Tips for transitioning your users to the new Workfront experience!

Are you still planning your transition? Here’s what you need to know and our favorite resources.

Timing:

• Support ended for Classic on March 31, 2022.
• The Classic interface will no longer be available in July with the 22.3 release (exact date TBD). Any users still on Classic will be transitioned to the new Workfront experience.
• Read more on the FAQs page

Planning and preparing:

• Want a plan to break down the work? 1-month plan to kick-off your transition and a sample transition project plan (MS Project file to import into your instance).
• Customize pre-written email templates in the Onboarding Guide to communicate the changes to your users (starting on page 18).
• Track your progress: Text mode to track transitioned users.
• Migrate your layout templates.

Resources:

• Share with your users: 4.5 minute video on Navigating the new Workfront experience
• Want to know the benefits? 4 things to love about the new Workfront experience
• Resources page with comparison documents and pre-built PowerPoint training templates (for the Powerpoint decks, look for “Collaborators: Getting started,” “Planners: Getting Started,” etc.)

Still not sure where to start? Check out this recording of a new Workfront experience transition workshop. We walk through the resources linked here and how to customize layout templates in the new experience.