What is Microsoft Project?
Stay organized, focused, and in charge. Tackle anything from small projects to large initiatives. You may or may not be a project manager, but now you can be the boss of any project with a powerful, easy-to-use app.
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88 Likeliness to Recommend
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95 Plan to Renew
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87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+91 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Microsoft Project?
Pros
- Reliable
- Respectful
- Enables Productivity
- Saves Time
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Feature Ratings
Planning and Scheduling
Collaboration
Dependency and Milestone Tracking
Resource Management
Workflow Management
Reporting
Budget Management
Hierarchical Task Management
Document Management
Time & Expense Tracking
Mobile Access
Vendor Capability Ratings
Ease of Implementation
Business Value Created
Quality of Features
Availability and Quality of Training
Usability and Intuitiveness
Breadth of Features
Ease of IT Administration
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Vendor Support
Ease of Data Integration
Ease of Customization
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Microsoft Project Reviews
Navid R.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jan 2024
easy to use and not costly
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?
Integration with Microsoft software which makes it an ideal solution. Also the ability to link certain team members to tasks and align project strategies to meet company requirements.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
MS Project is a proven tool for managing traditional projects using Waterfall methodology. It can show in a single timeline with a predictable workflow all the deliverables expected in a project. However, the project management software now also supports Agile methodologies. With board view, co-authoring tools, and seamless integration with Microsoft Teams, users can easily add new members, work with cross-functional teams, track tasks in sprints, and collaborate with others simultaneously.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Outside of the Microsoft product line, MS Project is not as easy to integrate with other apps. Users have to use import/export tools to connect data from and into other tools. This is an extra step that can slow down, disrupt, or even introduce errors in the data flow. Customers may want more flexibility with their technology solutions to have options and contingency.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
All software solutions, however, have their pros and cons. MS Project may be a poor match for businesses with small and simpler projects with short duration. An organization using non-Microsoft platforms such as Google Workspace may have to invest in more products if it decides to adopt Project as its PM tool. Companies, therefore, should evaluate their present
Pros
- Client Friendly Policies
- Acts with Integrity
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
Cons
- Slower Product Innovation
Antoine D.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Finance
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Dec 2023
Perfect to plan your project in details!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?
Ms Project is providing very advanced tools to do schedule, budget and resources planning for projects. It is also provide native integration with PPM tools and other Microsoft software like Excel and PowerPoint.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I like the flexibility of the product we can add any column and data. The planning is all integrated with schedule, milestones, budget and resources capacity.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I don't the output for reporting. Most of the time I am using other tools to produce nice looking graph.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Go on Microsoft website and check for MS Project product demonstration.
Pros
- Effective Service
- Helps Innovate
- Unique Features
- Efficient Service
Sakshi D.
- Role: Public Sector
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Dec 2023
Collaborative Tool For Project Management
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?
Assigning the tasks and handling every single project with ease.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Managing the budgets and scheduling the tasks.
What do you dislike most about this product?
For a beginner it's not that easy to use it.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Firstly watch it's tutorials before buying a monthly subscription.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy
