Accelerators
More done. Sooner. For less.
Our proprietary Cloud Assist accelerators take the slow, manual parts out of data migration, job architecture and organisation design. We bring them into managed support and implementation work, where they save your team time, cost and risk.
Three tools are shown here. The wider toolkit is reviewed with you to find where it adds value.
Three of our accelerators
Built by Cloud Assist. Used by WD Assist.
Data
ETL Assist
People
Job Assist
Organisation
Org Assist
Part of a wider toolkit across data, people, organisation and automation work.
Each tool is a Cloud Assist product. WD Assist specialists operate them as part of your programme or support service.
Why accelerators
Faster cycles. Lower cost. Less risk.
Much of the effort in a Workday programme or support backlog is repetitive: extracting and checking data, drafting job descriptions, modelling an organisation change in spreadsheets. The accelerators do that work in a controlled, repeatable way, so your people spend their time on decisions.
Your WD Assist lead decides with you where a tool applies. Our specialists operate it alongside your team, inside the service you already have.
Faster cycles
Repeatable pipelines and AI-built structures turn work that took months into days or weeks, so the programme keeps its momentum.
Lower cost and effort
Less manual preparation, fewer repeat test cycles and less reliance on large external teams.
Less risk, better quality
Built-in validation, reconciliation and audit trails show the work is right before it reaches your system of record.
Your team stays in control
Clear outputs for approval, one source of truth and a governed handover into Workday.
The tools
Three accelerators, shown in full.
Each one has a demo. Figures keep the qualifiers from the product decks.
A Cloud Assist product
ETL Assist
Extract. Transform. Deliver.
Accelerate data migration and reduce risk with controlled, high-quality pipelines.
Data issues cause 83% of ERP delays (Panorama Consulting) and bad data can push budgets 2.5 times over (Gartner, 2024). ETL Assist replaces fragile manual scripts and undocumented spreadsheet rules with repeatable extraction pipelines, documented transformation logic, quality gates and real-time reconciliation, so problems surface at source rather than at go-live. It works end to end with Migration Assist as one connected migration toolset.
Where it fits: Data transformation · Integration · Awesome Managed Support
Extract
Pull data from any source system quickly and consistently, without fragile manual scripts.
Transform
Apply and manage business rules with full visibility, validation and repeatability.
Deliver
Only validated, reconciled data reaches your target system, with full traceability.
How ETL Assist works
Connect to any system and set up repeatable extraction pipelines.
Pull data reliably and consistently, ready for transformation every cycle.
Apply business rules with built-in validation to catch issues early.
Compare source and target in real time to confirm accuracy at every stage.
Load validated data with full traceability from source to target.
Outcomes
Data accuracy from source to targetCloud Assist target
Less time on migration cyclesCloud Assist target
Of data effort removed from one M&A programme, with three fewer data-migration consultantsAnonymised large-enterprise customer outcome
Consultant cost avoided on that programmeModelled: about 3 consultants × 6 months at an assumed £1,000 a day. Validate for your programme.
Sources: Panorama Consulting; Gartner, 2024. Targets are Cloud Assist targets, which we agree against your data and scope before work starts.
A Cloud Assist product
Job Assist
Create. Curate. Connect.
Turn job architecture into a strategic advantage.
80% of firms have fragmented job data (Mercer, 2024), a job framework typically takes 12 to 18 months to build (industry benchmark), 34% of attrition is linked to pay inequity (CIPD, 2025) and bad hires cost an average of £850k a year (SHRM, 2024). Job Assist brings your job data into one place, uses AI to structure families, levels and grades, generates consistent job descriptions and benchmarks pay against current market data. Then it keeps the architecture current as the business changes, including role matching and harmonisation across acquired organisations.
Where it fits: Awesome Managed Support · Change management · Project readiness
Create
Build a complete, structured job catalogue from your existing data in days rather than months.
Curate
Keep your job architecture accurate and up to date as your business evolves.
Connect
Link job data to reward, skills, planning and M&A to drive better decisions.
How Job Assist works
Connect your system or upload data to bring all job information into one place.
AI structures your job architecture with clear families, levels and grades.
Create consistent job descriptions for every role in minutes.
Align roles to current market data and quickly identify pay gaps.
Keep the architecture current as your business evolves.
Outcomes
To create a complete job architecture, against 12 to 18 monthsIndustry benchmark (Mercer and industry)
Average saved per year on compensation benchmarkingApproved benchmark of about $200k a year, converted at £1 ≈ $1.25
Continuously maintained, rather than a one-off projectCompared with a static architecture
Aligned levels, skills and pay across the organisationCreate. Curate. Connect.
Sources: Mercer, 2024; CIPD, 2025; SHRM, 2024; industry benchmarks. Savings are a benchmark average, so we model your own figure before you decide.
A Cloud Assist product
Org Assist
Ask. Design. Decide.
What if redesigning your organisation was as simple as a conversation?
A typical organisation redesign takes 6 to 12 months (McKinsey, 2024), average OD consultancy spend is £500k+ and 70% of reorganisations miss their goals (industry benchmarks). Org Assist connects to your HR system so leaders can explore the organisation in natural language, model and compare scenarios side by side, see cost, headcount and span of control instantly, and push approved changes to the system of record in one click, with audit and governance built in.
Where it fits: Change management · Project readiness · Awesome Managed Support
Ask
Design and test your organisation in one controlled environment with clear milestones and dependencies.
Design
Replace spreadsheets with one source of truth and real-time visibility.
Decide
Track decisions, dates and risks with full audit and governance built in.
How Org Assist works
Connect your HR system.
Ask questions and explore your organisation.
Model different scenarios and compare them side by side.
Understand the cost, headcount and span-of-control impact instantly.
Push approved changes live with one click.
Outcomes
To go live, with minimal setupCloud Assist target
To model a scenario and see cost and headcount impactCompared with weeks of manual preparation
Average saved per year on organisational changes, against tools plus data consultantsApproved benchmark of about $100k a year, converted at £1 ≈ $1.25
Typical OD consultancy spend reduced or avoidedIndustry benchmark
Sources: McKinsey, 2024; industry benchmarks. Targets are Cloud Assist targets, agreed against your HR system and scope.
More in the toolkit
Three of many.
ETL Assist, Job Assist and Org Assist are a sample. Cloud Assist builds accelerators across data, people, organisation and automation work, including Migration Assist for connected data migration and PeopleSafeguard for responsible use of AI in HR.
We work through the wider set with each customer, in discovery or a service review, to decide where a tool would deliver extra value before anyone commits to it.
Areas we cover
Data People Organisation Automation
- Migration Assist: connected data migration alongside ETL Assist
- PeopleSafeguard: AI literacy and responsible use of AI in HR, included with managed support
- Further accelerators reviewed with you, where they would add value
Straight answers
Before we get started.
How do we find out which accelerators apply to us?
Tell us about the work ahead in a discovery call or a service review. Your WD Assist lead looks at the programme or backlog with you and recommends where a tool would save time, cost or risk, and where it would add little.
Who operates the tools?
Our specialists operate them as part of your managed support or implementation work, alongside your team. Where a tool processes employee data or uses AI, we agree data use, access and human oversight with you first.
Are the figures on this page what we should expect?
Third-party figures carry their source and year. Cloud Assist targets are targets, agreed against your data and scope, and the customer outcome is one anonymised programme. We model the likely benefit for your situation before you decide.
Connected expertise
Keep the work joined up.
Let’s find where the tools help.
Tell us about the work ahead. We will show you which accelerators apply, with the benefit modelled for your situation.
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