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What is Microsoft Project?

Microsoft Project is a project management software. It provides core PM functionality, including agile workflow support and resource management. Project can be deployed in the cloud or on-premise.

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Microsoft Project Review

Rating: 5 out of 10
March 18, 2024
Vetted ReviewVerified User
Our company has a business that invests in land and then builds and sells houses on these plots. We use Microsoft Project for resource management and job tracking, especially ...
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Aybuke Aynur
Engineer - Research & Development
Business Development Architect
Folkart
Microsoft Project6 years of experience

App, Web, and Desktop Local Project Management

Rating: 8 out of 10
April 5, 2023
Vetted ReviewVerified User
Use : Project Monitoring, Scheduling, reporting Business Problem: To record project progress quantitatively and time consumption by getting data from third party contractors O...
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Verified user
Manager
Microsoft Project3 years of experience

A Workhorse for Scheduling

Rating: 10 out of 10
July 22, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use MS Project to manage multiple subcontract jobs. We have many workers and resources which need to be managed and distributed properly across our management team and work...
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Matthew Smith
Project Manager - Corporate
Estimator and Project Manager
Century Exteriors Inc
Microsoft Project2 years of experience

Effectiveness in planning new projects.

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 4, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Microsoft Project is the right software for all companies that want to maintain a general control of the projects they handle in the various areas of the company. For us, this...
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Sasha Brito
Director - Marketing
Marketing Director
GAL Real Estate
Microsoft Project2 years of experience

MS Project great tool for dedicated PM, less useful for casual users

Rating: 7 out of 10
May 30, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Microsoft Project is used across the organization in different areas to support high complexity projects that require a large number of steps and detailed control about resour...
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Javier Silva
Director - Information Technology
SR MGR MFG & SC IT
Vyaire Inc
Microsoft Project10 years of experience
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Pricing

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Project Plan 1

$10

On Premise
per user/per month

Project Plan 3

$30

On Premise
per user/per month

Project Plan 5

$55

On Premise
per user/per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Microsoft Project 2021 Overview And Features Walkthrough

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Features

Project Management

Project management software provides capabilities to streamline management of complex projects through task management, team collaboration and workflow automation

8.2
Avg 7.6

Professional Services Automation

Features that support professional services organizations

6.9
Avg 7.5
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Product Details

What is Microsoft Project?

Microsoft Project is a project management software. It provides core project management and planning functionality, including agile workflow tools like Gantt charts. The software provides prebuilt workflow and report templates for rapid deployment. Project also enables resource management and planning and integrates with BI tools and other 3rd party programs. It can be deployed in the cloud or on-premise.

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Microsoft Project Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Microsoft Project is a project management software. It provides core PM functionality, including agile workflow support and resource management. Project can be deployed in the cloud or on-premise.

Earliz and Cerri Work are common alternatives for Microsoft Project.

Reviewers rate Gantt Charts and Scheduling highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of Microsoft Project are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Microsoft Project Review

Rating: 5 out of 10
March 18, 2024
AA
Aybuke Aynur
Business Development Architect
Folkart (Construction, 201-500 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Project
6 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Our company has a business that invests in land and then builds and sells houses on these plots. We use Microsoft Project for resource management and job tracking, especially in construction works, in the management of this whole process.
Pros
  • connecting works as precursors and successors,
  • determining the critical path
Cons
  • A more effective collaboration with excel
  • user friendly interface
  • autorun for some data entry
Likelihood to Recommend
Since processes such as pre-construction design and project development are somewhat more human-related, the programs made in Microsoft Project may be delayed, but very accurate results can be obtained when machine equipment data and resource assignments are made for construction. I have witnessed many times that it correctly calculates the deviation of the result when the delays are processed and the program is updated.

App, Web, and Desktop Local Project Management

Rating: 8 out of 10
April 05, 2023
Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Utilities Company, 1001-5000 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Project
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Use : Project Monitoring, Scheduling, reporting
Business Problem: To record project progress quantitatively and time consumption by getting data from third party contractors Online
Product : Project Online bundled with Share point helps to record progress collaboratively online. With Custom Fields and Custom JS code approval flow, Quantity Schedule Format was designed.
Use Case: Turnkey Construction Projects around 700 Km radially geographically distributed needed to be tracked. Project Progress by Time Schedule and Quantity Schedule executed by third party is to be reported.
Pros
  • Scheduling of Tasks on time basis or on custom criteria
  • Collaborative Task Assignment and getting Progress Inputs Online
  • Road Maps, Numerous Reports help assess the projects
  • Readily available apps from Share point Store MS Office store are useful for extending the functionality of the product eg Custom Dashboards
Cons
  • Calculating Project Progress based on Custom Fields( which are used to measure Task Progress on Special Performance Criteria )
  • Simplifying CSOM and JSOM customization
  • Not limiting Support to Only Out of The Box features
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft Project Online is suited to Turnkey Projects where more Collaboration is required in Project Progress monitoring, risk assessment and conveying, issue recording and tracking. It is less appropriate when ERP Suites other than MS Dynamics are used, i.e when Enterprises need to integrate Finance / Accounting with It and having straight project management workflow

Effectiveness in planning new projects.

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
June 04, 2021
SB
Sasha Brito
Marketing Director
GAL Real Estate (Real Estate, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Project
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Microsoft Project is the right software for all companies that want to maintain a general control of the projects they handle in the various areas of the company. For us, this software has become very essential, because it has helped us to maintain an order in the planning and in the fulfillment of the tasks to be able to complete a specific project. In our Marketing work sector, it has become a very important software, since I have been able to plan projects, assign tasks for each employee in order to complement the project, review each of the tasks that my employees completed and I can also have a broad visualization of progress, performance and where my project is going. Microsoft Project is present in all areas of my company, it is the main project planning software of our entire company, and it has had a really remarkable success since it arrived in the area of ​​marketing. With this software I have been able to track the activities that my employees are carrying out, I can know which employee is behind schedule with the fulfillment of the tasks and it also allows me to see Gantt-type charts, which helps me to know much more exactly the trend of growth or decline of my project.
Pros
  • I love the Gantt Chart that Microsoft Project offers me, because it provides me with a view from various aspects, it provides me with exact details about the fulfillment of tasks over a period of time, it also allows me to make comparisons with the necessary data and the fulfilled data. by the employees, in order to know exactly if the project's expectations have been met.
  • I love the Gantt Chart that Microsoft Project offers me, because it provides me with a view from various aspects, it provides me with exact details about the fulfillment of tasks over a period of time, it also allows me to make comparisons with the necessary data and the fulfilled data by the employees, in order to know exactly if the project's expectations have been met.
  • The alert system for the fulfillment and delay of assignments is perfect. Microsoft Project allows me to configure the task system, I can assign the necessary tasks to fulfill the project, and the software alerts me immediately if the managers are fulfilling the assignments.
Cons
  • The main drawback encountered while using Microsoft Project is that it does not allow me to modify the template or the general user design. For me, the UI that this software has is quite simple, and I would like to apply different templates or modify the layout of my MS Project workspace, currently it is not possible.
  • Sometimes the software crashes suddenly, throwing an error code, and the software closes immediately. This has happened to me when I am going through the detailed reports on my gantt chart, it is not something that affects me that much, but I think they should fix it.
  • I have not had any other problems with Microsoft Project, it has been an exemplary software that has helped me to maintain a very good project planning in general.
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft Project is the perfect platform for medium and large companies. I do not recommend this software for small businesses, because all its functions in the work plans are high cost and this would cause the small business to not perform well in the use of MS Project in the long term. It is very easy to use software, it allows adding, modifying and eliminating all kinds of assignments and tasks for all employees, it allows monitoring the progress of all projects in real time and it also shows the gaps in the planned project. It has a very good performance, it does not take up many computer resources and all the information is stored in sync with the Office 365 service. It occasionally has crashing problems, but this is something that does not affect users as much.

A Workhorse for Scheduling

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
July 22, 2021
MS
Matthew Smith
Estimator and Project Manager
Century Exteriors Inc (Construction, 11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Project
2 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use MS Project to manage multiple subcontract jobs. We have many workers and resources which need to be managed and distributed properly across our management team and work sites. MS Project has helped us find holes and over-allocations of these things which in turn has made the company more efficient.
Pros
  • Extremely detailed in planning items.
  • Integrates with MS Planner.
  • Allows for multiple users to use and manager their jobs.
  • Properly manages resources.
Cons
  • Can be overwhelming to new users.
  • Can get lost in the details and miss the big planning picture.
  • Requires a lot of training.
Likelihood to Recommend
Overall I would recommend this program to other colleagues. However, I would ask what their intentions are, what they need to accomplish. Sometimes all you need is MS Planner or Excel but other times you might need MS Project. You want to be careful you're not trying to kill a fly with a sledge hammer. But MS Project can definitely get the job done.

MS Project great tool for dedicated PM, less useful for casual users

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized
May 30, 2021
JS
Javier Silva
SR MGR MFG & SC IT
Vyaire Inc (Information Technology & Services, 5001-10,000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Project
10 years of experience
View profile
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Microsoft Project is used across the organization in different areas to support high complexity projects that require a large number of steps and detailed control about resource utilization and multi-level project complexity. Due to the time commitment on using it it is not widely used for short term projects that are basically managed on different tools.
Pros
  • DETAILED PLANNING ON LARGE SCALE/COMPLEX PROJECTS. Task interactions dependencies.
  • Very detailed resource management. You're able to track across the projects the utilization of all of your resources.
  • Powerful cost management. You can track costs for your resources, for your individual tasks, and quickly update any additional cost requirements for the projects, map those costs against your budget and get a detailed report of your burn rate to mitigate possible budget risks.
Cons
  • Complexity. With great power and flexibility comes a high level of complexity that makes some of the more advanced features very difficult to use on a day-to-day basis. i.e. being able to get several calendars integrated into a project for different kinds of resources is great but it takes a long time to get a handle on that and make it work for you.
  • Unless you have an MS Project Server setup and all of the team members licensed with an MS Project Account working on a project are limited to those PMs and collaborators with a full license even for minor updates.
  • The tools to present projects to other team members and present updates have not been updated to reflect the needs of the current PM, every view and presentation has to be manually cured to be presentable to the board and that is a very time consuming process.
  • Changing status, colors or updating items automatically based on dates or other tasks is out of the question unless you really have a full set of VBA knowledge and the time to make it happen.
Likelihood to Recommend
If you have a large project with a large number of stakeholders, many resources, and the need to keep detailed costs controls for the enterprise then this is the tool for you, not only you're able to define a very large number of fields to help you manage your project but the default fields on the application are certainly going to help you move forward with tracking control of resources, costs and burn rates on your projects.

If on the other hand, you have less than 50 tasks and two or three stakeholder or members on your team then the MS Project is definitely overkill because it demands the full attention of the PM for extended periods of time to make sure that the information is relevant.
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