A friendly PM software at a good price!
September 18, 2019

A friendly PM software at a good price!

Guillermo Villamizar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project is currently being used by all of the project managers across our company. It's a great tool for controlling and monitoring projects, as well as assign resources to each phase and activity of every project. With the use of Microsoft Project Server, the files can be shared in a collaborative environment.

Pros

  • Great for keeping track of time and resources of projects.
  • Can calculate the overall percentage for each project.
  • The Gantt Chart automatically updates.

Cons

  • Sometimes the time calculation for the activities could be a little tricky.
  • The resource assignment sometimes can be troublesome.
  • It requires a lot of machine resources.
  • The project times has been greatly reduced.
  • It has been possible to identify bottlenecks.
  • It has been possible to identify tasks where resources spent more time than expected.
Even though Microsoft Project is expensive, it was not as expensive as the other solutions we evaluated. The other software's that were evaluated were more expensive and required more hardware resources than Microsoft Project, the collaboration side for Microsoft Project could easily be achieved with the installation of Microsoft Project Server.
Even though we have not contacted directly the manufacturer for support issues with Microsoft Project, every issue or doubt that has came up, it has been easily resolved by doing a quick search over the internet and forums, that is one of the advantages of using a very popular product.

Do you think Microsoft Project delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Microsoft Project's feature set?

Yes

Did Microsoft Project live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Microsoft Project go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Microsoft Project again?

Yes

Microsoft Project is ideal for the project managers of the company for keeping track of the status of the projects, as well as the resources needed for each activity. When needed, and specially for management reporting, it is possible to export the Gantt Chart into an Excel File, so it can be send in a friendly format for everyone else.

Microsoft Project Feature Ratings

Project Management
8.2
Task Management
10
Resource Management
9
Gantt Charts
10
Scheduling
10
Workflow Automation
7
Team Collaboration
8
Support for Agile Methodology
8
Support for Waterfall Methodology
8
Document Management
7
Email integration
8
Mobile Access
7
Timesheet Tracking
8
Change request and Case Management
7
Budget and Expense Management
8
Professional Services Automation
8.3
Quotes/estimates
8
Invoicing
8
Project & financial reporting
9
Integration with accounting software
8

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