Replace spreadsheet-driven cycles with Workday-powered planning that improves agility, governance, and confidence — without overwhelming lean teams.
When budgets are built in spreadsheets and stitched together across departments, teams end up reactive, especially when staff bandwidth is already limited. Challenges arise when:
Designed for SLED budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and workforce planning — replacing antiquated tools with scalable planning that matches public sector constraints.
Led by John McGrath, one of the most recognized Adaptive Planning authorities in public sector and higher education. With over 150 enterprise implementations, he leverages deep practitioner experience inside finance organizations.
Plan fast. Stay accountable.
Agile forecasting, fast implementation, and workforce scenario modeling for city finance teams with broad responsibility and constant scrutiny.
Common wins:
Budget alignment that supports the mission.
Unify planning across academic and administrative units with tuition, workforce/headcount, and grant-aware planning.
Common wins:
Planning built to defend rate decisions.
Scenario planning and long-range capital forecasting for regulatory-driven environments where small adjustments can have huge revenue impact.
SLED-specialized models and domain expertise – not generic templates.
AI-native accelerators to reduce time and cost for price-sensitive organizations.
Planning implementations that can lead into Accounting and ERP when you’re ready.
Schedule a conversation to see what Budget and Planning-led transformation looks like in your environment.