Exam AD0-E905

Certification journey for Adobe Workfront Core Developer Professional

Learn how to become a certified Adobe Developer professional.

Minimum experience

You should have:

  • At least 3 - 6 months of hands-on experience using Adobe Workfront
  • Experience with Adobe Workfront functionality and connectivity through intake, approval, planning, executing, and reporting
  • An in-depth understanding of Adobe Workfront object types, including custom forms and approval workflows, templates, durations, work effort/planned hours
  • An in-depth understanding of Adobe Workfront Setup, including access levels, layout templates, project preferences, and other methods to achieve simplicity of end-user design
  • An understanding of and experience with process mapping
  • An understanding of different Adobe Workfront personas and how to engage in support

And, you should have:

  • Familiarity with Workfront API and API explorer, but not necessarily proficient in API calls
  • The ability to use custom API calls for working with Workfront and other APIs
  • Familiarity with Adobe Workfront
  • Familiarity with native connectors and other Adobe Workfront products and services
  • Familiarity with project management including agile and waterfall, and resource management concepts
NOTE

Your certification is valid for two years from when you pass. We recommend taking the newer version when possible, because it covers newer product capabilities.

Intended audience:

  • Technical consultant
  • System administrator
  • Project manager
  • Project coordinator
  • Strategist
  • Resource manager
  • Analyst
  • IT specialist
  • Workfront implementation consultant/lead

Exam details:

  • Level: Professional (0-12 months’ experience)
  • Passing Score: 44/70
  • Time: 140 mins
  • Delivery: Online proctored (requires camera access)
  • Available languages: English
  • Cost: $125 (global) / $95 (India)
  • Exam ID: AD0-E905

Readiness self-assessment

Complete the online readiness questionnaire to see if your current experience matches the recommended minimum candidate qualification.

Exam objectives and scope

Section 1. Strategy and intake (24%)

  • Use portfolios and programs
  • Use request queues
  • Use custom forms
  • Use basic approvals

Section 2. Budget and planning (11%)

  • Use the Resource Planner
  • Given a scenario/set of requirements, apply the configurations to set up a project template

Section 3. User experience (25%)

  • Illustrate best practices for user management in creating the right user experience
  • Given a scenario, apply the correct set up for sharing and access rights across the system
  • Describe what a Kickstart is and recognize when to use it
  • Demonstrate how to create and use timesheets
  • Describe the purpose and value of connectors, plug-ins, and add-ons

Section 4. Metrics and reporting (16%)

  • Describe basic concepts for building, sending, and customizing reports
  • Explain how to build and customize dashboards
  • Demonstrate how to configure functional views of reports

Section 5. Execution (24%)

  • Demonstrate how to set up approval and proofing workflows

  • Recognize the purpose of creating an issue for a project

  • Demonstrate how to customize group-level project statuses

  • Identify the attributes needed to enable Agile in Workfront

  • Identify the ways to enter time in Workfront

  • Identify the elements of financial tracking in Workfront

You are not required to complete training before taking the exam, and training alone will not provide you with the knowledge and skills required to pass the exam. A combination of training and successful, on-the-job experience are critical to providing you with the repository needed to pass the exam.

Here are some suggested resources to help you prepare:

Sample Questions

The sample questions allow you to see the type and format of items that you will encounter in the actual exam. There is no sign-on needed. The results of the sample questions are not stored, and do not predict your actual test results.

See sample questions

Section 1: Strategy and intake

Section 2: Budget and planning

Section 3: User experience

Section 4: Metrics and reporting

Section 5: Execution
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Take the certification exam

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  • PSI offers test center and Japanese exam options (where available)
  • Examity offers a remote online option

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Cancellations and rescheduling are possible if initiated prior to 48 hours before the scheduled exam appointment. Candidates must modify this appointment themselves.

Exam number: AD0-E905

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