Projects in line with Prince2
April 14, 2018

Projects in line with Prince2

Graham Green | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Project

We are a telecoms company and currently use Microsoft Projects for our phone system installation projects. This includes on premise and hosted solutions depending on the customers requirements and broadband / connectivity options. This compliments our existing use of the Microsoft Office / 365 products. This allows for project management in line with our Prince2 project management framework.

Pros

  • Project Planning
  • Project Tracking
  • Cost analysis vs budget
  • Time analysis vs budget

Cons

  • Not industry specific - No templates for Telecoms
  • Difficult to learn initially
  • No integration / API's for 3rd party collaboration tools
  • Our demand and resource planning budgets have improved. Accurate reporting on engineering and project management resources have allowed us to plan much more effectively. Allows us to do more with the same amount of resources.
  • Helped improve customer perception of our delivery function.
  • Increased the number of customer referrals.
  • Allowed for better cost control and procurement.
Microsoft Projects is more widely used and integrates with our Microsoft Office 365 suite of products. Speaking with peers within the industry it appears Microsoft Projects is a better fit for telecoms companies. Resource and task management seem easier and more effective with Microsoft Projects and we were offered a good deal from a pricing perspective
Great for projects with multiple work streams and complex set-up. Microsoft Projects lends itself well to complying with our Prince2 project management methodology. Great for identifying the projects critical path and dependencies. It compliments our existing Microsoft applications like Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. It's easier and more relevant than our ERP / CRM solution ConnectWise.

Microsoft Project Feature Ratings

Project Management
6.3
Task Management
9
Resource Management
7
Gantt Charts
6
Scheduling
7
Workflow Automation
4
Team Collaboration
5
Support for Agile Methodology
8
Support for Waterfall Methodology
Not Rated
Document Management
3
Email integration
7
Mobile Access
5
Timesheet Tracking
6
Change request and Case Management
7
Budget and Expense Management
8
Professional Services Automation
7.0
Project & financial reporting
7

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