Finance Edition
Q4 Highlights | Workday Rising Recap | Agentic AI | October Events
Q4 Highlights
Adaptive Planning Customers
6,800+
2,275+
Financial Management Customers
1,800+
Procurement Customers
For those that were able to join us in-person or virtually, thank you for spending time learning about the innovation we will be delivering in the next 12 months and beyond. I always leave so excited for what's to come and motivated to help you all prepare to intake what's coming and launch it to your business.
For those who were't able to join us, I also wanted to be sure you were plugged in for all of our key announcements, so I've provided the industry recaps and a few of my key takeaways below.
Workday is an AI company, we've long had AI embedded in the platform and now we are doubling down to deliver a best in-class agentic experience to you and your teams. Getting information into your hands quicker, so you can work more efficiently.
Rising Recap
Agentic AI for your Business
I continue to get asked by customers what we mean when we say “agent,” and an example that came to me during Rising seemed to resonate.
Here it is: Think of any agent as a Roomba…it’s role is to vacuum, it’s task is the space / room you put it in, it surveys surroundings to complete this task but then sometimes it gets stuck under the couch or in a small space and then human intervention is required.
That’s also what agents do. They have a specific role (managed like a people role in WDAY), they are trained for a specific task, and complete said task, but sometimes human intervention is required to better train them or course correct if not executing their tasks as you need.
Understanding this is important because we are doubling down on agents (contract and recruiting agents are GA today) and releasing the below agents for EA by end of year with GA slated for 2026.
They will be available through a flex credit model which I’m happy to speak more with you and your teams about if interested.
Christian’s Picks
My Top Events for October
for Finance
Wednesday, October 8 at 12pm CST
Join this webinar to learn more out about the latest Workday innovations for finance professionals, including Workday Illuminate features, designed to help you work smarter and gain deeper insights.
What’s New in 2025 Release 2
with Flexible Reporting and Embedded AI
Wednesday, October 15 at 12:00pm CST
You all are likely starting your budgeting process this month if you haven’t already, and you know that staying agile in the changing economic landscape is required for FP&A Teams to keep your business ahead of the competition and growing year over year. In this session, we will dive into how Workday Adaptive Planning can be a catalyst for your FP&A teams to:
Enable a truly active financial planning process.
Leverage powerful reporting tools for deep insights.
Easily identify potential revenue and expense target shortfalls.
Drill down into actual results to pinpoint root causes.
Model various "what if" scenarios for proactive planning and action.
Harness the power of embedded AI to generate predictive forecasts and surface anomalies.
Building a Collaborative Planning Process
with KPMG
On Demand
In this session, KPMG draws on their deep expertise to share key insights and practical strategies for applying agentic AI to transform your finance organization. We'll also provide a firsthand look at the latest AI developments from Workday that are driving a new era of efficiency and accuracy.
How AI is Reshaping the Future of Accounting
Thanks for reading,
Christian
Let’s keep in touch!