This year’s VISION conference brought a fresh wave of collaboration and innovation to our community of workforce management professionals. It was easy to see the theme, UNTETHERED, taking hold of attendees as they broadened their perspectives to bring back fresh ideas to improve their places of work.
In direct response to customer feedback, WorkForce Software enhanced VISION25 with expanded, hands-on sessions, expert insights and roundtables tailored to specific industries, and more WorkForce Academy solution training. Our goal—to enable every participant, with guidance and supportive community backing, to navigate workforce complexities and maximize their software investment.
In this final blog in our three-part series, discover the exciting new features that made this year’s event better than ever—and look back on blogs one and two for more coverage of the event.
WorkForce Software Solution Station
For the first time, WorkForce Software hosted a solution station so customers could meet with product, service, and support experts. It was an opportunity for customers to ask questions, learn product tips, and receive personalized technical support.
Innovation Sessions
Also new at this year’s conference were ten innovation sessions, where our partners and WorkForce Software experts offered best practices for customers to take back to their organizations.
From Vision to Reality: Laying the Groundwork for a Successful WorkForce Software Implementation presented by New Entity HCM. Here, proven strategies for strong deployments were shared including how to leverage the latest technologies to streamline requirements gathering and minimize project risk.
“Take the opportunity to do cross-functional reviews—as early as possible in the process. This proactive validation brings stakeholders together.”
Nate Adams | Principal Architect, New Entity HCM
Ensuring Long-Term WFM Success With AspireHR DiamondOps presented by AspireHR. This session focused on how proactive legal and regulatory change management impacts workforce operations. There was also an interactive Q&A section addressing common customer challenges.
Effortless Precision: Automate Your Regression Testing Today presented by NGI. This discussion covered how automated regression testing reduces manual intervention and improves quality. NGI shared how they can help create and execute testing scripts for seamless production changes.
What’s Your System of Record? Time & Attendance, Payroll, or HR? presented by The Hackett Group. This session explored how client and implementation teams can decide how specific business processes will be handled, including time off and accrual/grant rules, FLSA calculations, long-term leave of absence, and tracking time against various activities.
Navigate Wage and Leave Regulations With ADP Compliance on Demand presented by WorkForce Software and ADP. Here the team demonstrated how to access trending content, connect with a community of peers, schedule updates, and consult with legal aid with ADP’s Compliance on Demand.
Making UAT Work for You: A Practical Guide to Effective Testing presented by HR Strategies Consulting. Practical strategies to enhance testing processes were shared, from crafting high-impact test scripts and prioritizing key scenarios to identifying defects early. They discussed how structured UAT meetings, testing orientation, and strong PCO processes keep projects on track and defect-free.
International ACT and Compliance Strategy presented by Rizing. This engaging session explored how the WorkForce Software Leave module can improve an organization’s leave management strategy. It reviewed how to streamline the global intake process, simplify compliance, and create a more efficient, employee-friendly experience.
“Create a configurable template and adapt it to other regions to create leave templates in the WorkForce Suite.”
Lani Hoffman-Davis | Consulting Manager, Rizing
Experience a Flexible, Supported Enterprise Payroll Solution With ADP GlobalView presented by ADP. Here ADP GlobalView capabilities were demonstrated for handling anything from comprehensive or managed to simple processing services. ADP’s enterprise payroll offering allows dynamic processing with support along the way.
Revolutionize Your Time-Off and Employee Form Approvals With TSP DigiSign for WorkForce Software presented by TSP. The session covered how this straightforward integration combines DocuSign, SAP Time and Attendance by WorkForce Software, and SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central through SAP BTP to automate the entire process.
WorkForce With Finesse—Enabling Implementation Success presented by Dexian. This discussion focused on the importance of change management when implementing WorkForce Software solutions, and how it builds confidence, reduces resistance, equips people with knowledge and skills, and creates a mindset ready to embrace change.
Expanded WorkForce Academy Training Opportunities
The WorkForce Academy addressed the growing appetite for in-depth training beyond our traditional pre-conference sessions. The new half-day sessions covered:
- Troubleshooting End of Period Processing
- Modifying Bank Rules
- WorkForce Formula Language in Policy Editor
- Job Scheduling Database Schema
“I really appreciated being able to walk through the examples in a more condensed environment without the extra ‘noise’ in the system. Then, still having the true testing instance that the examples can be run in later. Overall, this was the best training material I’ve seen in the WorkForce Software training I’ve taken.”
Industry Roundtables
Back by popular demand, the industry roundtables were the perfect opportunity for participants to share best practices, address challenges, and build valuable connections unique to their industries.
Manufacturing (Sponsored by HR Path)
This conversation covered a wide range of manufacturing sectors. Participants discussed new strategies for labor allocation and project tracking using new workforce management processes:
“We plan to have our manufacturing and shop floor users scan their badges to clock in and then scan a bar code that will track the labor distribution. This gives us a better idea of what they are spending their time on.”
Public Sector (Sponsored by HRchitect)
Public Sector participants explored innovative workforce management strategies, tackled the complexities of working with multiple labor unions, including adapting to flexible work environments, and how they use WorkForce Classic and Suite to manage multiple roles for one employee.
“You have to be adaptable and find ways to help people in your organization who are resistant to future advancements embrace the new solutions.”
Natural Resources (Sponsored by Accenture)
This session connected representatives from mining and oil/gas industries, including longstanding WorkForce customers since 2003. The group focused on the use of gate clocks in some facilities, with insights shared on best practices for implementation. The concept of feeder time entry systems was highlighted, and it was noted that the WorkForce Suite enables this functionality through the Clock API.
“Accurate tracking of time and attendance is a huge importance to the natural resource industry.”
Logistics and Distribution (Sponsored by SAP)
This group of experts in transportation, logistics, distribution, and warehousing exchanged valuable best practices, collaborated on shared challenges, and broadened their global network.
“In our warehouses, we use WorkForce Software to lock down our complex policies and rules to handle guaranteed time scenarios.”
Business & Consumer Services (Sponsored by EPI-USE)
Leaders from business services, finance, telecommunications, media, retail, and hospitality discussed success strategies for implementation, particularly the value of communicating change processes with employees, using tiered rollout waves, and successful requirements gathering.
“Don’t be afraid to ask if the software can do something. If you have something you’re doing manually, there could be value there and something we can do to automate the process.”
As we look back on VISION25:UNTETHERED, it’s clear that the event’s impact will resonate far beyond its closing moments. The insights, collaboration, and support shared throughout the conference have laid a strong foundation for continued growth and innovation within our community. We’re excited to see how attendees will apply what they’ve learned, driving positive change in their organizations and strengthening their workforce strategies.
Thank you to everyone who joined us—your passion and engagement are what make this community thrive. We look forward to building on this momentum together and can’t wait to see what we accomplish by the time we gather again next year.
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