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Microsoft Project

Composite Score
8.8 /10
CX Score
9.1 /10
Category
Microsoft Project
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 Project Management - Enterprise category

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Microsoft Project Ratings

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88 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

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87 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.

+91 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
6% Neutral
92% Positive

Pros

  • Respectful
  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Dependency and Milestone Tracking

86

Collaboration

85

Planning and Scheduling

85

Resource Management

84

Document Management

83

Budget Management

83

Hierarchical Task Management

83

Reporting

82

Workflow Management

82

Time & Expense Tracking

81

Mobile Access

81

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Ease of Implementation

85

Business Value Created

84

Availability and Quality of Training

83

Breadth of Features

83

Quality of Features

83

Vendor Support

82

Usability and Intuitiveness

82

Ease of Customization

82

Ease of IT Administration

82

Ease of Data Integration

81

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

81

Microsoft Project Reviews

Prikshit S.

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

Submitted Sep 2022

Project management is a piece of cake now

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Great in terms of Integrity and accountability since Microsoft is a trustworthy organization. You can easily manage the software development life cycle using this tool as a Project Manager.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

So many integrated tools that help you to design the way your implementation will be done by the development and testing team.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not easy to use for a layman and needs proper training and tutorials.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Helps keep the whole team on the same page as you can easily manage all the sprints. The developers and testers can work more efficiently.

Pros

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

Lindsey S.

  • Role: Human Resources
  • Industry: Media
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2022

The top program for overseeing huge projects

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

At our project- and deliverables-focused company, Microsoft Project Online serve as the core project management platform. All of our projects are planned in Microsoft Project, all of our resources log their hours worked for billing purposes in Project Online, and all of our finances are reconciled with the help of Project and Power BI.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Microsoft Project is useful for large or medium-sized projects of any complexity level that adhere to established PM standards. Workfront and Microsoft Planner are good options for managing small, temporary teams working on short-term projects.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Ability to easily implement variable pricing or seasonal adjustments. Still, the process of managing users is laborious and time-consuming. Deployment of complex projects may necessitate advanced settings setup in place of "out of the box" performance.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For many years, Microsoft Project has enjoyed widespread international adoption. In the realm of project management applications, it is by far the most popular and widely recognized. It comes packed with options, documentation, and free online education. Numerous users enjoy conversing with one another and sharing their insights and knowledge.

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Efficient Service
  • Saves Time
  • Over Delivered

Mario P.

  • Role: Operations
  • Industry: Retail
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2022

Overall, is a great tool for project management

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

I believe it is ideal for small to medium projects since it gives users control over a variety of characteristics and features, including flexible schedule configuration, reports on actual values in comparison to projections, and resource allocation tracking. It does not, however, allow you to gauge either the productivity of the workforce or the machinery.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

For the price, it offers an excellent range of tools. It is so simple to use that virtually anyone may adopt it and utilize it right away. The ability to access project plans essentially from anywhere with an internet connection, which is quite helpful for updating those plans while on the go.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Occasionally a little buggy, but only in the opinions of a few of our staff members. The user interface can be made better while possibly maintaining Office 365's design. When using this tool for smaller projects in smaller businesses than it may be meant for, it can occasionally feel overwhelming.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

In our business, Microsoft Project has been in use for a few years. It has been a fantastic software installation for increasing productivity. We choose Microsoft because we were confident that we would receive the highest quality standards. It contains many of the tools we use every day, such a working schedule and a resource planning tool. to plan a certain project where we are aware of the tasks to be completed in what order and how long each work will take. It is highly helpful for tracking how long a task is supposed to take versus how long it actually takes, for knowing the state of a project, and for communicating that status to client

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Caring
  • Over Delivered

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