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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

95 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2
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.

+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
Enables Productivity
Saves Time

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Planning and Scheduling

Collaboration

Resource Management

Dependency and Milestone Tracking

Document Management

Workflow Management

Hierarchical Task Management

Reporting

Time & Expense Tracking

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 Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

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Microsoft Project Reviews

Jeff L.

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

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Submitted Oct 2023

Good project management platform.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

It is distinct from other programs due to the level of difficulty it might present, which necessitates an understanding of the functioning tool.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

While Microsoft Project is a great tool for managing projects, whether or not to use it will ultimately come down to factors like scope and cost.

What do you dislike most about this product?

A complicated tool that must first be instructed on, in addition to being compatible only with Windows operating systems.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This software comes highly recommended from me because of how well organized and straightforward its interface is. It's quite user-friendly, providing tutorials and instructions to get you started.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Unique Features
Efficient Service

Nick R.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2023

Good project management tool but could improve

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Ability to store local copies of project plan's and is widely used. Plan's can be exported into various format's

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The plan's can be duplicated to fit other projects, easy to add new tasks and dependencies has a lot of features

What do you dislike most about this product?

Sometimes too many features, planning can be difficult when its not clear what tasks could be impacting others and sometimes days not not add up which takes a lot of time to identify the cause.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Trial the software and understand what features you need from Project and to assess if you need everything it offers.

Pros

Caring
Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Rene W.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2023

Tricky to understand fully, can be overwhelming

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

I have only had exposure to MS project / PWA and connot comment on how it compares.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Being able to connect it to PBI for senior management reporting and dashboards. A wealth of data is available in the tool, and provided it is set up and used correctly it is extremely effective at tracking programme or project statuses.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The breadth of fields to use can be overwhelming, and where sharepoint connects to the schedule for document tracking I feel that the access reporting falls over a bit. It is unclear who retains access to a project container once users are removed from the build team. In addition, if a project must be closed, removing access from the project schedule impacts the timesheet data, but not the sharepoint element, making it a very messy experience from a project governance perspective. This is particularly true when trying to remove access to prevent unintended document changes post project.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ensure that your organisation has a clear understanding of it's project governance as well as a medium tern roadmap to ensure the build / implementation does not stall due to poor planning. In addition, your organisation will need to understand the skills of those running the projects versus the system capability and ensure a balanced approach is found. Also ensure that stakeholders from all areas are included, as early feedback in input is critical in successful delivery. If you can achieve this, BAU will be simple and painless

Pros

Security Protects
Respectful
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

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Microsoft Project Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jeff L.

Good project management platform.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Nick R.

Good project management tool but could improve

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Rene W.

Tricky to understand fully, can be overwhelming

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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