Overview
What is Adobe Workfront?
Adobe Workfront, acquired by Adobe in late 2020, is a web-based project-management tool. It is designed for both IT and marketing teams, but can be implemented for any kind of project. Workfront offers all the features standard to project management…
Workfront is the Project Manager Designed with the User in Mind
Workfront | Best Project Management tool
A solid choice for Project, Time and Resource Management (Plus some bonus features!)
Amazing Project Management Tool! A must have for consulting firms
Right for Collaborating Teams
A Lions share of work
Workfront is a good PM solution
Adobe Workfront is Perfect for Certain Organizations, Certain Individuals
Work managed perfectly by Workfront
Workfront the best
Workfront for advanced marketing resource management needs
Workfront for HealthCare workers
Remote work simplified and streamlined.
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Popular Features
- Task Management (301)8.484%
- Resource Management (273)8.080%
- Team Collaboration (291)7.878%
- Document Management (274)7.575%
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What is Adobe Workfront?
Adobe Workfront, acquired by Adobe in late 2020, is a web-based project-management tool. It is designed for both IT and marketing teams, but can be implemented for any kind of project. Workfront offers all the features standard to project management platforms, as well as resource allocation,…
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Features
Project Management
Project management software provides capabilities to streamline management of complex projects through task management, team collaboration and workflow automation
- 8.4Task Management(301) Ratings
This includes the ability to plan, track, collaborate and report on tasks.
- 8Resource Management(273) Ratings
Resource management is workload planning to maximize resources.
- 7.4Gantt Charts(241) Ratings
Gantt charts are charts that show tasks or events along the y-axis displayed against time along the x-axis.
- 7.8Scheduling(269) Ratings
Scheduling capabilities allow users to set schedules on tasks, and create timelines and milestones.
- 7.9Workflow Automation(271) Ratings
Workflow automation is the ability to route work requests along an approval process automatically.
- 7.8Team Collaboration(291) Ratings
Team collaboration capabilities let team members work directly with each other and provide team updates.
- 6.5Support for Agile Methodology(184) Ratings
Agile is a time boxed, iterative approach to development that builds software incrementally instead of trying to deliver it all at once near the end.
- 7.2Support for Waterfall Methodology(198) Ratings
Waterfall methodology is a tradition development method that is linear and sequential.
- 7.5Document Management(274) Ratings
Document management provides for centralized management of all project documents.
- 6.4Email integration(229) Ratings
Email integration allows work requests to be made directly from email.
- 6.2Mobile Access(232) Ratings
Mobile access is the ability to access the software from a smartphone or tablet.
- 7.5Timesheet Tracking(218) Ratings
Timesheet tracking is the ability to track all billable and non-billable hours for each project.
- 7.6Change request and Case Management(209) Ratings
Change request and change management enables tracking of all customer requests including priority and timeframe.
- 7Budget and Expense Management(187) Ratings
Budget and expense management provides the capability to track all expenses by employee or department and link them back to department. It also enables hourly rates to be set.
Professional Services Automation
Features that support professional services organizations
- 6.2Quotes/estimates(81) Ratings
Ability to create, manage and send project fee proposals to customers
- 5.9Invoicing(70) Ratings
Ability to create, manage and send invoices to clients during or after completion of a project
- 6.9Project & financial reporting(170) Ratings
Ability to analyze project and financial data based on custom criteria to gather insights and improve business performance
- 6.4Integration with accounting software(61) Ratings
Real-time, two-way sync with accounting or financial software to facilitate project and financial reporting
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What is Adobe Workfront?
The platform's Capacity Planner allows a manager to move resources to where they are needed, and has some automation features (e.g. the Set Best Fit option, which attempts to allocate resources optimally within given constraints). Agile project management is supported with features like Gantt charts, an easily viewable and manipulable backlog, and storyboarding. Team members can be managed with the aid of quantitative metrics that show where work would be best allocated.
A free trial is available, after which Workfront comes in four pricing options. The lowest tier is Collaboration for small groups, followed by Work which adds mobile accessibility and time sheets, then Plan which adds additional analytic, planning, and reporting features. Finally, Enterprise Plus offers the highest configurability as well as support and data security.
Adobe Workfront Features
Project Management Features
- Supported: Task Management
- Supported: Resource Management
- Supported: Gantt Charts
- Supported: Scheduling
- Supported: Workflow Automation
- Supported: Team Collaboration
- Supported: Support for Agile Methodology
- Supported: Support for Waterfall Methodology
- Supported: Document Management
- Supported: Email integration
- Supported: Mobile Access
- Supported: Timesheet Tracking
- Supported: Change request and Case Management
- Supported: Budget and Expense Management
Professional Services Automation Features
- Supported: Quotes/estimates
- Supported: Invoicing
- Supported: Project & financial reporting
- Supported: Integration with accounting software
Additional Features
- Supported: Reports & Dashboards - Build custom reports and dashboards to track, document, analyze, and share your progress
- Supported: Calendars - Stay organized and on time with customizable, visual work calendars
- Supported: Notifications - Keep everyone in the know of what's happening and what's still required
- Supported: Recognition - Motivate team members with real-time feedback and endorsements
- Supported: Digital Proofing - Keep work moving forward with proofing and reviews in one place
- Supported: Digital Asset Management - Store, manage and distribute final files and completed digital assets in one central location
- Supported: Customization - Configure Workfront to suit your needs, processes, and environment
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Adobe Workfront Integrations
- Allocadia, now part of Brandmaker
- Acquia DAM (Widen)
- Box
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Oracle Responsys
- part of Oracle CX Marketing
- WebDAM
- by Bynder
- SAP
- Oracle PeopleSoft
- Mediaocian
- Clients & Profits
- ExactTarget
- MS Outlook
- Other Custom Integrations Possible with RESTful APIs
Adobe Workfront Competitors
Adobe Workfront Technical Details
Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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Operating Systems | Unspecified |
Mobile Application | Apple iOS, Android |
Supported Countries | Several |
Supported Languages | Several |
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(607)Attribute Ratings
- 9Likelihood to Renew60 ratings
- 9.1Availability17 ratings
- 9.1Performance7 ratings
- 9Usability18 ratings
- 10Support Rating23 ratings
- 8.9Online Training4 ratings
- 5In-Person Training1 rating
- 8.3Implementation Rating20 ratings
- 5Configurability2 ratings
- 8.2Product Scalability3 ratings
- 1Ease of integration2 ratings
- 1Vendor pre-sale2 ratings
- 1Vendor post-sale2 ratings
- 6Reporting & Analytics8 ratings
- 10Contract Terms and Pricing Model1 rating
Reviews
(1-25 of 351)Only use the tool if there is no other choice left
- Project Management
- Task management
- Track of deadlines
- Helps me to assign tasks
- Track the progress
- It can include an option of importing data using excel or csv or anything. Entering tasks one by one gets hectic
- The Editing of tasks can be made easy.
- It needs to allow us to add email address of the people to whom the tasks are assigned even if they are not using Workfront
- Retrieving the deleted task should be made simple
New Workfront Implementation experience
- Ability to create waterfall processes
- Easy to use reporting and dashboards
- Ability to customize and create user-friendly dashboards per user/group
- Transfer dashboards to PowerPoint
- Outbound communication with Slack
- Export tasks to Outlook calendar
- Project management
- Keeping employees accountable for deadlines
- Keeping the whole team in the loop with updates in real time
- It's a very large program - which is a good thing for a large corporation with hundreds of ongoing projects, but can be daunting if you're not used to it
- Although it's scalable, It could be a bit more user-friendly for small business owners
- It's expensive - and rightfully so - but for a small biz to incorporate it's definitely an investment
Workfront | Best Project Management tool
- Gantt Charts | Reports.
- Help teams to follow Agile.
- Task assignment/Managment/prioritization.
- Mobile app UI experience.
- A bit expensive for small businesses.
A solid choice for Project, Time and Resource Management (Plus some bonus features!)
- Time Tracking
- Resource Management
- Proofing
- Project Collaboration
- Notifications (sometimes I am emailed when I am tagged, other times I am not)
- Certain file formats do not render correctly in Workfront Proof (eg, .XLS files)
- It can be difficult to manage projects if you have not been assigned the correct permissions.
Amazing Project Management Tool! A must have for consulting firms
- Project Management.
- Documentation Repository (For individual projects).
- Dashboards for tracking Actual vs. Forecasted time entry to a project.
- Customization of Dashboards.
- It often takes a lot of clicks to get to a location in the application.
Right for Collaborating Teams
- Easy to use
- Ability to create notes/write comments
- Ability to add the predecessor link in tasks
- Ability to add screenshots in the comment section
- Modern UI - it can use a little improvement there
- Automation of similar tasks
A Lions share of work
- Streamline Workflow
- Team Communication on Projects
- Project Status
- Asset Approval
- Customization
- Reporting
Workfront is a good PM solution
- Organizing everyone's work
- Adding visibility to everyone's work
- Supporting robust customizations
- Having tasks/projects without a due date (if it is in a backlog or prioritization queue).
- Navigating can be a little complicated - it is robust, but sometimes a bit of navigating to get to the right area.
- Tracking (in that you don't easily lose track of projects).
- Cross department friendly (it can be used by anyone who needs a role in the project).
- Project management (with visibility, employees were less likely to let the project slip away).
- Conversations, communications, aren't handled very well in the program.
Work managed perfectly by Workfront
- Time sheet tracking
- Project management
- Task management
- Communications between our team members.
- Needs to be logged in to get to get notifications by members.
- Should have a improved UI
Workfront the best
- Easy interface
- Reports
- Dashboard
- Nothing as such
- Accessibility--works well to access via web/mobile
- Integrations--works well with our SSO
- Milestones and dependences--creating greater clarity on project statuses
- While the tool itself is incredible, having a process is helpful prior to installing Workfront
Workfront for HealthCare workers
- Fosters communication between team members.
- Serves as a virtual "to do list" for me personally - I can track where I am with projects and what there is left to do, and when it's completed.
- Sharing documents between team members that can be updated.
- Notifications - at times it is difficult to receive updates from team members unless you log in.
- Cumbersome - at least at BJC HealthCare, there's a lot of steps to get things logged.
- Archive system - you have to set up a whole other folder or archive to put projects that are closed out.
Less appropriate - a specific media story. This is a bulk of my work. Oftentimes media stories pop up quickly and are resolved quickly - and stopping to track in Workfront is a cumbersome task, especially when other colleagues will not be involved. However, it has proved to be useful in tracking for the media relations team specifically.
Remote work simplified and streamlined.
- The powerful communication tools ensures that all team members working remotely are always up to date and everyone on the same page
- Gantt chart is flexible to adjust to changes made on projects and ensures it is easy to track the progress of the team members.
- The robust automation tools has reduced our team members workload and saves time for everyone.
- The user interface is not easy to navigate.
- The software has a learning curve.
- It is costly for small organizations.
Well-Suited for Enterprise
- Easy-to-use interface, especially for tracking time and project tasks
- Customizable admin settings
- Extensive dashboards/reporting
- Probably not a good fit for small teams/companies--best if managed by a dedicated administrator.
- Tracking projects by the minute feels too granular at times.
- Would love to see an integration with Marketo campaigns and calendar.
Workfront, does most of the work for me
- Requests work particularly well for us, updates and information in regards to a request are all in one place. Updates provided to all attached users/teams, documents, hours logged, it makes requests easy, pretty much a one stop shop.
- Being able to pull reports on our requests and have custom fields that provide all the information we would need without having to go back and fourth in different programs makes it a breeze to provide information to management.
- Projects, we would like to see more options when it comes to working with projects.
- Workflows, I would like to see some dynamic workflows. Request A > flows to Request B. Without having to reenter information.
A Well Organized Project Management Tool
- Agile
- Task prioritization
- Search bar can be improved.
Workfront - Excellent Project Management Tool
- Planning / Project Scoping
- Time Tracking
- Reporting
- UI could be improved
- Initial setup is a bit time consuming
Work with your colleagues on project management
- I have a lot of vision with Workfront; I analyze projects better and better until I find the maximum point of understanding projects.
- It's been exciting to develop situations that require follow-up of activities in more rigorous processes.
- The interface is very comfortable and very useful.
- I do not use it to perform a continuous search because it does not yield the best results.
- To be able to handle all its tools, there is a specific learning curve.
- Centralization of project resources, such as documents, timelines, discussions
- Easy-to-learn and navigable UI
- Email notifications of published updates from other users
- Notifications generated by members of your own organization don't send an email notification
- Access has to be granted on a project and document level
- Once a thread is started, you can't un-cc a member if the thread is no longer relevant to them
Workfront will make your team more efficient
- Organization
- Communication
- Consolidation
- Initially I was confused concerning work orders and projects being different things.
- Logging tasks and progress could be clearer.
Great functional and practical product
- Export employee time.
- Tracking time sheets.
- Managing tasks and projects in your queue.
- Unless otherwise put, the employee rate can come up as zero.
- People can still post time unless the other program Workfront is synced to is used to close the project/task.
- Ability for teams to work remotely and still collaborate on feedback
- Integrations with different systems like Proof HQ and Slack
- Timeline creation and flexibility to communicate project steps with appropriate people in the way they want to receive notifications
- If agencies do not follow its' intended use, the platform can be overkill in features and complicated to use
- There are too many options for notifications to users and many of them do not fall into the "just right" category
- If Project Managers are not using the system as intended, run/timing reports are not accurate and makes it challenging to go back and make updates for the team and run reports for leadership.
Workfront for Mid Sized Agency
- Creative Reviews
- Resource Forecasting
- Waterfall Project Management
- Poor mobile app & experience
- Limited flexibilty for rate card management
- Overly complex