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Workday Contract Negotiation

We sit on the buyer side of every Workday deal: new HCM, Financial Management, Adaptive, expansion, and renewal. One playbook, one price book.

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500+Enterprise Clients

$2B+Under Advisory

When we help

Three moments we step in

Scenario 01

New deal

A first time Workday selection. HCM, Financial Management, or Adaptive Planning. The opening proposal needs a buyer side counter before anyone signs.

Scenario 02

Renewal cycle

A multi year Workday agreement is reaching the renewal anchor. The publisher is shaping the proposal. You need an independent response.

Scenario 03

Expansion case

A new module, a new business unit, or a strategic expansion onto Workday Adaptive or Financials is in front of the executive committee.

How we help

Four phase buyer side procedure

Phase 01

Position and target

Subscription baseline, market benchmark, and a defensible target price book on HCM, Financials, and Adaptive.

Phase 02

Proposal review

Publisher opening proposal reviewed against the baseline. Commercial gaps identified. Counter proposal drafted.

Phase 03

Sequenced negotiation

Term, scope, ramp, and price book moved together across the deal window. Executive sponsorship briefed at every step.

Phase 04

Close and governance

Signed agreement, side letters, and a governance pack handed back to the customer team for the next renewal.

Deliverables

What you get at close

Target price book

Defensible unit pricing on Workday HCM, Financials, and Adaptive backed by 500+ buyer side engagements.

Counter proposal pack

Written counter to the publisher's opening paper, with the buyer side narrative ready for the sponsor.

Contract architecture

Term, scope, ramp, price protection, and exit provisions designed against the next renewal anchor.

Side letter set

Audit cover, true up posture, and renewal mechanic clauses captured where the main paper resists.

Governance handover

Subscription monitoring, true up triggers, and renewal calendar handed back to the customer team.

Executive briefing deck

CFO and audit committee summary of the negotiated position, savings achieved, and residual risk.

Outcome

What changes after we engage

18 to 28%

vs publisher
opening proposal

3yr

Price book
locked

8 to 12wk

Engagement
duration

100%

Counter proposal
delivered

Surprise true ups
after close

Engagement model

Two ways to engage

Pick the option that matches your posture. Fixed Fee for a single negotiation cycle. Vendor Shield for continuous always on oversight across renewals.

Option A

Fixed Fee Engagement

Scope

Single new deal, renewal, or expansion. Fixed scope from day one.

Timeline

Eight to twelve weeks typical. Same week start once scope is signed.

Pricing

Fixed fee. Quoted on scope. No hourly billing.

Best for

A live Workday deal, renewal, or expansion with a defined end date.

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Option B

Vendor Shield

Scope

Continuous Workday oversight. Renewal advisory, expansion sequencing, audit cover.

Timeline

12 to 24 month subscription. Renews annually.

Pricing

Annual subscription. Quoted on estate size.

Best for

Multi module Workday estates with continuous expansion pressure.

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“

Workday opened above peer benchmark by twenty two percent. Redress closed the deal at the median, on a three year locked price book and a clean exit clause.

VP IT Procurement, Global Industrial Group

Fortune 250 manufacturer

Your next Workday deal is an opportunity

New Workday selection in flight. Renewal proposal incoming. Expansion case in front of the committee. We start where you are.

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