Users find Microsoft Project's scheduling, resource management, cost tracking, and ease of use valuable. Many appreciate its familiar interface, integration capabilities, dependency management, task automation, and critical path analysis. It supports project planning, milestone tracking, and provides thorough reporting and visualization tools like Gantt charts. The resource leveling and auto-assignment features enhance overall project efficiency. Its compatibility with other Microsoft applications and scalable stability make it well-suited for diverse industries.
- "The scheduling part of Microsoft Project is easy; if you change one of the dates, the rest of the dates automatically get changed based on the dependency."
- "The most valuable features are in the successor and predecessor determination and the tracking tools, such as obtaining data on the S curve financial curve."
- "This tool is the most accurate project management tool, allowing me to run a full set of project activities without having to switch between different tools for scheduling and other tasks."
Microsoft Project could benefit from improved integration with other Microsoft tools and third-party applications. Users find it complex and not intuitive, particularly for managing agile projects. Real-time data updates, enhanced collaboration features, and more intuitive interfaces are desired. Advanced users note limited scalability for large projects and cumbersome manual data entry. Pricing, licensing, and reporting complexities also pose challenges. Enhanced templates, customization options, and more Agile-compatible features are common suggestions for improvement.
- "The only suggestion for improvement is the generative AI feature for task suggestions; this is the main concern so far, something nice to have."
- "When I have too many elements or items in a project, it becomes cumbersome, especially during printing."
- "Microsoft Project is very expensive, costing roughly double what it should. We purchase perpetual licenses due to the high cost of subscriptions, which are about 1,000 Australian dollars."
