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Microsoft Project

8.7 /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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86 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+89 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
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Planning and Scheduling

Collaboration

Dependency and Milestone Tracking

Resource Management

Reporting

Workflow Management

Time & Expense Tracking

Document Management

Hierarchical Task Management

Budget Management

Mobile Access

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

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Microsoft Project Reviews

Antoine D.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Finance
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Dec 2023

Perfect to plan your project in details!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

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

Akarsh A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Manage Complex project timelines

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

We are easy to Open all the microsoft products internally like excel we don't need to externally download and do the work and that's type automation is also possible very effectively , Many company use Jira and other software but microsoft and partner of microsoft internally uses Microsoft project or if you are working with microsoft as a partner definatilly you will use it and love it from other software

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

We are able to see every single thing inside the planning or management page only.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Cost is too much and not for opensource for testing

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Yes i always recommend because this was differently open excel and all things without download

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Bill L.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Banking
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

The Project Management software available

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

The smooth well thought out process flow

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Setting up the project

What do you dislike most about this product?

Switching views

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Take your time - this beast is not newbie friendly

Pros

Reliable
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing

Cons

Vendor Friendly Policies
Vendor's Interest First
Less Generous

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Microsoft Project Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+89 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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Antoine D.

Perfect to plan your project in details!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Akarsh A.

Manage Complex project timelines

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Bill L.

The Project Management software available

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Planning and Scheduling

Collaboration

Dependency and Milestone Tracking

Resource Management

Reporting

Workflow Management

Time & Expense Tracking

Document Management

Hierarchical Task Management

Budget Management

Mobile Access

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support