Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Project

Composite Score

8.7 /10

CX Score

8.8 /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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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Project won the following awards in the Task Management category

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3 Top Rated Features

2023

0 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2022

Microsoft Project Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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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

2
Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

3
Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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.

+87 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?

4% Negative

9% Neutral

87% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Respectful
Trustworthy
Transparent

Feature Ratings

Average 84

List Tasks

Drag and Drop Prioritization

Task Assignment

Due Dates

Task Status

Task Prioritization

Task Categorization

Dependencies

Calendar View

Shared Task List

Add Notes

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Microsoft Project Reviews

Ricardo T.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Dec 2023

Good product but needs improvement

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

It's a stand-alone desktop tool to manage projects. You can use it offline even.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It works very well after you understand how to use it.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Feels very outdated.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are used to dealing with Microsoft products like Word or Excel, you'll be at home.

Pros

Respectful
Reliable
Trustworthy
Caring

Cons

Inhibits Innovation
Slower Product Innovation
Less Performance Enhancing

christian c.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Great for planning and capacity management.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Great for planning and capacity management. Integration with time tracking still a bit complex.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

High level planning, dependcy management and cacity planning. Gatt charts as well.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Lack of Agile features and time tracking

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Evaluate the product considering the global project management workflow including time tracking as well as Agile management if relevant.

Pros

Effective Service
Saves Time
Client Friendly Policies
Altruistic

Anuj S.

Role: Public Sector
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Nov 2023

Manage Tasks Accordingly Made Easy

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Its very easy to use and makes us help in doing the project before deadline. We assign the work to the different staff members and they do the work accordingly.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The planning, managing and even setting up the project are some of my favorite aspects of using Microsoft Project.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing to dislike in it.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I highly recommend you this software due to its clean user interface.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Microsoft Project Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

2 Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

3 Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+87 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

List Tasks Display outstanding tasks

Drag and Drop Prioritization Ability to re-order tasks using drag and drop

Task Assignment Ability to see task assignee

Due Dates Ability to track due dates of tasks

Task Status Ability to display current status of tasks

Task Prioritization Ability to assign a priority to tasks.

Task Categorization Ability to categorize tasks

Dependencies Ability to add dependencies to other tasks

Calendar View See tasks by due date in calendar view or Gantt view

Shared Task List Ability to share a list with a team and have multiple team members edit the task list

Add Notes Ability to add free form notes to tasks

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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Microsoft Project Reviews

Ricardo T.

Good product but needs improvement

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

christian c.

Great for planning and capacity management.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Anuj S.

Manage Tasks Accordingly Made Easy

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

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