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Microsoft Project

8.6 /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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84 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 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?

3% Negative

9% Neutral

88% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Respectful
Acts with Integrity
Saves Time

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Planning and Scheduling

Collaboration

Dependency and Milestone Tracking

Resource Management

Hierarchical Task Management

Workflow Management

Document Management

Time & Expense Tracking

Reporting

Budget Management

Mobile Access

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

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Microsoft Project Reviews

Jucilayne A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Effective Service
Saves Time

Amir N.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

More scheduling and costing features. Detailed Gantt Charts

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Allows VBA automation. Flowless integration with Excel & Visio

What do you dislike most about this product?

High learning curve. Not intuitive tool (compered to Jira)

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Evaluate if you really need a tool with so much capability

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Guo R.

Role: Finance
Industry: Finance
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Reliable Product

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

I appreciate that Microsoft Project is scalable and can accommodate projects of varying sizes and complexities, allowing our financial company to adapt to changing business needs and project requirements over time.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Microsoft Project offers customization options for project plans, reports, and templates, allowing us to tailor them to fit the specific needs and processes of our financial company, which I see as a significant advantage.

What do you dislike most about this product?

While Microsoft Project is powerful for project managers, I am concerned that it may be overly complex for non-project management personnel involved in financial planning, potentially causing confusion and inefficiencies.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

To maximize the benefits of Microsoft Project for financial planning within our company, I recommend providing training and support to employees, ensuring they are proficient in leveraging its project management capabilities effectively.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

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84 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Microsoft Project Reviews

Jucilayne A.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Amir N.

Fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Guo R.

Reliable Product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Planning and Scheduling

Collaboration

Dependency and Milestone Tracking

Resource Management

Hierarchical Task Management

Workflow Management

Document Management

Time & Expense Tracking

Reporting

Budget Management

Mobile Access

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support