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Microsoft Project

Composite Score
8.7 /10
CX Score
8.8 /10

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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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

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94 Plan to Renew

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83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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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

87

Drag and Drop Prioritization

86

Task Assignment

85

Due Dates

85

Task Status

85

Task Prioritization

84

Task Categorization

84

Dependencies

82

Calendar View

82

Shared Task List

81

Add Notes

81

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Quality of Features

84

Business Value Created

82

Ease of Implementation

82

Availability and Quality of Training

80

Ease of Data Integration

80

Vendor Support

80

Usability and Intuitiveness

80

Ease of IT Administration

80

Breadth of Features

80

Ease of Customization

77

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

76

Microsoft Project Reviews

Sheetal L.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Healthcare
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2021

Easy to use Project Management software

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Microsoft projects is time tested project management software available in the market since past few decades. Most project managers in the market are profecient with this product. I created my first Gantt charts in this product. It evolved over years and became more feature rich and user friendly over the years.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It is easy to use and tightly integrated with other microsoft products.The learning curve is less steep. I personally trained many people on this product.

What do you dislike most about this product?

More collaboration tools within a team can be added to this product. The product has many features which most people do not know. Microsoft has to make an effort to educate people on important features.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

A great product for any organizations.Most Project managers are already familiar with this product. In our company we hire project managers from the market and from day one the project managers are able to use Microsoft projects and deliver the results.I highly recommend this product.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Ikki P.

  • Role: Student Academic
  • Industry: Other
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2021

Project planning and monitoring tool

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Microsoft Project's activity management feature provides complete visibility even if you are managing multiple projects. To help me simplify the project planning phase of your activities, it offers familiar scheduling tools like Gantt charts to help you speed up the process.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

About Microsoft Project I like its extensive integrations, such as SharePoint, Excel, Teams and Office 365: it is a great selling point for companies that mainly use MS Office and Outlook.

What do you dislike most about this product?

MS Project is a fantastic project management software with just the right features to make our projects the best.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend MS Project's workflow feature as it helps you model various scenarios to map out the best project path. This allows you to identify and prioritize tasks and projects that are urgent or important. With Microsoft Project, you can increase the productivity of your business with its project workflow feature.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Traylor H.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2021

Team collaboration tool

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Microsoft Project is a Microsoft product designed as a project management tool for all types and sizes of companies. It enables teams to schedule projects, define tasks and assign them to members, and keep track of ongoing assignments. Microsoft Project helps teams budget and estimate project costs. They can determine the cost performance of projects by using 'Earned Value Analysis'. Users can make detailed reports on staffing levels and project execution. The software can be deployed on premises or in the cloud and comes with mobile integrations for use on the go.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Planning and Scheduling: Microsoft Project ensures projects are completed on time by specifying how and when a task must be completed. Helps users prioritize tasks and focus on the most important issues first. Its task management capability allows users to define activities and how to perform them. Users can take advantage of the team calendar to receive notifications of upcoming meetings and synchronization of work schedules.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Microsoft Project does not offer Scrum Support.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Choosing the right project management software for your team takes a lot of thought, but it all comes down to a product with features that meet the needs of your business. Smaller teams and individual users can opt for Asana due to its free plan.

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Trustworthy
  • Caring

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