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Microsoft Project

Overview

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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Pricing

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Project Server

$0

On Premise

Planner Plan 1

$10

Cloud
per month per user

Planner Plan 1

$10

Cloud
per month per user

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.microsoft.com/en…

Offerings

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

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $10 per month per user
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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

8.9
Avg 7.6

Professional Services Automation

Features that support professional services organizations

9.5
Avg 7.5
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Product Details

What is Microsoft Project?

Microsoft Project is a project management software that helps users plan, execute, and monitor projects effectively. It includes features for managing tasks, allocating resources and budgeting. With integration into Microsoft 365, it supports real-time collaboration and data sharing. The advanced reporting and analytics tools allow users to track progress and make data-driven decisions.​

With Microsoft Project, users can plan projects with dynamic scheduling based on effort needed, project duration, and allotted team members. Suitable for projects of any size, Microsoft Project offers flexible deployment options, both cloud-based and on-premises, catering to a wide range of organizational needs.​

Microsoft Project Features

Project Management Features

  • Supported: Task Management
  • Supported: Resource Management
  • Supported: Gantt Charts
  • Supported: Scheduling
  • Supported: Team Collaboration
  • Supported: Support for Agile Methodology
  • Supported: Support for Waterfall Methodology
  • Supported: Change request and Case Management
  • Supported: Budget and Expense Management

Professional Services Automation Features

  • Supported: Quotes/estimates
  • Supported: Project & financial reporting

Additional Features

  • Supported: Work Management
  • Supported: OKRs

Microsoft Project Integrations

Microsoft Project Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesGlobal
Supported LanguagesArabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish, Swedish

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.

Microsoft Project starts at $10.

monday.com, Smartsheet, and Atlassian Jira are common alternatives for Microsoft Project.

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

The most common users of Microsoft Project are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Comparisons

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Reviews From Top Reviewers

(1-5 of 108)

An easy to use planning and project management tool

Rating: 8 out of 10
November 18, 2016
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Project
3 years of experience
I had used MS Project to schedule the activities of a construction project during my internship at the University of Texas at Austin. It was used across the board. It's fairly easy to use and understand.
  • Easy to use.
  • Clean interface.
Cons
  • Doesn't have capabilities like Primavera.
  • It's at a very basic level.
  • No customizable capabilities.
It's perfect for small projects with limited resource allocation and not many types of resources.

Best Scheduling Software... Easy to Use, Manage, & Implement

Rating: 10 out of 10
February 03, 2020
KS
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Project
5 years of experience
Microsoft Project is used daily at the company I work for. It is utilized for both our project schedules and our bid schedules. The program allows us to track the project progress, delays, issues, review times, and many other project details. The majority of the time, Microsoft Project is utilized by our project managers. Also, our quality control department and estimating department use the program occasionally.
  • Easy to use
  • Easy to update / change / manage
Cons
  • More templates available
  • Help section could be more descriptive (use photos)
Microsoft Project is very well suited for any size construction company. It is so easy to use and easy to manipulate, change, update. It is so much better than other scheduling software available. The Gantt chart is excellent and easy to read. Most people are familiar with this program, so it makes it easy to discuss and share throughout the project duration. An excellent tool for any project!

MS Project, an Easy to Use Tool to benefit from Project Management Methodologies

Rating: 8 out of 10
February 01, 2018
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Project
8 years of experience
MS Project is used to track fairly complex drug development projects. Typically these projects run over multiple years and have hundreds of interlinked and interdependent activities across a multitude of functional groups. MS Project serves as the universal tool by which project team members and management can monitor project progress, identify obstacles early on to take corrective actions.
  • Easy set up for a project and additions/deletions of activities is straightforward
  • Interfaces well to many other Microsoft programs
  • The basic feature set is easily accessed by any user quite easily. More advanced functionalities are accessible to those who need them
Cons
  • Server additions are costly and needed for true sharing between local users
  • Printing functionalities and flexibility need to be enhanced to better window section of project plans to print
  • Tiered training programs would enhance broader utilization within organizations
Complex multi-step, multi-year projects. It also works well for shorter project programs. The cloud functionality via MS Office 365 is very good and is frequently updated. However, the stand-alone and/or server-based programs are infrequently updated providing this group of users at a disadvantage to others.

Microsoft Project: To Use Or Not To Use?

Rating: 8 out of 10
October 09, 2018
FA
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Project
3 years of experience
I was introduced to Microsoft Project the first time in about 2003, while working as a Project Manager for L-3 Communication Systems. The training was left mostly to the latitude of each Project Manager. Microsoft Excel was considered an acceptable safety net, being used extensively in the past. Personally, I used 'Microsoft Project 2000 Step-by-Step'. The learning curve was average for Sciex as an independent contractor, tasked to oversee all steps required to complete the upgrading of two legacy projects and turning them into being RoHS-compliant (RoHS - Restrictions of Hazardous Substances). Sciex is specialized in the design and manufacturing of medical instrumentation. The two projects I was involved with were mass spectrometers. Project was used widely across the company for all projects having a start day and estimated completion day, as recommended by Project Management techniques. The first task that I took upon myself was to estimate the best way to ensure a completion of the project in time since a rather artificial due date was already in place. I proceeded to create a task list followed by a work breakdown structure and as a result, I requested the addition of two additional members to the team, since while the budget was relatively generous, the time constraints were not. Also, I requested from the management to intervene with another company, operating as a sub-contractor to Sciex, to make an effort and beef-up their team. We finished within the budget and schedule.
  • Microsoft Project allows users to input a large and varied amount of detail pertinent to a specific project and then creates numerous varied out reports, as per the specific needs of a certain user working on that project.
  • Microsoft Project is very flexible in relation to the familiarity of a specific user with the Project. Someone with very little knowledge of Project can still input some data and receive some useful reports, without using the whole capability of the package.
  • Project allows a varied types of data to be inputted, such as definition of various subtasks related to the project, time information about the original estimates for tasks and the actual figures, monetary information about the cost of all items required to complete a project (such as rate per hour of specific participants working of a project, cost of equipment to be bought or rented, cost of materials required for project execution, etc).
  • A Project Manager very conversant with Project can get a very large number of reports, each one for a specific need.
Cons
  • The Project software package, while being very powerful, it also has a rather lengthy learning curve. A fresh Project Manager which didn't use Project before (due to being in a different role, or using until now a different project management tool) and put in charge of a project having as a requirement the utilization of Microsoft Project for a new project starting very soon, will have a hard time to assimilate all aspects of the package, if he wants to take advantage of Project's full capabilities.
  • While not being exaggerated, the cost of the software package is relatively high (around $650.00) This is maybe not a lot for a company needing one or two packages, but is relevant to a company needing to procure 20 packages.
  • I would like to see more specialty books pertinent to Project. 'Leaning Microsoft Project Step-by-Step' issued by Microsoft themselves and used by me when I started learning Project is a bit cumbersome, unlike other books in their series for Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.
Project is very well suited for large projects involving numerous personnel, equipment and materials,and expected to take many months or even years to completion. Also, it is useful when the stakeholders of the project are rather different in their capacity and require rather different types of reports (strictly financial reports, slippage in schedule and how the schedule can be brought back, etc.)

On the other hand, a company specializing in projects that are relatively simple and only have a span of a few weeks or a couple of months would be better off adopting a simpler Project Management tool, one that costs less and has a much shorter learning curve.

To use or not - Microsoft Project

Rating: 8 out of 10
July 16, 2015

Microsoft Project is the primary scheduling tool used within the Data Center Project Management team. Microsoft Project can be used to show an accurate timeline of how long it takes for projects to progress through a defined project provisioning process.

Other departments within my company are also utilizing Microsoft Project as their primary scheduling tool. Reports can also be generated within the tool. Output can further provide management with accurate visions of project status.

  • Microsoft Project is used for project planning. It allows you to list all tasks needed to complete a project.
  • Microsoft Project allows you to assign resources to any tasks within your plan.
  • Microsoft Project allows you to set project durations for any tasks within your project.
  • Microsoft has the best support when needed. As this is critical when issues arise that are unresolvable. Reliability of support is important when deadlines are due.
Cons
  • Learning the tool can be somewhat cumbersome if you don't spend quality time using it. I find that the more one uses it the more comfortable it seems. The more familiarity gained, the more usage of features within the tool.
  • Compatibility issues can be an problem. All users must have Microsoft Project installed in order to take full advantage of the complete project plan.
  • Cost can be a disadvantage for some environments. As licensing can be expensive depending on the required features.
Microsoft Project serves it's purpose within my work environment. The primary usage is project planning and scheduling. It gives a very controlled way to manage the work.
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