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Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Project

Composite Score

8.7 /10

CX Score

9.0 /10

417 Reviews Write a Review

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

1
Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2
Since last award

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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

Daniel M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Finance
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2023

Powerful product, but a bit complex.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Its breadth and depth of features are very powerful.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Task management and dependency management

What do you dislike most about this product?

It's a very complex product and it would be nice if there was a way to have a more simple version.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Make sure you get the necessary level of training on the product.

Pros

Unique Features
Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Nicholas B.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

It provides in-depth view of project's progress.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Microsoft Project offers a range of tools and features that helps me to better plan and manage construction projects. It allows for the creation of detailed project timelines, resource allocation, and tracking of progress

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I use this software to manage construction projects from start to finish, by planning, scheduling, budgeting and tracking progress. I also use it to create detailed project timelines, assign tasks and resources, and monitor project performance.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It takes a lot of time and effort to set up and use effectively. Other than that, it has been a very useful tool.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

The platform offers a wide range of templates and add-ons that can be used to customize the software to the specific needs of the construction project. I highly recommend.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Sarah J.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Projecting Success: A Review of Microsoft Project.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Microsoft Project helps to reconcile financials and monitor the entire schedule, phases, and stages of projects, as well as the budgetary and financial schedule. This allows them to identify any potential issues and make adjustments as needed to stay within budget.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I use Microsoft Project to plan, schedule, and track progress on my projects. I can assign tasks, set deadlines, and monitor the status of each task in real-time. The software helps me create detailed project plans, timelines, and schedules. Resources input time sheets for official billing records into Project Online which allows for easy access and tracking of time spent on projects for billing purposes.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Microsoft Project is a complex platform to use, and it doesn't have a mobile app; so accessing project status may be difficult when members are moving.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

We primarily use Microsoft Project across the organization to manage multiple of subcontract jobs and to effectively allocate resources. It is easy to execute and control according to our requirements, and has contributed our in planning and delivering projects on time.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

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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

Daniel M.

Powerful product, but a bit complex.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Nicholas B.

It provides in-depth view of project's progress.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sarah J.

Projecting Success: A Review of Microsoft Project.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Mobile Access

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