MS Project, an Easy to Use Tool to benefit from Project Management Methodologies
February 01, 2018
MS Project, an Easy to Use Tool to benefit from Project Management Methodologies
Score 8 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Project
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
- 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
- We do not assess ROI on our projects via the software tools.
Microsoft Project is amongst the more versatile and flexible of pm tools. There are other tools with greater capabilities and functionalities but they often require specific training of users and someone more specialized to gain the added benefits. MS Project is accessible to even the novice user as an easy to setup and use tool to track project activities.