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Microsoft Project

Composite Score

8.7 /10

CX Score

9.0 /10

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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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Microsoft Project Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

96 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+90 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?

2% Negative

8% Neutral

90% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Respectful
Saves Time
Acts with Integrity

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Planning and Scheduling

Collaboration

Dependency and Milestone Tracking

Resource Management

Workflow Management

Document Management

Hierarchical Task Management

Time & Expense Tracking

Reporting

Budget Management

Mobile Access

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

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Microsoft Project Reviews

Joel K.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

The perfect planner you can ask for

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Very large suite of Microsoft products so it allows you to utilize it in cooperation with other Microsoft products which in return allows more features and capabilities.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

We use teams for our daily communication so Microsoft Project is integrated perfectly.

What do you dislike most about this product?

No dislikes with this product.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Check it out and see if it works for you.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Unique Features

Helene V.

Role: Operations
Industry: Banking
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

fulfills all my needs just right

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

great for planning out and organizing big projects when managing a team

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

how easy it is to collaborate and invite others when working on documents/files

What do you dislike most about this product?

my first time using it was a little overwhelming but it wasn't too bad the more time I spent on it

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

definitely worth it if you are handling larger projects needing of organization and planning

Pros

Efficient Service
Effective Service
Caring
Saves Time

Harvey B.

Role: Operations
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

Gantt Chart Guru

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Compared to tools like Asana or Trello, it goes deeper into capacity planning, making it ideal for more complex, resource-heavy projects

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The Gantt charts. I’ve used them to present project plans to stakeholders, and they make even complex schedules digestible

What do you dislike most about this product?

onboarding new team members often requires extra time to teach them how to navigate and use its features effectively.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

if your projects involve a lot of moving parts and detailed scheduling. Then, invest in training your team on how to get the most out of it—trust me, it’s worth the effort.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Effective Service
Inspires Innovation

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Microsoft Project Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

96 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Project?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Planning and Scheduling Includes milestones, tasks and resource assignments (can also include WBS and CPM).

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Dependency and Milestone Tracking Ability to define project development stages and task dependencies while setting milestones to mark specific points in a project

Resource Management Includes resource allocation, expense tracking, and resource planning.

Workflow Management Includes ability to support flexible and comprehensive workflow-based capabilities.

Document Management Includes features such as check-in/check-out and versioning controls on documents and artifacts.

Hierarchical Task Management Ability to create both templates and unique projects and support tasks that can be divided into sub-tasks and delegated

Time & Expense Tracking Ability to track time for planning and estimating

Reporting Straightforward data storage with ability to create any reports easily. Dashboards for any role with ability to easily build and modify.

Budget Management Includes financial planning, cost management, and payroll budgeting.

Mobile Access The solution can be easily accessed by employees through a dedicated native application or HTML5 access.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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Microsoft Project Reviews

Joel K.

The perfect planner you can ask for

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Helene V.

fulfills all my needs just right

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Harvey B.

Gantt Chart Guru

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Reporting

Budget Management

Mobile Access

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