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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

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Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

85 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.

+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

Maria K.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

A powerful Project Managment Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Microsoft Project is very easy to use and is quite intuitive when it comes to navigate through the tool. Its an equally effective tool for Agile and waterfall methodologies implementation. The tool in comparison to other differentiates in its productivity and usage.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The tool allows integration with other platforms. Gantt chart and graphical representation of data is a cool feature. It almost has everything of Microsoft 365 making it more useful.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The cost of the product is very high and could be unaffordable for many organizations. The tool has complexities which needs a complete training to overcome this learning curve.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would suggest this tool to experts who want to manage their project with efficiency and productivity. It is a lil pricey but the features it offers are highly in demand.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Trustworthy
Effective Service

Wasiullah W.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2024

Fantastic Project Management Software

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Its unique project management planning features differentiate it from other similar products

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of this product is the Gantt chart feature which is amazing for planning any type of project.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I don't dislike anything about this product,

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would highly recommend it to other project managers as it is a great tool for project planning.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Unique Features

Sasha R.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2024

A Data Analyst's Perspective on Ms Project

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Microsoft Project offers some serious muscle for managing complex projects with intricate dependencies

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I find the scenario planning capabilities in Microsoft Project incredibly valuable. It allows me to model different project outcomes based on various factors

What do you dislike most about this product?

Let's be honest, Microsoft Project has a bit of a reputation for a steep learning curve.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Microsoft Project offers unparalleled power and control If you're managing large-scale data analysis projects.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Effective Service
Saves Time

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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

Maria K.

A powerful Project Managment Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Wasiullah W.

Fantastic Project Management Software

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sasha R.

A Data Analyst's Perspective on Ms Project

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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