A Workday Renewal Case Study

Canadian Fashion Brand with 5000 Employees Secures over $1.7M in Savings on Renewal Deal

A soft focus, blurred background of a contemporary retail clothing store, showcasing racks of apparel, display tables, and a bright, spacious environment, ideal for conveying shopping or commercial

9 years

of price protection

$1.7M

in reduced subscription fees

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Client Profile:

Canadian fashion brand with 5,000 employees and over $5.6B in market cap

Client Situation

  • Client was approaching the expiration of their Workday agreement term
  • FSE count increased by over 30% and they wanted to remove 1 SKU
  • Limited negotiation leverage and a limited understanding of Workday’s business practices and negotiating strategies
  • Did not have knowledge of market competitive pricing and commercial terms

Services & Results

UpperEdge developed a negotiation strategy for the renewal that resulted in the following:

  • Achieved 9 years of price protections resulting in reduced subscription fees of $1.7M over 9 years
  • Secured price hold for additional SKUs
  • Procured highly competitive additional volume discounting and highly competitive consulting and training rates

We Align Service Costs to Consumption While Ensuring Productivity Improvements Each Year of Your Term.

We take a holistic approach to your managed services needs across a multitude of commercial issues and employ a highly flexible methodology that enables us to develop a strategy that aligns with your specific requirements while ensuring transparency to cost. Whether you’re looking to renew an existing Managed Services contract for another multi-year term, going to market to replace an incumbent, looking to outsource a portion or all of your in-house support, our market intelligence can empower your decision making every step of the way.

Greg Hall
Greg Hall

Managed Services
Practice Leader

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