Client: University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Engagement: 2025–Present
Role: ERP Program Consultant – Business Architect (Subcontracted via Morgan McKinley)
As part of UTS’s enterprise transformation, Alisdair Blackman is driving clarity, alignment, and strategic impact across the university’s ERP Program. Subcontracted via Morgan McKinley, his role focuses on translating complexity into momentum – bridging operational nuance with scalable design to support a future-ready university ecosystem.
Focus Areas
- Reimagining staffing structures, DOA, Casual Academic management and contingent workforce processes
- Refining problem statements to anchor Workday HCM implementation
- Drawing on experience in prior engagements in higher education and in Workday implementations to drive decisioning and outcomes
- Mapping user journeys to elevate manager and employee experience
- Designing governance-aligned workflows that enhance lifecycle transparency
- Facilitating alignment across faculties, schools, and divisions
Strategic Outcomes
- Defined scalable, compliant workforce models tailored to UTS’s academic and operational landscape namely in the area of Casual Academic management, Delegation of Authority
- Surfaced friction points and improved user experience through empathetic design
- Delivered iterative refinements that simplify complexity and enable institutional agility
This engagement reflects a commitment to shaping meaningful, sustainable change – where people, process, and purpose converge to support UTS’s transformation vision.
