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DAS: Stage-gate approvals, parallel testing and independent QA to guide Workday reimplementation ahead of 2027 go-live

Ways and Means Joint, Ways and Means General Government Subcommittee · February 16, 2026
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Summary

DAS told the Ways and Means subcommittee it has passed the project initiation gate, is seeking Stage Gate 2 approval in mid-February, and will proceed to implementation planning, vendor onboarding, parallel testing and production dress rehearsals; an independent quality-assurance contractor will provide quarterly reports to the legislature.

The Department of Administrative Services told the Ways and Means joint general government subcommittee that it is moving through a structured stage-gate process as it prepares to reconfigure Workday and implement pay-frequency changes targeted for July 1, 2027.

"We have to get the second stage gate approval in the next — well, actually, specifically by February 20," Director Betsy Eimholt told committee members, describing the resource and solutions analysis phase the agency is in now. She said that passing Stage…

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