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Microsoft Project

Composite Score

8.8 /10

CX Score

9.1 /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 Project Management - Enterprise category

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2 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

0 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2024

Microsoft Project Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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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.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

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

Collaboration

Planning and Scheduling

Resource Management

Hierarchical Task Management

Document Management

Budget Management

Reporting

Workflow Management

Time & Expense Tracking

Mobile Access

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

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Microsoft Project Reviews

Swati Bhardwaj S.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

Good and reliable tool with MS trust

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Being MS product it is easier to inter operate with other MS products

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

gantt charts and easy way for showing project status using dashboards

What do you dislike most about this product?

nothing to dislike but it can be improved with more better formats for dashboards to make it more presentable

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

try to get few license through MS during initial MS suite purchase

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Caring

Cons

Less Effective Service

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

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

A simple way to keep track of tasks.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

Osama B.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

Efficient Project Management and Strategic Plannin

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

The greatest benefit of Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) is its extensive project management features, which let businesses effectively plan, monitor, and oversee projects from inception to completion. The benefits of implementing PPM include improved cooperation, consolidated visibility, and strategic alignment across portfolios and projects.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to create and manage projects, define tasks, setup timelines and track progress.

What do you dislike most about this product?

it feels complex for new users. Need some learning and adaptation which can be time consuming. User interface - less intuitive and less appealing. Cost is another significant factor for small organisation. Integration limitation with third party applications.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Highly Recommended for Project Managers.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

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Microsoft Project Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 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

Dependency and Milestone Tracking Ability to define project development stages and task dependencies while setting milestones to mark specific points in a project

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Planning and Scheduling Includes milestones, tasks and resource assignments (can also include WBS and CPM).

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

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

Budget Management Includes financial planning, cost management, and payroll budgeting.

Reporting Straightforward data storage with ability to create reports easily. Able to easily modify and build dashboards for real-time updates on KPI's and timelines.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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

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Microsoft Project Reviews

Swati Bhardwaj S.

Good and reliable tool with MS trust

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

A simple way to keep track of tasks.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Osama B.

Efficient Project Management and Strategic Plannin

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Dependency and Milestone Tracking

Collaboration

Planning and Scheduling

Resource Management

Hierarchical Task Management

Document Management

Budget Management

Reporting

Workflow Management

Time & Expense Tracking

Mobile Access

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration