On-Demand Webinar: Workday Adaptive Planning’s "Adaptive Decision Intelligence Unveiled"
17 July 2026 ~ 1 hour on-demand webinar
Planning at the speed of conversation is here with Workday Adaptive Planning’s Adaptive Decision Intelligence.
The changes were launched into Australia and New Zealand, for customers on Adaptive Pro, via a webinar on Thursday 16 July. The functionality will be available from 1 August 2026 for Pro users.
Finance teams don't get the luxury of slow decisions anymore. Planning cycles keep compressing, scenarios keep multiplying, and stakeholders want answers now - not at the next quarterly review.
The premise is simple but ambitious: what if you could talk to your planning data the way you'd talk to a colleague - asking questions, building models, stress-testing scenarios in real time, monte-carlo scenarios in moments, and committing one of the scenarios back to the go-forward plan with a simple command - without losing the governance and auditability an enterprise requires? That's the challenge Workday Adaptive Planning is tackling head-on with it’s launch of Adaptive Decision Intelligence.
We are happy to share the webinar with our blog followers and readers on an on-demand basis available here.
What the session covers
The hour-long recording walks through four main threads:
Where AI-powered planning is headed. A look at how Workday Adaptive Planning is evolving toward AI-native capabilities, moving from periodic, episodic analysis to continuous, high-velocity finance.
Adaptive Decision Intelligence in action. A live demo showing how conversational, natural-language interaction can turn raw data into strategic insight on the fly - including model building, root-cause diagnosis, and scenario simulation.
The data layer behind it all. An explanation of how Workday's Adaptive Data Foundation supplies the operational data, real-time signals, and business context that make trustworthy, explainable answers possible.
A customer's perspective. The New York Times' corporate FP&A team shares how they're thinking about AI in planning - what's working, what to watch for, and where they see it going next.
Who's presenting
The session brings together product and customer voices, including Workday's GM of Adaptive Planning, Ben Pierce, AI product team members, and a senior FP&A leader from The New York Times (who have been part of the early adopter program for Adaptive Decision Intelligence).
Why it's worth the watch
If your team is evaluating how generative AI actually fits into FP&A - in a real and governable, deterministic way - this is a useful, concrete look at Workday Adaptive Planning’s approach to combining conversational AI with enterprise-grade governance and explainability.
It's especially relevant if you're weighing how much trust to place in AI-generated scenarios and whether the "black box" concern can really be addressed - the answer, it absolutely can be.
Intro to Adaptive Decision Intelligence (3 minute intro)
Explore more about Adaptive Decision Intelligence
Adaptive Planning - AI for FP&A: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/adaptive-planning/ai-for-fpa.html
Adaptive Decision Intelligence Delivers Free-Form Analysis Across Any Data Set (Workday article)
The CFO's Buyer's Guide to the Agentic Enterprise (PDF including checklist)
FAQs
How quickly can Workday Adaptive Planning be deployed?
Workday Adaptive Planning is fast to deploy with rapid return on investment. Average initial deployment time can be a matter of weeks, even for some of the world’s largest companies. At Data Hive Consulting we have delivered foundational implementations in a matter of weeks so that our clients see initial ROI quickly with the highest value items, we continue to development the platform over time.
What size organisations and industries are the best fit for Workday Adaptive Planning?
Workday Adaptive Planning is designed to meet the unique planning requirements of organizations of all sizes, including small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises. Trusted by customers across diverse industries and geographies, Workday Adaptive Planning is the go-to choice for organizations seeking comprehensive planning solutions with advanced capabilities.
What are the three key elements of enterprise performance management (EPM)?
First, EPM systems provide a centralized data repository for a comprehensive view of an organization’s past performance.
Second, they’re used to create enterprisewide financial plans, budgets, and forecasts that align to organizational strategic goals.
Finally, EPM systems track key performance indicators and analyze performance against set targets to identify risks and opportunities.
About Data Hive Consulting
At Data Hive Consulting we advise on, implements, and supports Corporate and Enterprise Performance Management (CPM/EPM) platforms, including Workday Adaptive Planning & OneStream, for organisations across Australia and beyond. With 25+ years of real corporate finance and FP&A experience behind every implementation, the team closes the gap between disconnected spreadsheets and a single, driver-based planning environment. Our team has completed over 100+ EPM solution deliveries, across 10+ industries.
Interested in what a platform-based, data-connected, governed driver-based planning model would look like for your business? Already have a platform which you would like reviewed, improved, or extended?
Get in touch to talk the art of the possible for your reporting, planning, insights with EPM.
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Author: Leah Diprose - Commercial Director, Clients & Growth - Data Hive Consulting
