Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Project

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.0 /10

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What is Microsoft Project?

Stay organized, focused, and in charge. Tackle anything from small projects to large initiatives. You may or may not be a project manager, but now you can be the boss of any project with a powerful, easy-to-use app.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Project won the following awards in the Task Management category

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1 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

0 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2023

0 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2022

Microsoft Project Ratings

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88 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Project?

3% Negative

7% Neutral

90% Positive

Pros

Trustworthy
Respectful
Enables Productivity
Reliable

Feature Ratings

Average 86

List Tasks

Task Assignment

Due Dates

Task Prioritization

Drag and Drop Prioritization

Task Status

Automated Workflow

Dependencies

Task Categorization

Add Notes

Calendar View

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Microsoft Project Reviews

Queenshi j.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Education
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2024

Project Management Easily with Microsoft Project

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Microsoft Project provides multiple templates which helps in project plans and enabling organizations to efficiently plan, track, and manage projects from start to finish.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Microsoft Project simplifies out my work in easily manage my project details and task management at one place and also provide multiple templates to easily plan projects.

What do you dislike most about this product?

easy to use and does not find any dislike about Microsoft Project at a time and will recommend everyone to use it.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

simple and reliable , easy to use and helps out with template feature to easily manage workout for project planning and develop project at one place.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Vaishali S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2024

This tool is fantastic and easy to use.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

I've discovered that Microsoft Project shines in various aspects. Its seamless integration with Microsoft Office enhances collaboration, while its comprehensive project management features cater to diverse needs and scale effortlessly. Customization options allow users to tailor it to their requirements, supported by enterprise-level functionality. Its familiar interface and ample support resources add to its appeal.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

User friendly, easy to manage tasks, resources, Budget and cost.

What do you dislike most about this product?

complex to learn in initial phase.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

very flexible tool for end to end project management.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Ricardo T.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2023

Good product but needs improvement

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

It's a stand-alone desktop tool to manage projects. You can use it offline even.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It works very well after you understand how to use it.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Feels very outdated.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are used to dealing with Microsoft products like Word or Excel, you'll be at home.

Pros

Respectful
Reliable
Trustworthy
Caring

Cons

Inhibits Innovation
Slower Product Innovation
Less Performance Enhancing

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Microsoft Project Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Project?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

List Tasks Display outstanding tasks

Task Assignment Ability to see task assignee

Due Dates Ability to track due dates of tasks

Task Prioritization Ability to assign a priority to tasks.

Drag and Drop Prioritization Ability to re-order tasks using drag and drop

Task Status Ability to display current status of tasks

Automated Workflow Workflow based on events.

Dependencies Ability to add dependencies to other tasks

Task Categorization Ability to categorize tasks

Add Notes Ability to add free form notes to tasks

Calendar View See tasks by due date in calendar view or Gantt view

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

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Microsoft Project Reviews

Queenshi j.

Project Management Easily with Microsoft Project

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Vaishali S.

This tool is fantastic and easy to use.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ricardo T.

Good product but needs improvement

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

List Tasks

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Add Notes

Calendar View

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