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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86 Likeliness to Recommend
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95 Plan to Renew
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84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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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?
Pros
- Reliable
- Respectful
- Saves Time
- Enables Productivity
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Reporting
Workflow Management
Time & Expense Tracking
Document Management
Hierarchical Task Management
Budget Management
Mobile Access
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Microsoft Project Reviews
Olivia C.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Energy
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Nov 2022
Why you should use Microsoft Project
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?
It has the ability to filter complete and incomplete tasks. This makes Microsoft Project the best project manager as compared to other similar software.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I can change the background, color, font styles making my work easy and appealing. It's also easy to add recurring tasks. Microsoft Project automatically recalculates the downstream texts whenever I change the task dates.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Microsoft Project has a complicated user management making it time consuming. In addition, project deployment may require plenty of additional configuration.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I found Microsoft Project great for both large and small projects and even daily task management. It allows you to allocate proper time to projects making it easy for planning.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Unique Features
Jade R.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Construction
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Nov 2022
Stay on track while managing projects.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?
It is simple to use and very flexible. In addition, they strive to offer the best to their users by continuously enhancing it with more relevant features.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I love that I can easily schedule and plan our projects based on the number of team members available, effort needed and the duration of the project. In addition, it automates workflow helping me to save on time.
What do you dislike most about this product?
When sending files to clients they need to have a compatible format to access them. A part from that it is very efficient.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
They should give it a try. As a market manager, it has helped me to assign resources to tasks, manage budgets, develop schedules and analyze workloads. This ensures that I stay on track while achieving company goals.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Barret C.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Nov 2022
The best program to supervise massive projects
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?
Microsoft Project not only aids in the planning and management of my projects, but it also lets me monitor their development and finances. We use Microsoft Project for all of our project management, Project Online for all of our time tracking and billing, and Power BI for all of our financial reconciliation.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
For a long time, Microsoft Project has enjoyed widespread international adoption. Most people will be familiar with this program because it is the standard in the industry for managing projects. It comes packed with options, documentation, and free online education. Numerous users enjoy conversing with one another and sharing their insights and knowledge. Whether you're working on a research project at a university or a massive enterprise, it offers the tools you need to get the job done.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Not much can be said negatively about Microsoft Project. The program performs exactly what I need it to, and it's also quite simple to use; if anything, more personalization options would be welcome.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Microsoft Project is useful for large or medium-sized projects of any complexity level that adhere to established PM standards. Tools like Microsoft Planner and Workfront are ideal for managing temporary, small-scale projects with one or two people.
Pros
- Enables Productivity
- Security Protects
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
