"Workfront will get the job done"

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3.0
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Product(s): Workfront

Overall Comment:"Workfront took so long to get used to, but now it is fulfilling our business needs; but I still feel like it could improve in some areas. It is great to keep track on a per project basis, very easy to create tasks. The hard part was learning all the intricacies of the product."

Lessons Learned

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What do you like most about the product or service?

They have great reporting options. It is very easy to create dashboards and it holds a lot of information. This is great because you can look at the status of every project, or organize it by individuals as well. The program is very good in its waterfall design, it updates very quickly once a task is completed, you will see the overall percentage of project go up. Also, the status warning on a project is accurate, if you see your project get into the at risk phase, it is time to step it up.

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What do you dislike most about the product or service?

It took a lot of time to get used to. They do offer trainings, but I think they should do a better job of recommending trainings based on your role. Also we had a hard time incorporating it into our tech support tickets.

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Please explain the business problems or needs that prompted the purchase of this product or service.

We needed a tool to manage our projects, get us reporting on different KPI's related to projects and also have visibility into every projects status.

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If you could start over, what would your organization do differently?

Provide better training for our own employees. We told them to take the trainings by workfront; but, we should of just trained the individual departments on sections that they needed to know and how they could get the most out of the tool.

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What one piece of advice would you give other prospective customers?

There are a lot of options out there, look at the one that will fit your business needs. You should also have more than one Admin/Expert for Workfront. Hold trainings for each department and tell them how to get the most out of the tool.

Evaluation & Contracting

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Why did you purchase this product or service?

  • Improve business process agility
  • Enhance decision making
  • Create internal/operational efficiencies
  • Improve business process outcomes
  • Improve customer relations/service
  • Drive innovation
  • Cost management
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What were the key factors that drove your decision?

  • Product functionality and performance
  • Overall cost
  • Product roadmap and future vision
  • Breadth of services
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Which other vendors did you consider in your evaluation?

  • LiquidPlanner
  • monday.com
  • Smartsheet
  • Microsoft

Integration & Deployment

3.0
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Version number(s) currently in use in your organization

300
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How extensively is this product or service being used in your organization?

Company-wide
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When was this product or service deployed at your organization?

2015
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How long did your deployment take?

3 - 6 months (<6)
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What was your implementation strategy?

Worked with just the vendor

Service & Support

4.0

Product Capabilities

3.0
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Demand Management

4.0
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Project and Time Management

4.0
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Resource Management

4.0
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Portfolio Management

3.0
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Collaboration

3.0
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Reporting Services

5.0
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Security and User Management

3.0
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Program Management

4.0
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Integration

2.0
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Usability

3.0

Additional Context

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Deployment architecture

Cloud (SaaS or PaaS or IaaS)
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In which country(s) did your deployment take place?

United Kingdom|United States|Germany
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How long have you used this product or service?

2 years to less than 5 years
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How frequently do you use this product or service?

Daily