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Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft Project
For complicated projects and those that are mission critical for an organization, it provides the discipline to complete project management tasks. If a company is worried about scope creep or scope risk, MS Project will be an aide to track progress, add steps, report to senior leadership and get into the weeds while also providing a summary for senior folks.

Verified User
Executive in Finance and Accounting
Education Management Company, 10,001+ employeesProjectManager.com
ProjectManager.com is a very helpful tool for managing any job, no matter the size or scheduled length to completion. But it is also another added step in the process. So you either have to implement it as part of your standard operating procedure, or you may not utilize it to its full potential.

Verified User
Project Manager in Other
Construction Company, 51-200 employeesFeature Rating Comparison
Project Management
Microsoft Project
8.0
ProjectManager.com
8.2
Task Management
Microsoft Project
8.6
ProjectManager.com
9.0
Resource Management
Microsoft Project
8.6
ProjectManager.com
8.0
Gantt Charts
Microsoft Project
9.0
ProjectManager.com
8.0
Scheduling
Microsoft Project
8.7
ProjectManager.com
8.0
Workflow Automation
Microsoft Project
7.6
ProjectManager.com
9.0
Team Collaboration
Microsoft Project
7.6
ProjectManager.com
9.0
Support for Agile Methodology
Microsoft Project
7.4
ProjectManager.com
7.0
Support for Waterfall Methodology
Microsoft Project
7.8
ProjectManager.com
7.0
Document Management
Microsoft Project
8.1
ProjectManager.com
9.0
Email integration
Microsoft Project
7.9
ProjectManager.com
9.0
Mobile Access
Microsoft Project
7.2
ProjectManager.com
7.0
Timesheet Tracking
Microsoft Project
7.9
ProjectManager.com
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Change request and Case Management
Microsoft Project
7.9
ProjectManager.com
8.0
Budget and Expense Management
Microsoft Project
8.1
ProjectManager.com
8.0
Professional Services Automation
Microsoft Project
8.0
ProjectManager.com
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Quotes/estimates
Microsoft Project
8.0
ProjectManager.com
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Invoicing
Microsoft Project
7.6
ProjectManager.com
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Project & financial reporting
Microsoft Project
8.3
ProjectManager.com
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Integration with accounting software
Microsoft Project
8.2
ProjectManager.com
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Pros
Microsoft Project
- It is part of Office365 subscription. The look and feel is similar to other tools like excel. Helps in creating project plans, Gantt charts, work break down structures etc.
- Helps in resource allocation and tracking the projects. There is an option to use it to capture timesheets too.
- Helps project managers in producing weekly status reports and integrates well with other collaboration tools like Skype, sharepoint etc.
Oracle Cloud Procure to Pay Consultant
KPMG USReal Estate, 5001-10,000 employees
ProjectManager.com
- Creating job schedules and milestones, which we provide to our clients as well as our vendors.
- A one stop shop for downloading/uploading any job/site specific documents (issues, daily reports, photos, signoffs, etc.).
- Real time communication with your clients. As soon as an issue has been raised within ProjectManager.com, everyone attached to that job with get an email notification of what has been communicated or what document has been uploaded.

Verified User
Project Manager in Other
Construction Company, 51-200 employeesCons
Microsoft Project
- Remote work can be challenging - as Project must be downloaded to a specific computer.
- Upgrading to the top of the line version can feel like a requirement. There is a lot of functionality that is not available unless in the most expensive pay-tiers.
- Microsoft Project can be extremely expensive on a per user basis. Other tools can be much more cost-effective - especially for more basic project management needs.
Process Optimization Analyst
QuadPrinting, 10,001+ employees
ProjectManager.com
- Creating the schedule is probably the most "difficult" function to get used to. Linking each scope to one another and using different dates for each day can get a little confusing as it is relatively easy to break the links if you were to change the dates. If you have a schedule for a job that is 2 months long; if you revise your schedule to include a date change, if the link is broken it will not update the rest of the dates and remaining scopes. So you would have to figure out where the link has been broken within the schedule, or go through and change the remaining dates by hand.

Verified User
Project Manager in Other
Construction Company, 51-200 employeesLikelihood to Renew
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project 10.0
Based on 2 answers
I like using Microsoft Project. It simplifies building a schedule

Verified User
Supervisor in Other
Construction Company, 201-500 employeesProjectManager.com
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Usability
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project 8.0
Based on 6 answers
Microsoft Project was for many years the reference tool when you were talking about project management software, even if it has some gaps. However, in the last several years, other tools emerged and covered those gaps and are getting more and more users. Microsoft needs to keep up with the trends as they did with adding Project Server. However, that needs a significant rework.
Senior Software Development Manager
eSiliconSemiconductors, 501-1000 employees
ProjectManager.com
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project 8.2
Based on 38 answers
I’m giving MS Project an 8 because in general this is a solid scheduling program. It’s definitely designed with the professional in mind, and they have done well preparing the program to integrate with their other Microsoft products. The program is a workhorse so if you have serious scheduling needs then I would highly recommend MS Project.
Estimator and Project Manager
Century Exteriors IncConstruction, 11-50 employees
ProjectManager.com
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project 5.0
Based on 1 answer
I wasn't part of it so I don't know

Verified User
Supervisor in Other
Construction Company, 201-500 employeesProjectManager.com
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft Project
Trello and Wrike are cheaper alternatives, but I do not consider them true project management software. They can certainly work to organize tasks, and they are collaborative, which is something MS Project lacks, but they lack the depth and, in my opinion, the actually necessary features of a project management tool. Trello doesn't even have a Gantt Chart natively, it requires an add-on.
Project Manager
Mainstay TechnologiesInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
ProjectManager.com
We have not used any other project management software since using ProjectManager.com.

Verified User
Project Manager in Other
Construction Company, 51-200 employeesReturn on Investment
Microsoft Project
- On the projects that I dealt with, Project had a positive impact on the overall business objective, allowing realistic estimates of the duration, personnel, equipment and materials extremely important for the preparations of responses to RFQs (Request for Quotations), ensuring that the company is not capturing a contract for work that the company is very well capable of performing, however, due to a bad quotation, is not going to realize any profit.
- Once a contract is awarded, Project again had a positive impact, by allowing the construction of a correct WBS (Work Breakdown Structure), the personnel requirements, the identification of critical paths, the budget to be allocated and the creation of work orders (WOs) used by team members for weekly reporting of the hours expanded on the project , the purchase of equipment sufficiently in advance of the date when it will be needed and the identification of specific personnel required to be assigned to the project team, as per they specific skillset, and also when each member must start working on specific segments of the overall Work Breakdown Structure.
- Once the project started, Project was invaluable in monitoring the actual progress of the project in comparison with the very initial schedule and its milestones, the identification of slippage and enhancing an early advance for the formulation of solutions required in order to pull the schedule back.
- Project also was highly beneficial in creating practically automated financial reports of expenditures to date, such reports being of high on the priority list of higher up management.
Component Engineering Consultant
DMJ Technical ServicesDefense & Space, 1-10 employees
ProjectManager.com
No answers on this topic
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Microsoft Project
—Pricing Details
Microsoft Project
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Microsoft Project Editions & Modules
Edition
Project Plan 1 | $101 |
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Project Plan 3 | $301 |
Project Plan 5 | $551 |
- per user/per month
Additional Pricing Details
—ProjectManager.com
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
$15*
* per person
ProjectManager.com Editions & Modules
Edition
Personal | $151 |
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Team | $201 |
Business | $251 |
- Per User per Month