Microsoft Project
About Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project helps businesses plan projects and collaborate with one another from anywhere using tools such as task assignment, due-date tracking, dependency configuration, scheduling, business intelligence integration, and more. The solution helps users to streamline projects, resources, and portfolio management with integrated planning tools for project tracking. It is a flexible solution for project portfolio management (PPM) and everyday work, delivered through Office 365.
Project helps users execute projects using tools including built-in templates, familiar scheduling tools, and access to projects across devices to help project managers and teams stay productive. Businesses can evaluate and optimize project portfolios through seamless integration with Power BI, which provides advanced analytics and built-in reports.
Users can gain insight into how resources are used with features for resource management such as visual heat maps of capacity and resource usage, and robust resource analytics. With simplified task and time management, teams can enter updates from anywhere, offering greater executive oversight and facilitating global collaboration. The Project platform allows teams to utilize methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall, depending on their workflows and needs.
Key benefits of Microsoft Project
• Utilize the timeline functionality to visualize projects. The Team Planner allows users to view what’s coming up in the future and anticipate changes or potential problems.
• Enhance collaboration with the ability to copy project information to Office applications such as PowerPoint or email and save important plans and details to Office 365 or SharePoint.
• Setup projects and assign team members to them, set start and finish dates, add dependencies, and define durations.
• Integrate Project with Microsoft Power BI to create interactive dashboards based on project metrics and drill down on performance.
• Manage Agile projects within Microsoft Project using Scrum and Kanban boards, as well as custom workflows and methodologies.
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- Industry: Computer & Network Security
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Project Planning Made Easy
Reviewed on 23/10/2022
It is a beautiful Planning and Scheduling Tool that helps all size of organizations in carrying...
It is a beautiful Planning and Scheduling Tool that helps all size of organizations in carrying out/managing their day 2 day and long term projects.
Pros
If one knows the Planning and Scheduling Concepts, it is extremely easy to use this software to carry out planning/scheduling.
Cons
It has its own proprietary format. Though can be saved as PDF and shared but it would be better if it can be opened directly in different formats.
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Primavera UnifierReasons for Switching to Microsoft Project
It is simpler and less complex. Easy to configure and use.- Industry: Telecommunications
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Great Tool for Managing Projects
Reviewed on 3/10/2024
It’s really helpful for planning and managing projects, especially with the charts that show...
It’s really helpful for planning and managing projects, especially with the charts that show timelines clearly. Once I learned how to use it, I liked the features for tracking resources and generating reports.
Pros
how it helps you plan and organize projects effectively. The Gantt charts make it easy to see timelines and deadlines at a glance. It’s great for managing resources, so you can keep track of who’s working on what.
Cons
It can be a bit complicated for new users. The interface has a lot of features, which can feel overwhelming if you’re not familiar with project management tools.
- Industry: Mental Health Care
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
MS Project is good for what it is, but is still lacking in areas
Reviewed on 31/3/2023
We are managing projects across our whole agency. The big problem we can solve is being able to...
We are managing projects across our whole agency. The big problem we can solve is being able to view resource availability and project priority across all project simultaneously.
Pros
The myriad of features that it has when it comes to project management and tracking. At least if you have a single PM managing a whole project. It's possible to setup project with Sharepoint and PWA to allow for collaborative project access and the ability to share progress and having resources update tasks. There also tends to be a lot of plugins and support for Project.
Cons
The philosophy of MS Project is a little stuck in the past. There are too many project management software offerings between MS Project Desktop, Project Online, Planner that it's hard to decern what the use case is for each one. It would be great if they had some interaction between them. It would be amazing if Microsoft allowed planner tasks to roll up to Project tasks for updates.
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monday.comReasons for Switching to Microsoft Project
It's still an industry standard and our PM's are used to working in it.- Industry: Market Research
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
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Reviewed on 3/8/2024
its useful for organizing and keeping a clear view of all the moving parts in a project, making it...
its useful for organizing and keeping a clear view of all the moving parts in a project, making it easier to manage and complete
Pros
User-friendly interface, Organizing your projects, Time management made easy and do not have to spend so-much time and auto suggestion of several options for all Microsoft projects, Compatibility with other tools
Effective budget and cost management, Timely project completion
Great flexibility and custom fields, Progress tracking and reporting etc..
Another benefit of the MS Project is the fact it enables back up of files and documents and is cheaper to implement.
Cons
A major disadvantage is its not effort-able by the small enterprises & individual users
- Industry: Nonprofit Organisation Management
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
W.Aura Views on Ms Project Utilization
Reviewed on 24/9/2024
Pros
Microsoft Project allows me to save time by automating workflow in real-time.
Project and task management are the key features which I enjoy using.
Cons
Unfortunately, Microsoft Project does not encompass offline access and forms.
Microsoft Project FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Microsoft Project.Q. What type of pricing plans does Microsoft Project offer?
Microsoft Project offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$10.00/month
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Project Plan 1: $10.00 user/month Project Plan 3: $30.00 user/month Project Plan 5: $55.00 user/month Project Standard 2019: $620 (one-time license) Project Professional 2019: $1030 (one-time license)
Q. Who are the typical users of Microsoft Project?
Microsoft Project has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Microsoft Project support?
Microsoft Project supports the following languages:
Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
Q. Does Microsoft Project support mobile devices?
Microsoft Project supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does Microsoft Project integrate with?
Microsoft Project integrates with the following applications:
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft SharePoint, Skype for Business
Q. What level of support does Microsoft Project offer?
Microsoft Project offers the following support options:
FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Chat
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