Case Study: Fort Hays State University achieves a single system of record for finance and HR with Workday Adaptive Planning

FHSU improves efficiency with a single system for finance and HR

Fort Hays State University, a Midwest public university in Hays, Kansas with about 15,100 students, was struggling with aging mainframe systems and manual interventions that hindered operations and decision-making. Facing inefficiencies across HR, payroll and finance, the university needed a modern, integrated IT platform to support local, regional and global growth ambitions.

Implementing Workday as a single system of record for finance and HCM (deployed in 13 months) automated processes, improved data visibility and tightened controls. The rollout yielded 90%+ direct and mobile user adoption, more timely payroll and onboarding, fewer errors, and $400K in avoided upgrade costs — enabling faster, better-informed decisions across the university.

Fort Hays State University