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Concern #484 | Excessive Customisation Risk Undermines SaaS Benefits
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Excessive Customisation Risk Undermines SaaS Benefits
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Description
Workday’s value relies on standard configuration and upgrade paths. Excessive customisation increases complexity, cost, and upgrade pain, and can lock the programme into fragile solutions.
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Origin
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Desired Outcome
Configuration is kept as standard as possible, with customisations tightly controlled, justified, and documented with lifecycle cost considerations.
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What Could Go Wrong
Upgrade blocks; technical debt grows; testing burden explodes; vendor support becomes harder; project overruns increase.
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Current Situation
Diverse agency needs create pressure to tailor the system beyond standard best practice.
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Strategy Narrative (JSON)
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Proposed Strategy
Set customisation principles and approval gates; use fit-to-standard workshops; implement change control; maintain a customisation register with rationale and total cost of ownership.
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Action Strategy (JSON List)
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Cause
Attempting to satisfy divergent requirements through tailoring the platform instead of process harmonisation or controlled variation.
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Event
A growing backlog of bespoke requirements is approved without lifecycle impact analysis.
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Consequence
Higher cost, delayed delivery, and reduced long-term maintainability.
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Notes
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