A synchronization manager comprises an instruction execution system. The instruction execution system is configured to identify an initial master application of a plurality of workforce applications that are in communication with a contact center, identify remaining ones of the workforce applications as slave applications, determine a substitute master application hierarchy by prioritizing the slave applications, monitor the initial master application to detect changes to user data, and if changes to the user data in the initial master application are detected, update corresponding user data in the slave applications with the changes to the user data in the initial master application. The instruction execution system is further configured to, if the initial master application is unavailable, identify one of the slave applications as a substitute master application based on the prioritization of the slave applications in the substitute master application hierarchy, and monitor the substitute master application to detect changes to the user data.