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Modernized Project Planning UI

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Level 10

10/15/24

Description - We have had consistent user feedback over the years that creating and managing projects in Workfront is clunky, outdated (compared to other tools out there) and negatively impacts productivity.  Much of this has to do with the UI.  Users complain that there are too many clicks, too much leaving one record page to go to another, load times are slow when you have bigger projects and sometimes it will timeout or won't fully load, causing a lot of rework.  

 

Why is this feature important to you - modern UI's, such as Clickup or Monday.com, to name a few, allow for easy project creation and management with intuitive point-and-click actions.  Quicker and easier creation and management of projects allows our project managers to focus on providing value to our clients and getting projects completed efficiently with clarity for all teams.

 

How would you like the feature to work - take a look at Monday.com and Clickup.  Users have also said updating a spreadsheet is easier when wanting to make quick changes to a project plan.  If spreadsheet-like functionality could be incorporated I'm sure that would help.

  1. Intuitive user interface: interface is designed for ease of use, allowing users to quickly navigate and find necessary information
  2. End user customization: allow users to tailor the project pages to their specific workflow and preferences (e.g. add their own custom fields and automations).  This flexibility can significantly improve efficiency.  
     
  3. Documentation: templatized project documents that can be edited and managed directly within a project (e.g. project briefs, business requirements document, etc.).  Think Confluence functionality.  
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Level 10

10/16/24

Hi,

 

I totally agree concerning the Workfront User Experience and the topics you listed.

 

Yesterday I went through the release notes of the upcoming update and recognised the new Priorities functionality within the Home area. 

Since when you click on a task, its overview and details are displayed in a completely new guise, it is reasonable to assume that we are already getting an impression of the future UI here. Unfortunately, it is not yet possible to assess the extent to which the changes will affect the future user experience and the extent to which the display can be customised.

I would very much like Adobe to involve the community a little more in its planning and at least give a rough insight into the roadmap.