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City seeks project management support for Workday implementation; go‑live targeted for June 2026
Summary
City staff described a proposed project‑management contract to support the city's Workday rollout for HR, payroll, finance and purchasing; staff said the role will help keep the implementer on schedule and on budget and support data conversions.
City staff told the council that the proposed contract would provide city-side project management support for the city’s upcoming Workday implementation, a new enterprise system for human resources, payroll, finance and purchasing.
Lisa Norris, managing director, said the contract would supply project management services to coordinate between the city and the implementer, help manage conversions from the city’s roughly 20‑year‑old system, keep the project on schedule and budget, and troubleshoot issues affecting employee pay or financial operations. Staff said the project-management role does not replace the implementer but ensures the city’s interests are represented.
City members asked whether the project manager would step in if payroll issues occurred (councilmember question referencing a payroll issue in another jurisdiction). Norris said the project manager’s role is to ensure the implementer and the city meet milestones and that the city expects to be live by June 2026.
Why it matters: Replacing legacy financial and HR systems is a major administrative project with operational risk; the city seeks third‑party project management to mitigate schedule and data‑conversion risk and to protect payroll continuity.
