The Workfront Wire, August 2026 - Your Go-To Source for News, Updates & Events
This is your monthly roundup built just for Workfront customers. Think of this as your one-stop-shop for the latest news, updates, events, and everything happening across the Workfront world. Each month, we’ll bring you what’s new, what’s next, and what you should know to get the most out of Workfront, without having to dig for it. This month, you'll see a new header here. Same great content with a new look. You'll notice this updated branding across the events produced by Scale Customer Success, too. But for now, let’s get into it and we’ll see you again next month for the next edition of the Wire!
Workfront Planning: Now available as a standalone product
Great news for Workfront customers! Workfront Planning can now be purchased and deployed as a standalone product, giving you the flexibility to extend enterprise-grade Planning to more teams across your organization, even ones that don't need full Workflow functionality.
This means you can mix and match licensing within your existing instance, combining Planning and Workflow seats to fit different teams' needs, whether that's a single team just getting started with Planning or a broader rollout across the business. And if you're ready to go all-in, a combined Planning + Workflow bundle is also available.
Bottom line: whether you're looking to bring Planning capabilities to teams beyond your current Workflow users, or streamline how you're licensed today, you now have more ways to tailor Workfront to fit how your organization actually works, all within the same suite you already know, spanning Planning, Workflow, and Automation & Integration.
Questions about what this means for your instance or renewal? Reach out to your Adobe account team.
What’s New in Workfront Fusion
Discover the latest Workfront Fusion enhancements designed to streamline automation, simplify integrations, and help you scale with confidence.
- Scenario Promotion via API – Fusion’s new Scenario Promotion capabilities provide a programmatic way of promoting scenarios. This reduces manual rework and configuration drift while making promotions more controlled, repeatable, and auditable at scale. API documentation for Fusion is available here.
- Workfront Planning V2 connector - Fusion’s updated Workfront Planning Connector leverages the new Planning Public API V2, expanding automation and integration capabilities across Planning workspaces, record types, fields, and views.
- Unified Approvals connector - Fusion now supports Unified Approvals automation scenarios, enabling organizations to create and manage approvals, react to approval status changes, and automate follow-up actions as part of larger workflows.
Workfront Skill Exchange Starts Next Week
Join us on Wednesday, August 5 from 12:00–3:00 PM EDT for Workfront Skill Exchange, featuring two parallel tracks packed with practical, real-world insight from Workfront customers, partners, and Adobe experts. This edition kicks off with an opening keynote from Angela Zhang, Director of Product Marketing, Adobe, followed by two tracks running side by side:
Workfront Learn Track
- Build for the Bot: Designing Workfront for Automation & AI (Kaylee Richard, Accenture)
- Streamlining Planning with Workfront AI: From Spreadsheets to Smart Workspaces (Autumn Earle, Perficient)
- Reporting Hidden Gems: 10 Tips That Will Save Time and Impress Leadership (Daniel Clarke, EMMsphere)
- Mastering Workfront Admin Basics: Tips to Accelerate Your Onboarding (Jen Mancini, Aramark)
Workfront Grow Track
- Driving End‑User Adoption: Change Management Best Practices for Real Impact (Danielle Johnston, Adobe + Kellie Gardner, EMMsphere)
- Your New AI Teammate: Mastering Workfront's Brand Reviewer (Ewan Hruska, Adobe + Monique Evans, IBM iX)
- Building Strong Links for Your Content Supply Chain with Adobe Solutions (Natalie Shanks, OneAmerica Financial)
- Workfront Architecture: Planning, Fusion, and Workflow for Enterprise Scale (Olya Kollen, WorkFocus.io)
Register here!
A Fresh Look for Events
The Events page on Experience League got a face lift! Now you can enjoy an updated experience with new filters to help you quickly narrow down events by product, event type (upcoming vs. on-demand), and by series - making it easier than ever to find exactly what you're looking for.
Here's what's happening in August:
- August 6 – The Full Picture: Financial Management Capabilities in Workfront
- August 11 – Unified Review and Approvals: Everything You Need to Get Started
- [IN PERSON] August 18 – Adobe Insider Tour, New York
- August 18 – Build Smarter, Ship Safer: Managing Your Fusion Scenarios End-to-End
- August 19 – Workfront Fusion Wednesday Forum
- August 26 – Unlock the Power of Canvas Dashboards in Adobe Workfront
- September 1 – Unlock Access, Maintain Control: Permissions & Business Profiles in Workfront
Workfront User Groups (WUGs): A New Home Coming Early August
If you haven’t already joined your local chapter, sign up today! There are city/state-specific user groups as well as virtual-only chapters that anyone can join. Just know that you’ll need to create an account or login to register.
- [IN PERSON] August 18 – Ohio In Person Meetup
- August 20 - Product Summer Series: Adobe's Jeremy Flores - Exploring AI in Adobe Workfront
- August 27 – Champion Office Hours: The Workfront Admin’s Automation Playbook
A new home is coming, too! In early August, all Adobe User Groups are moving to one unified destination: usergroups.adobe.com. You'll get a single place to find all Adobe User Group content and events, a centralized hub to discover chapters across all six Adobe User Group Programs, and more events, topics, and global locations to choose from.
Key dates to know: the current WUG site will be read-only from July 24 through early August during migration, with the new unified site going live in early August. Watch for announcements on Experience League, or visit the current WUG site for a banner with a link to the new destination.
Not part of a User Group chapter yet? Now is the perfect time to join!
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