Is Cendien a Workday partner?

No. Cendien provides Workday post-production support as an independent services firm, with Workday-trained and certified consultants who can start on day one. Cendien is pursuing Workday partner status.

What Workday areas do you support?

HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Time Tracking, Absence, Recruiting and Financials, plus integrations built with EIB and Workday Studio, and custom reports.

How do you handle the two Workday releases each year?

We review each release, test the changes that affect your configuration and integrations, and plan the rollout with your team.

What is the minimum commitment?

Ten hours a week, billed every four weeks, on a three-year term with two optional years.

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How much do Workday managed services cost?

Cendien prices Workday managed services by the hour with a weekly commitment: $175 per hour for 10 to 19 hours a week, $170 for 20 to 39 hours, and $165 for 40 hours or more, billed every four weeks. A 20-hour-a-week Standard package is $13,600 per 4-week period, about $176,800 a year. Terms run three years with two optional years, and project work can run alongside at the same rate.

Lower hourly rate as committed hours rise

Billed every 4 weeks, no annual lump sum

Consultants you interview and approve

Project work at the same rate

Workday managed services packages

Every package includes a named consultant you approve, ticket intake through your own queue, a weekly meeting with your Cendien project manager, quarterly leadership reviews and monthly reporting. Each of Workday’s two yearly feature releases is reviewed, tested and rolled out with your team.

Essential

10–19 hours a week

$175per hour · from $7,000 per 4 weeks

Best for: Stable Workday environments that need dependable coverage for tickets, patches and small changes.

Named functional or technical consultant
Tickets through your own queue
Weekly check-in with your project manager
Patch and release review
Monthly service report

Most chosen

Standard

20–39 hours a week

$170per hour · from $13,600 per 4 weeks

Best for: Organizations running payroll, HR and finance on Workday that need functional and technical depth every week.

Everything in Essential
Functional and technical coverage
Release and update testing
Integration and interface monitoring
Quarterly leadership review and roadmap

Advanced

40+ hours a week

$165per hour · from $26,400 per 4 weeks

Best for: Large or complex Workday environments that want a dedicated team in place of in-house ERP staff.

Everything in Standard
Dedicated multi-person team
Coverage for payroll and year-end critical windows
Report and integration development included
Optimization and AI roadmap

One-time Workday projects and add-ons

Projects

Fixed-price or estimated projects, run alongside your managed services.

Workday health check
Configuration, security roles, integrations and open issues reviewed, with a prioritized fix list.
From $9,500fixed
Workday AI integration assessment
Options for AI inside Workday, including Cendien's MCP connectors, with a costed roadmap.
$15,000fixed, 2–3 weeks
Fiscal-year roll and pay-table changes
Payroll lead and integration engineer for pay-table updates and mass-hire automation.
$12,000fixed
Release readiness review
Impact analysis and regression testing for the next Workday feature release.
From $6,500per release

Extra hands

Short-term help without changing your package.

On-demand hours
Extra hours beyond your commitment, billed at your tier rate.
Your tier rateper hour
On-site day
A consultant at your site for workshops, go-lives or year-end.
8 hoursat your tier rate, plus travel
End-user and admin training
Role-based sessions with recorded walkthroughs and quick-reference guides.
Quotedper session

* Prices shown are planning estimates for typical environments, not an offer or a binding quote. Rates, packages and add-ons may change at any time without notice. Your price is set only in a written proposal and signed agreement, after Cendien reviews your environment, scope and requirements.

What drives the cost of Workday managed services

Weekly hours

The commitment sets your tier and your rate. Most organizations start at 20 hours and adjust after the first quarter.

Modules and integrations

Payroll, benefits, time, finance and supply chain each add workload, as do integrations to banks, carriers and state agencies.

Critical calendar windows

Payroll year-end, W-2, ACA filing and open enrollment need extra hours on fixed dates.

Project work

Reports, integrations, upgrades and AI features are priced at your tier rate, so you never pay a project premium.

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One-time Workday projects and add-ons

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Workday health check

Workday AI integration assessment

Fiscal-year roll and pay-table changes

Release readiness review

Extra hands

On-demand hours

On-site day

End-user and admin training

What drives the cost of Workday managed services

Weekly hours

Modules and integrations

Critical calendar windows

Project work

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