The Retirement of WorkFlowMax 🌄 | What You Need to Know

<p><a href= "https://www.xero.com/blog/2023/03/xero-announces-future-plans-workflowmax/"> Xero have announced that they have decided to retire WorkflowMax </a>(WFM) on 26 June 2024.</p> <p>A little trip down history lane.</p> <p>WorkFlowMax is a project management software that was founded in 2007 by Chris Spence and Gavin George, initially developed as a job management solution for Steelcraft Engineering business owned by Gavin’s brothers. Over the years, WorkFlowMax has become a reliable project management platform utilised by businesses worldwide.</p> <p>In May 2012, Xero, a global accounting software provider, acquired WorkFlowMax, leading to further development and growth of the software. After almost 11 years of servicing clients, Xero recently announced that they will retire WorkFlowMax on June 26, 2024.</p> <p>Three takes on the same story</p> <ul> <li>WORKFLOWMAX BLOG <a href= "https://www.workflowmax.com/blog/future-plans-for-workflowmax">https://www.workflowmax.com/blog/future-plans-for-workflowmax?</a></li> <li>XERO DEVELOPER BLOG <a href= "https://devblog.xero.com/xero-to-retire-workflowmax-mid-2024-6f12f45e4be">https://devblog.xero.com/xero-to-retire-workflowmax-mid-2024-6f12f45e4be</a></li> <li>XERO BLOG <a href= "https://www.xero.com/blog/2023/03/xero-announces-future-plans-workflowmax/">https://www.xero.com/blog/2023/03/xero-announces-future-plans-workflowmax/</a></li> </ul> <p>It’s essential to note that WorkFlowMax is a completely separate solution from Xero Practice Manager (XPM). Therefore, Xero Practice Manager and Xero Tax will not be affected by this decision. Data separation is also guaranteed to ensure the privacy and security of user information. Read more about that <a href= "https://www.xero.com/blog/2022/11/single-source-of-truth-client-data/">here</a>.</p> <p>If you or your clients are impacted by this announcement, here are some options I’m aware of, and please share others that you may know of with me.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.bluerock.com.au/" target="_blank" rel= "noope