Strada recognized as a Leader in Workday Services, Q2 2026 Analyst Evaluation

Independent evaluation recognizes Strada's global delivery model, integrated regional expertise, and end-to-end lifecycle services

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, August 27th, 2026 — Strada, the people, payroll and technology leader that simplifies international workforce management, is proud to be recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Workday Services, Q2 2026.

Forrester’s evaluation of top Workday services providers noted that Strada “is anchored in an on-par vision to keep Workday at the center of HR and finance while removing operational complexity through payroll-led, end-to-end lifecycle services.” 

The report stated that Strada “excels across business and strategy consulting, core implementation, application management services (AMS), intellectual property (IP), HR transformation, human capital management (HCM), Adaptive Planning, Analytics, and Extend, with complex client proof points...” Forrester’s evaluation also noted that Strada “stands out in HR transformation and HR operating model design” and noted among its differentiators a “large portfolio of Extend and Built on Workday apps with strong adoption and deep data lake and archiving capabilities.”

Forrester’s profile on Strada identified that Strada “is best suited for large, multicountry enterprises seeking payroll-led Workday deployments with ongoing operations, HR transformation, and consistent global delivery.”  The evaluation also found that, “Customers praise Strada for its dependable global Workday delivery, deep payroll expertise, and collaborative teams that execute complex, multicountry programs with consistency.”

Stephen Dolan, Vice President, Workday Professional Services at Strada, said:

"For more than 18 years, we've helped organizations deploy, optimize, and operate Workday around the world. Today, customers are looking beyond deployment to unlock greater value through AI, automation, operational workforce services, and the growing ecosystem of innovations built around the platform. We believe this recognition from Forrester reflects our ability to support customers across that entire journey, combining deep industry aligned Workday expertise with global delivery capabilities that help large and medium sized organizations continuously evolve and realize greater business value.”

These investments build on Strada's long-standing partnership with Workday and over 1,100+ deployments completed. As customer needs continue to evolve, Strada remains focused on helping organizations simplify complexity, embrace AI and innovation, enhance workforce operations, and maximize the value of their Workday investment across the full suite of HR, finance, payroll, benefits and planning.

To learn more about Strada's recognition in The Forrester Wave™: Workday Services, Q2 2026, visit here.

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