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Microsoft Project

8.7 /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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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

Francis C.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Gaming and Hospitality
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2020

Efficient in reliable project management processes

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Microsoft Project Online ensures resourceful project planning and execution where it integrates easily with business intelligence tools for enhanced usage at all times.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It offers core project management functionalities including Gantt Charts and this allows easier planning and execution of projects. Its agile and comes with a simple user-interface and this allows its usage across board for all organizations. It simplifies the tasks of our project execution and project managers allowing for easier scheduling of tasks and functions.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Sometimes the platform may not be favorable to small organizations due to high cost of usage and maintenance.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

The platform is the best in project management and it allows easier planning and execution of projects thus giving value for money in invested resources and funds.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Preet C.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2020

Effective solution for business management

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

I found below features most effective and useful in Microsoft Project Online are: 1) Easy to use interface. 2) Realtime Time tracking 3) Resource allocation is good for any type of project work. 4) Reminder notification is very helpful to manage all activities.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

1) Easy to manage work by making Gantt charts and by defining Critical path. 2) Project and Scope planning feature. 3) Agile methodology is the best part of Microsoft Project Online.

What do you dislike most about this product?

1) UI/UX improvement should be done by Microsoft Project Online. 2) It requires better documentation. 3) Hard for beginners or new developers. 4) It is a little bit expensive.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would highly recommend using Microsoft Project Online to manage all tasks of your projects easily. you can also maintain your business growth in that. you can improve your business strategy of work and finish work or project within the timeline.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

Krishna P.

Role: Operations
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2020

A great product!

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

It is a lot similar to other products that provide online project collaboration but what sets it apart is the ease of use!

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It is very intuitive and the help feature actually works!

What do you dislike most about this product?

They could be more innovative - take public's suggestions and do something with them.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would definitely give it a go!

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

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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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Project Portfolio Management - Enterprise

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Microsoft Project Reviews

Francis C.

Efficient in reliable project management processes

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Preet C.

Effective solution for business management

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Krishna P.

A great product!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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