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Microsoft Corporation

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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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Project won the following awards in the Task Management category

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0 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2023

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1 Top Rated Features

2022

Microsoft Project Ratings

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85 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

2
Since last award

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+85 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?

5% Negative

7% Neutral

88% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Respectful
Trustworthy
Transparent

Feature Ratings

Average 83

List Tasks

Due Dates

Drag and Drop Prioritization

Task Assignment

Task Status

Task Prioritization

Task Categorization

Dependencies

Calendar View

Add Notes

Add Attachments

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Microsoft Project Reviews

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

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

MS Project. Best value for ease of use

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Annah B.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Transportation
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

A Powerful Project Manager

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Microsoft Project is both affordable and functional making it unique

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like the ease of handling and managing tasks and projects. It's quite affordable and customization is easy

What do you dislike most about this product?

No serious issues. Microsoft Project had been great

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For business tasks and projects management as well as boosting productivity, I recommend Microsoft Project

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Trustworthy

Yatharth B.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Education
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Helpful in Tracking Project Task

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Microsoft Project user interface is best from all product and it can easily Integrate with Microsoft Ecosystem: Seamless integration with other Microsoft products like Excel, SharePoint which makes management easy.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Microsoft Project is useful for organizing and keeping a clear view of all the moving parts in a project around team work , project time management , splitting task among the team and tracking it.

What do you dislike most about this product?

the cost of license is a bit high for buying in microsoft project.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Microsoft Project allows us to break the work into tasks and sub-tasks each with resources, dependencies, start and end dates.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

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Microsoft Project Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+85 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

List Tasks Display outstanding tasks

Due Dates Ability to track due dates of tasks

Drag and Drop Prioritization Ability to re-order tasks using drag and drop

Task Assignment Ability to see task assignee

Task Status Ability to display current status of tasks

Task Prioritization Ability to assign a priority to tasks.

Task Categorization Ability to categorize tasks

Dependencies Ability to add dependencies to other tasks

Calendar View See tasks by due date in calendar view or Gantt view

Add Notes Ability to add free form notes to tasks

Add Attachments Ability to add attachments for tasks

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

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.

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.

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

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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.

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.

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 IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

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.

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Microsoft Project Reviews

MS Project. Best value for ease of use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Annah B.

A Powerful Project Manager

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Yatharth B.

Helpful in Tracking Project Task

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

List Tasks

Due Dates

Drag and Drop Prioritization

Task Assignment

Task Status

Task Prioritization

Task Categorization

Dependencies

Calendar View

Add Notes

Add Attachments

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement