Workday, has announced that the nonprofit organization Johns Hopkins has selected it to replace the company’s decades-old ERP system with a new, cloud-based platform to serve its evolving needs.
Opting for Workday Human Capital Management (HCM), Workday Financial Management, Workday Supply Chain Management (SCM) for Healthcare, and Workday Grants Management, Johns Hopkins is expected to benefit from finance, workforce and operations data in a unified system.
The nonprofit organization which comprises of the Johns Hopkins Health System and Johns Hopkins University is expected to go live with the Workday migration in 2027.
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Explaining how Workday can bring value to the renowned organization, Michael Hofherr, Workday senior vice president and group general manager for the industry, said: “Workday understands the unique challenges higher education and healthcare organizations face and our solutions are designed to help institutions like Johns Hopkins be flexible, run efficiently and grow in the future.
“We are honored to support Johns Hopkins in its transformation journey and look forward to helping it create better experiences for faculty, staff and students.”
The leaders of Sightline, a multiyear operational and digital transformation program at John Hopkins, that the migration is a part of, said that technology has rapidly evolved since SAP was adopted in 2007 and their aim now is to simplify data management and governance, and to foster a better user experience.
“At Johns Hopkins, our people work hard every day to support and advance our mission,” said Matt Nesbitt, executive of the Sightline program. “Sightline aims to improve the employee experience with modern technology and smart business practices.”
Over the next few years through Sightline, key operational functions such as human resources, finance, sponsored research, procurement and supply chain will be streamlined.
Starting in the second half of 2025, Johns Hopkins’ employees will engage in the process by participating in design and feedback sessions to ensure that their perspectives are incorporated and their needs are met as new working processes are developed.
