Case Study: Dow achieves a skills-based workforce transformation with Workday

DOW ties skills to 95% of jobs and saves 185,000 hours with Workday

The material science company DOW faced a challenge with its fragmented global talent processes, which lacked agility and visibility into the existing skills of its workforce. This hindered the company's ability to make informed talent decisions to meet its ambitious sustainability and growth goals. To address this, DOW partnered with Workday and implemented its Talent Management solution to build a unified, skills-based talent strategy.

Workday provided a unified platform that enabled DOW to establish a skills framework integrated into its job architecture. The solution resulted in 60% of employees inputting their skills and over 50% engaging in career development. DOW saved over 185,000 hours of nonproductive work and increased career development engagement by 50%. Workday's AI capabilities were crucial for suggesting skills and ensuring data governance while keeping a human in the loop for all decisions.

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