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Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management stands out as a reliable and versatile tool for handling projects of all sizes, offering robust features that cater to professionals and beginners alike. Its flexibility allows users to customize workflows, manage resources effectively, and track project timelines with ease. Many reviewers highlight its intuitive design, ...Read more
Highly customizable to meet specific project needs, with features like Gantt charts, resource management, and task dependencies.
Effective in managing timelines, tracking budgets, and monitoring milestones, offering detailed progress visibility.
Smooth integration with other Microsoft tools such as Excel, Power BI, and Microsoft 365, enhancing collaboration and data synchronization.
Beginner-friendly templates and intuitive functionality, enabling efficient project setup and management.
Expensive licensing compared to freemium or open-source alternatives, often deterring smaller organizations or individuals.
Steep learning curve for new users, with some users requiring tutorials, courses, or mentorship to fully utilize its extensive features.
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Susan K.
01/29/13
Not a horrible project planning tool but not super functional
What do you like best? Comes with the office suite and is compatible with everything else on my desktop What do you dislike? Hard to set up - not very user friendly and since 2003 basically Microsoft has made their products less intuitive and user friendly - at least in my experience. What took me 1 click before now takes me 3-4 or I can't even find what I am looking for. I honestly prefer tracking on a spreadsheet to this for my projects. Sad but true. Recommendations to others ...
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Jared T.
11/08/12
Industry standard for project managers
What do you like best? Lots of features required and desired for serious PMs, plays well with other MS tools like Sharepoint What do you dislike? Very heavy, has a learning curve, not as intuitive as some lighter weight project management tools Recommendations to others considering the product If you are a serious PM this is the tool to use, but not meant for non-pms and casual users.
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Rusty P.
10/01/12
Use it for every major project
What do you like best? Even with other dedicated project management tools, I always find myself falling back on MS Project for all of my project management. It is very robust and relatively easy to use (once you understand some of the core concepts with relations etc. What do you dislike? Some of the printing options are a little lame and my biggest annoyance is when I do one thing wrong & it screws up the whole project plan--but hey, that's why we back up, right? Recommendations to ...
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Grigori E.
09/30/12
it was great when waterfall was was the only model
What do you like best? and again, this is great tool to tech students. because it's covering a lot, but because nowadays people more and more going to cloud and avoiding standalone apps cuz of sync issues What do you dislike? just a bit obsolete approach Recommendations to others considering the product make it online using azure
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Peter B.
09/28/12
A Must Have for Project Management
What do you like best? Full integration to entire MS Office suite. Easy to use and set up. Resource tracking. What do you dislike? Cost for individual license. Exporting charts, etc is not very clean. Recommendations to others considering the product Most PM's who are not using this tool should at least try it out.
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Don F.
09/26/12
The best way to track your projects.
What do you like best? Gantt charts, dependencies and resource tracking What do you dislike? The software is very capable and full of advanced functionality. I'm sure there great but I've never used these in practice. Recommendations to others considering the product Ability for mobile resources to update would be cool
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Eugene C.
09/24/12
Project management above and beyond Excel
What do you like best? Rolling wave planning on scheduling -- hard to do in Excel; easy to manage in Project! What-if analyses can allow you to simulate planning Generate great timelines for milestone planning Assign resources Collaborate via Sharepoint What do you dislike? Some features require the Pro version, such as Team Planner (for team/resource planning and Inactive Tasks (which allows for conditional, what-if analyses planning, List price for Pro is near $1000 but ...
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Mike S.
09/15/12
Microsoft Finally updated Project
What do you like best? Project is a great product. It's very easy to use and allows you to manage all types of projects. From small to very large. It will allow you to integrate to other project management tools to keep your data in sync. As a project manager, I must say that project is one of the easier tools to use. What do you dislike? Sharing and exporting the Gantt chart isn't easy and takes formatting. It took Microsoft years to update project. Recommendations to others ...
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09/13/12
Amazingly Powerful Project Management Tool
What do you like best? It is a purely functional product that allows easy tracking of projects with timelines, milestones and status' native and easy to use (once trained. What do you dislike? Project continues to gain complexity with each version making new functionality less likely to be used out of box, without training. Recommendations to others considering the product Project is a great tool for project management. I have never found a better tool, and this is complimented very ...
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