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 Features

Latest Award, 2025

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3 Top Rated Features

2023

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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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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+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

Lokesh D.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Mar 2023

Managing Projects Made Easy with Microsoft Project

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Other project management applications exist, such as Trello and Asana, but they don't compare to Microsoft Project in terms of depth and usefulness. It's recommended that you use them for less ambitious projects or teams who have limited means.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Thanks to Microsoft Project, I am able to organise my work more efficiently and meet all of my deadlines. Its capacity to monitor activities, organise resources, and generate Gantt charts has been crucial to the accomplishment of many projects. It's great that it works well with the rest of Microsoft Office, which streamlines my team's and stakeholders' ability to share and edit documents.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Microsoft Project does have certain drawbacks, though. The software has a lot of options, and it may take some time to become used to using them all. For startups and sole proprietors, the software's price tag may be prohibitive.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you need a powerful and versatile solution for managing projects, go no further than Microsoft Project. While mastering all of its capabilities may take some time, the benefits are undeniably worth the effort. Microsoft also provides an abundance of online groups and tools to aid in the software's adoption and use.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Unique Features

John K.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2023

A descent software

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

It has a good ui and a good layout. Easy for new users You can organize your projects very well. You can schedule and plan your processes the correct way.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The fact that this is a Microsoft offering makes it the best part, I do not have to think twice if this will collaborate with MS Excel, Word, etc. It is also super secure

What do you dislike most about this product?

When the number of activities or tasks increase there is always a huge lag. Time allocation when it comes to projects with different teams seems to be changing every time we set it once.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This a good software. Just work on the fast pace when the activities or tasks are more. Also the time allocation feature when you are working with more than 1 team on the same project.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Transparent
Reliable
Trustworthy

Charlie M.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2023

Very Usefool Task Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Creates a unique space that can be used for Task management , project management and more

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Communication & Collaboration: Teams can work together on projects

What do you dislike most about this product?

Using multiple functions and tables can be difficult to manage and not to user friendly.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Make the more complex features easier to use and set up

Pros

Efficient Service
Saves Time
Helps Innovate
Reliable

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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

Lokesh D.

Managing Projects Made Easy with Microsoft Project

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

John K.

A descent software

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Charlie M.

Very Usefool Task Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

List Tasks

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Calendar View

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