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Clarify outcomes, users, process, data and risk.
Enterprise analytics · Reporting + data hub + insight
Workday Analytics from trusted data to workforce decisions
Turn Workday and external data into secure, explainable reports and decision products that leaders can trust and teams can act on.
A practical analytics program for HRIS professionals, report writers, analysts, consultants and data specialists working across people and finance decisions.
Core reportsCalculated fieldsDashboardsDiscovery BoardsPrismGovernance
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Build capability from business question to operating evidence.
Turn Workday and external data into secure, explainable reports and decision products that leaders can trust and teams can act on. 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.
Frame decisions
Translate stakeholder questions into metrics, dimensions, grain, filters, security and acceptance criteria.
Build reports
Select data sources, traverse business objects and create promptable reports with calculated fields.
Create insight
Design dashboards, scorecards and analytic stories that reveal trends, exceptions and action paths.
Govern data
Validate definitions, access, refresh, lineage, reconciliation and responsible interpretation.
Curriculum
Twelve connected modules. One workplace story.
Every module produces reviewable evidence that feeds the final capstone and portfolio case.
01Analytics and Workday foundationsDecisions · metrics · objects · lifecycle
Connect business questions to Workday’s object model, reporting architecture and governed analytics lifecycle.
Lab evidence · Decision-to-data canvas02Business objects and data sourcesPrimary objects · related objects · fields · grain
Select appropriate data sources, understand report grain and navigate related business objects without duplication.
Lab evidence · Data-source selection workbook03Custom report foundationsFilters · sorting · prompts · output
Build simple and advanced reports with prompts, filters, sorting, grouping and reusable output.
Lab evidence · Operational report pack04Calculated fieldsLookup · evaluate · extract · aggregate
Design calculated fields progressively, test edge cases and document logic and dependencies.
Lab evidence · Calculated-field library05Advanced reporting patternsMatrix · composite · trending · indexed awareness
Choose advanced report types, build multi-dimensional output and recognise performance constraints.
Lab evidence · Advanced report comparison and prototype06Dashboards and scorecardsKPIs · worklets · drill paths · action
Create role-relevant dashboards that connect signals to supporting detail and next actions.
Lab evidence · Manager dashboard07Discovery Boards and visual analysisVisualisation · exploration · stories · sharing
Explore patterns interactively, select truthful visual encodings and communicate evidence without overstating causality.
Lab evidence · Workforce insight story08People Analytics and augmented insightTrends · narratives · anomaly · interpretation
Understand augmented analytics, contextual insights and the human review needed for responsible interpretation.
Lab evidence · AI-insight validation exercise09Prism Analytics foundationsIngest · catalog · transform · blend
Bring external data into a governed catalog and design joins, unions, filters and scheduled transformation pipelines.
Lab evidence · Prism pipeline blueprint10Security, governance and qualityDomains · privacy · definitions · lineage
Apply access controls, metric definitions, reconciliation, lineage, refresh and sensitive-data handling.
Lab evidence · Analytics governance pack11Testing and performanceReconciliation · edge cases · volume · adoption
Validate totals, prompts, access and performance; manage defects and measure whether insight is actually used.
Lab evidence · Analytics test and adoption plan12Capstone and analytics reviewQuestion · data · insight · action
Present a secure decision product with traceable definitions, validation evidence and action recommendations.
Lab evidence · Executive analytics review and portfolio caseApplied capstoneFlagship project 01 · DISCOVER 02 · DESIGN 03 · VALIDATE 04 · REVIEW
Build and defend GlobalTech Workforce Intelligence Hub.
GlobalTech Workforce Intelligence Hub
Build a governed workforce decision product combining worker, recruiting and external skills data to explain headcount, movement, diversity, capacity and retention signals.
- 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.