Lab evidence · Planning process and stakeholder map02Model architectureAccounts · dimensions · levels · time · versions
Turn business grain and planning questions into a maintainable model architecture.
Lab evidence · Model blueprint and design rationale03Data integration and governanceActuals · mappings · loads · reconciliation
Plan source connections, mappings, refresh, validation and ownership across ERP, HCM and operational data.
Lab evidence · Data integration and reconciliation plan04Assumptions and driver-based planningRates · volumes · seasonality · dependencies
Create assumptions and drivers that explain outcomes and support controlled what-if analysis.
Lab evidence · Driver library and sensitivity test05Budgeting and workflowTemplates · submissions · approvals · commentary
Design bottom-up and top-down budgeting, contributor sheets, workflow, approvals and auditability.
Lab evidence · Department budget workflow06Forecasting and versionsRolling forecast · scenarios · snapshots · reforecast
Build forecasts, manage versions and compare alternative assumptions without losing governance.
Lab evidence · Rolling forecast and version strategy07Financial statements and cashP&L · balance sheet · cash flow · linkage
Connect integrated statements and understand the dependencies that make planning outputs financially coherent.
Lab evidence · Three-statement planning blueprint08Workforce planningHeadcount · compensation · hiring · attrition
Model positions, workforce costs, hiring, transfers, attrition and skills or capacity assumptions.
Lab evidence · Workforce and cost plan09Operational planningSales · demand · projects · capacity
Link operational drivers to financial outcomes and align local inputs with enterprise plans.
Lab evidence · Operational driver model10Reports, dashboards and Office ConnectVariance · KPIs · board reporting · Excel
Build self-service reports, visual dashboards and Office Connect outputs with drillable, controlled definitions.
Lab evidence · Management reporting pack11Security, testing and model performanceAccess · audit · reconciliation · optimisation
Apply role-based access, validate calculations, test edge cases and improve model usability and performance.
Lab evidence · Model QA and governance pack12Capstone and planning reviewScenario · recommendation · portfolio
Present an integrated plan, defend assumptions and recommend actions using scenario and variance evidence.
Lab evidence · Executive planning review and portfolio caseApplied capstoneFlagship project 01 · DISCOVER 02 · DESIGN 03 · VALIDATE 04 · REVIEW
Build and defend GlobalTech Integrated Business Plan.
GlobalTech Integrated Business Plan
Build a connected revenue, expense, workforce and cash plan; compare base, growth and downside scenarios; then defend a recommendation with variance and risk evidence.
- Requirements and business outcome
- Platform design and decision log
- Security and governance evidence
- Test, reconciliation and quality results
- Release, adoption and support plan
Frame
Users, process, outcome, data and constraints.
Build
Structures, logic, controls and experience.
Prove
Scenarios, access, quality and reconciliation.
Defend
Trade-offs, readiness and improvement plan.
AssessmentDesign quality Control and trust Evidence quality Consulting communication
Completion is based on observable evidence.
The solution fits the business scenario, platform boundaries and operating model.
Access, approvals, privacy and exception handling are explicit and tested.
Outputs reconcile to expectations and defects or uncertainty are explained.
Decisions, trade-offs and recommendations are clear to business and technical reviewers.
The Digital Edify completion certificate is an institute credential. It is not a Workday-issued certification, university degree or government qualification.
Career pathways
Prepare for a connected role family.
Titles and requirements vary by employer. Completion does not guarantee certification eligibility, employment, interviews, placement, title or salary.
Curriculum currency
Reviewed against official Workday product direction.
The curriculum was reviewed on 1 September 2026. Product availability, names and functionality depend on customer licensing, geography, tenant configuration and release status. Announced future capabilities are not treated as guaranteed generally available functionality.
FAQ
Straight answers before you enrol.
Do I need prior Workday experience?
No. The program begins with foundations and progresses into applied platform work. Relevant domain experience is useful but not mandatory.
Will I receive tenant access?
Hands-on work requires an authorised training environment. The exact environment, enabled functionality, roles and availability are confirmed during enrolment.
Does this guarantee an official Workday certification?
No. Official certification access and eligibility are controlled by Workday and participating ecosystem organisations. Digital Edify does not promise a certification attempt.
Will I build a portfolio?
Yes. Each module contributes evidence to a complete capstone case covering requirements, design, controls, validation and operating readiness.
Does career support guarantee a job?
No. Career support may include portfolio, resume and interview preparation, but employment or placement outcomes cannot be guaranteed.
Build credible Workday capability
Connect platform skills to business outcomes.
Speak with an advisor about your background, hands-on environment and current classroom or live-online options.