MS Project - A very good tool to manage projects from end to end
Updated August 09, 2019
MS Project - A very good tool to manage projects from end to end
Score 6 out of 10
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Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Project
I use MS Project in my group which is the Data Conversion group. We use Project to track and manage our workload which is specific to Database conversions. At any given time we have 50 to 75 active projects that start in Requirements, move on to Design and then Development, Testing and then cut over to Production.
- MS Project is fairly easy to use. Adding Projects, Activities, Tasks, etc. are easy to add, and adjust when necessary.
- It offers many different views, so based on your own needs, it is very flexible.
- The reporting functionality is terrific. You can customize what you need to look at, from a full-blown project, or a more slimmed down version of just key milestones.
- It can be a little more difficult to work with when you use all of the hooks, bells and whistles that are available. It will take some time for the Novice user to pick all of this up.
- The columns (if all are used) offers a very crowded view, but I have never used all of these columns and most are hidden, so this may not be an issue to most users of MS Project
- Graphics need to be brought into the 21st Century.
- Allows my team to better manage DB conversion projects from end to end
- Easy visibility into current status
- Easy to report off of. Exec reporting can be pulled together rather quickly.
MS Project was superior to Proventia. Much more intuitive tool. MS Project was more robust, offered more functionality, and offered better reporting options. As noted earlier, MS Project was more flexible as it can manage the full portfolio of projects from small to large with all the bells and whistles one would need.