Adobe Workfront

Score7.7 out of 10

647 Reviews and Ratings

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, automation, and agile workflow.

Categories & Use Cases

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Task Management
This includes the ability to plan, track, collaborate and report on tasks.
Category average: 9.1
Email integration
Email integration allows work requests to be made directly from email.
Category average: 8.3
Timesheet Tracking
Timesheet tracking is the ability to track all billable and non-billable hours for each project.
Category average: 8.3

Integration with accounting software
Real-time, two-way sync with accounting or financial software to facilitate project and financial reporting
Category average: 8.3
Invoicing
Ability to create, manage and send invoices to clients during or after completion of a project
Category average: 7.6
Quotes/estimates
Ability to create, manage and send project fee proposals to customers
Category average: 8.6

Mitch Kocen View profile

Technical Writer in Product Management at Palo Alto Networks (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We used it to manage projects across various teams. We could set deadlines, add dependencies and track deliverables across the entire project lifecycle. One project manager would create a project from a template and then assign resources to the project (some assigned automatically, some assigned through traffic management).

Pros

Informative dashboard
Easy to create templates for repeating projects
Time management tools

Cons

Not always intuitive for setting cascading deadlines
Deliverable proofing tools focused on editing PDFs
Reporting output not always formatted "right" on the first try

Return on Investment

Less confusion on who is working on what, when
Clear, easy to follow "to-dos" every day, and a clear picture of who is available for more work
Fewer missed deadlines

Alternatives Considered

Workamajig, Atlassian Jira and Asana

Other Software Used

Google Drive

Swati Sapna View profile

Design Engineer at Dorto Design Studio (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Adobe Workfront is like a workboard for our organisation in which each and every employee of can check the overall progress of all the recent projects on whiich we are working. It also helps us in understanding that who is doing what in our organisation and what is the current progress of those particular projects. This is a essential business tool that helps us in completing assigned works on time.

Pros

Helps in creating customized workflow that can suit best for our business
It easily manages all the deadline of different projects assigned to different people working in our company
Getting brief reports of all the work becomes easy through Adobe Workfront

Cons

The pricing of Adobe Workfront is on the costlier side which is not that great for small companies
The user interface of this tool is very complex it will take a proper training to learn about its different features
Whenever we assign lot of projects to this software it starts lagging and their server becomes slow

Return on Investment

Getting an analytical picture of our progress have such saving a lot of time
Our overall expenses has been decreased by 37% from last financial year due to better project planning
The efficiency of marketing team has been approximately increased by 64% and also the overall budget expense for creative teams has been decreased by more than 27% from last 2 years

Alternatives Considered

Adobe Animate

Other Software Used

Adobe Animate

Verified User

Director in Marketing (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Managing web projects and assets from developing the timelines of projects, assigning tasks per team, and tracking the progress of projects and tasks across teams.

Pros

Asset management
Project management
Notifications and workflow of projects

Cons

Easier to view interface
Stronger reporting and analytics of burn down rate
Dashboard visualizations of projects and timelines.

Return on Investment

Reduced workflow management
Increased brief creation
Spending more time identify versions of assets

Alternatives Considered

Optimizely Content Marketing Platform and monday.com

Other Software Used

Optimizely Content Management System, monday CRM, Siteimprove

Verified User

Employee in Marketing (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Adobe Workfront as a tool for managing our many projects and it addresses several business problems for us. One is for project visibility and transparency. All timelines and project details, as well as team member progress are visible to everyone involved which helps everyone stay on the same page. This also optimizes workflow and accelerates the speed of our timelines. We don't have to ask redundant questions or try to find details of projects in a random chat or email. The task automation features also save us time and reduce the risk of human error. That way we can focus more on the strategy and business needs instead of the administrative tasks.

Pros

Task Automation
Project Visibility
Project Status Updates

Cons

Performance Issues
User Access Issues
Complicated Interface for new users

Return on Investment

Increased productivity
Resource savings
Improved collaboration

Verified User

Team Lead in Marketing (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

we use workfront to help us organize projects, keep track of timing, communication, and task management. Our organization is very large, so it helps us make sure we can keep track of all incoming project and make sure we dont miss important deadlines or communications.

Pros

task management
reminders

Cons

improvement in kanban style boards
overall more flexibility with how we manage projects

Return on Investment

it has helped the project managers be more productive and efficient
when the design team used it to organize projects, it did not make us more productive as a team.

Alternatives Considered

CoPilot AI, Microsoft Planner, Microsoft Teams, Figma, Miro, Alchemer, LogRocket and Qualtrics XM for Customer Frontlines

Other Software Used

Figma, Alchemer, LogRocket, CoPilot AI, ChatGPT, Microsoft Planner, Microsoft 365, Miro, Microsoft Teams, Qualtrics XM for Customer Frontlines, Microsoft SharePoint, Vidyard, Apple iCloud, Apple Numbers, Apple Preview