CHESS Partners with Kainos to Enhance Workday Testing and Compliance
CHESS (Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services) is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Kainos, a global digital services and platforms company, to implement Kainos Smart, the leading automated testing and auditing solution for Workday.
Since CHESS launched Workday in January 2023, the organization has continued to expand its capabilities across Human Resources, Finance, and Student Information Systems. With the increasing complexity of updates, configurations, and compliance requirements, CHESS recognized the need for a more scalable and efficient approach to testing and auditing.
- Automate testing across Workday modules, reducing manual effort by up to 90%
- Enhance internal auditing efficiency across processes, enabling proactive compliance monitoring and streamlined audit readiness
- Increase test coverage and accuracy, ensuring system reliability
- Proactively monitor compliance and security risks
- Accelerate the adoption of new Workday features and updates
“This partnership marks a significant step forward in our digital transformation journey,” said Michael Chavez-Kerr, Senior Director of CHESS Enterprise Systems & Services. “By leveraging Kainos Smart, we’re not only improving operational efficiency but also strengthening our ability to deliver secure, compliant, and innovative services to our member colleges.”
Kainos Smart is the only automated testing solution fully endorsed by Workday. It is designed to support continuous innovation while minimizing risk, making it an ideal fit for CHESS’s growth.
It is designed to be scalable, supporting CHESS as we grow and expand our Workday adoption to include future modules and products such as Workday Student.