Arizona State University’s new building on the Polytechnic campus will be a catalyst to not only grow student enrollment and but also to drive economic development in the region.

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The Human Capital Management Workday Innovation project’s organizational change management team has engaged various university employees and departments over the past several months to gain insight into how they can best support the ASU community when implementing large-scale projects.

The OCM team’s outreach initiatives included surveying select ASU employees to gauge perceptions of institutional change. The team also met with HCM project human resources partners to understand their unit needs. 

The organizational risk and readiness assessment survey, administered in March 2023, asked how well ASU does the following:

• Communicates about change.
• Implements change across the university. 
• Makes employees feel heard during change initiatives.

The feedback will help the OCM team better prepare Sun Devils for Workday HCM’s launch in spring 2025.  

Overall, employees indicated they are willing to embrace change and value consistent communication about why it is needed and what ASU expects of them. 

The survey found that employees prefer discussing job-specific changes with their direct supervisor, team and unit leadership. Ultimately, they prefer to discuss changes with the people they work with.

The OCM team reviewed more than 100 pages of essay responses and recognized five themes that will guide their work on the HCMWI project:

1. Address the “why,” “what,” and “employee expectations” for making the change. 
2. Communicate to affected employees through multiple channels, with the strong involvement of direct supervisors and unit leadership.
3. Ensure all employees are informed about the Workday HCM changes and how to perform their jobs when it launches. 
4. Involve impacted employees in discussions to consider their feedback.
5. Learn current business processes and develop employee-specific initiatives while making the change.

From June–October 2023, the OCM team met with 45 employee leaders and over 110 readiness coordinators to help understand each unit’s unique HR needs and processes.

The top three most important outcomes are as follows:

1. There must be a seamless payroll system when the system launches and the ability to approve time when supervisors are on vacation. 
2. Reporting capabilities that reduce manual work.
3. Allow HR administrative teams to provide support to HR teams across all units.

The OCM team will continue to administer surveys, polls, focus groups, etc., to ask how well the team addresses these voiced concerns throughout the project.  

The ASU Human Capital Management Workday Innovation Implementation Project is in the Architect and Configure phase. HCMWI team members are learning to design Workday HCM business processes to meet ASU needs and create a detailed user training plan.

The project team has already made substantial progress in its first five months. The following are among the team’s notable project achievements so far:

• Completed 16 unique future state process design sessions.
• Completed over 50 hours of foundation and discovery sessions.
• Established a project charter and mission.
• Kicked off meetings to integrate over 30 supplemental systems.
• Onboarded more than 100 readiness coordinators.

The HCMWI project team is working to implement Workday HCM across the university in spring 2025.

The ASU Human Capital Management Workday Innovation Implementation Project recently began connecting readiness coordinators with project change specialists.

Readiness coordinators are department representatives who share their unit’s processes and needs with the HCMWI project team. Readiness coordinators also communicate new Workday HCM processes to their departments and provide feedback to the HCMWI project team.

HCMWI project change specialists will first learn about each department’s processes, giving them insight into each department’s needs. Change specialists will relay those needs to the HCMWI project team and eventually provide training for departments. Change specialists will work with readiness coordinators throughout the project.

The collaboration between readiness coordinators and change specialists will help departments embrace new Workday HCM capabilities when it launches in spring 2025.

Michael G. Latsko, ASU vice president and chief human resources officer, said the award highlights the university’s efforts to provide an exceptional work experience for its dedicated faculty and staff.

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Arizona State University and Sun Devil Athletics announced a multi-year naming-rights partnership with Mountain America Credit Union on Aug. 2, 2023, forming one of college athletics' most dynamic naming-rights-deals. 

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Arizona State University and Applied Materials Inc. announced an alliance, aided by the Arizona Commerce Authority, that brings more than $270 million to create a world-class shared research, development and prototyping facility in the university’s MacroTechnology Works building at the ASU Research Park.

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Arizona State University was named an Outstanding Civilian Employer for 2023. The annual award recognizes employers that support U.S. Navy Reserve sailors who work in a civilian capacity in an organization.

A university-employed Navy Reserve sailor nominated ASU to recognize the university’s support of sailors and the national defense.

“Navy Reserve Sun Devils contribute greatly to the university and the nation,” said Michael Latsko, vice president and chief human resources officer. “ASU is proud and honored to champion our Navy Reserve employees – and all armed forces reserve employees and veterans — and their commitment to serving our country.”

Latsko attended the Navy Employer Recognition Event held in San Diego, California, onboard the USS Midway on June 7 to accept the award on ASU’s behalf. He was joined by the Deputy Chief of the Navy Reserve and Commander Navy Reserve Forces Command, flag officers and recipients from forty-nine other organizations.

ASU has earned a rating of No. 1 in the United States and No. 2 in the world for its sustainability practices by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, or STARS, a program from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

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University Sustainability Practices piloted the Eco Reps program in fall 2022. The program is funded by ASU strategic partner Coca-Cola to train student representatives to serve as stewards of sustainability for their residential communities.

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