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.
App, Web, and Desktop Local Project Management
Business Problem: To record project progress quantitatively and time consumption by getting …
Planning is a breeze with Microsoft Project
Moved away but came right back!
The best software for managing large projects
Strong, established tool for traditional planning, need more for today's projects
Project lifecycle managed with Microsoft project.
The best project management solution hands down.
A Workhorse for Scheduling
Effectiveness in planning new projects.
MS Project great tool for dedicated PM, less useful for casual users
Microsoft Project review from scheduling and cost management standpoint
Very efficient corporate tool for companies with Microsoft based IT
Project planning and management at its best
Jiho's Microsoft Project Review on 2021/05/20
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Popular Features
- Gantt Charts (103)9.999%
- Scheduling (105)9.999%
- Task Management (106)9.090%
- Resource Management (103)6.969%
Reviewer Pros & Cons
Pricing
Project Plan 1
$10
Project Plan 3
$30
Project Plan 5
$55
Entry-level set up fee?
- No setup fee
Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Product Demos
Microsoft Project 2021 Overview And Features Walkthrough
Features
Project Management
Project management software provides capabilities to streamline management of complex projects through task management, team collaboration and workflow automation
- 9Task Management(106) Ratings
This includes the ability to plan, track, collaborate and report on tasks.
- 6.9Resource Management(103) Ratings
Resource management is workload planning to maximize resources.
- 9.9Gantt Charts(103) Ratings
Gantt charts are charts that show tasks or events along the y-axis displayed against time along the x-axis.
- 9.9Scheduling(105) Ratings
Scheduling capabilities allow users to set schedules on tasks, and create timelines and milestones.
- 8.5Workflow Automation(82) Ratings
Workflow automation is the ability to route work requests along an approval process automatically.
- 7.6Team Collaboration(95) Ratings
Team collaboration capabilities let team members work directly with each other and provide team updates.
- 7.6Support for Agile Methodology(79) Ratings
Agile is a time boxed, iterative approach to development that builds software incrementally instead of trying to deliver it all at once near the end.
- 8.1Support for Waterfall Methodology(79) Ratings
Waterfall methodology is a tradition development method that is linear and sequential.
- 7.2Document Management(76) Ratings
Document management provides for centralized management of all project documents.
- 6.1Email integration(81) Ratings
Email integration allows work requests to be made directly from email.
- 7.9Mobile Access(66) Ratings
Mobile access is the ability to access the software from a smartphone or tablet.
- 8.4Timesheet Tracking(72) Ratings
Timesheet tracking is the ability to track all billable and non-billable hours for each project.
- 8.4Change request and Case Management(62) Ratings
Change request and change management enables tracking of all customer requests including priority and timeframe.
- 6.2Budget and Expense Management(82) Ratings
Budget and expense management provides the capability to track all expenses by employee or department and link them back to department. It also enables hourly rates to be set.
Professional Services Automation
Features that support professional services organizations
- 7Quotes/estimates(53) Ratings
Ability to create, manage and send project fee proposals to customers
- 7Invoicing(44) Ratings
Ability to create, manage and send invoices to clients during or after completion of a project
- 6.9Project & financial reporting(73) Ratings
Ability to analyze project and financial data based on custom criteria to gather insights and improve business performance
- 6.9Integration with accounting software(49) Ratings
Real-time, two-way sync with accounting or financial software to facilitate project and financial reporting
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Deployment Types | On-premise |
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Operating Systems | Windows |
Mobile Application | No |
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App, Web, and Desktop Local Project Management
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.
Planning is a breeze with Microsoft Project
Moved away but came right back!
The best software for managing large projects
Project lifecycle managed with Microsoft project.
The best project management solution hands down.
A Workhorse for Scheduling
Effectiveness in planning new projects.
After an experience with MS Project server that wasn't very successful, "traditional" MS Project helped PMs to manage plannings and shared resources.
Project planning and management at its best
There are many Project Management software, tools, and services available. However, none can beat the planning or measurement against project baselines like Microsoft Project.