Microsoft Project Software

Good for starting project not good for big organization

Pros

MSP is appropriate for using in new projects and have efficiency when you starting new project and you are trying to learn

Pros

Top of the line functionality, integrated heavily with the rest for Microsoft systems such as Skype and 365

Has all the features you'll ever need from project management software

Is reasonably simple to understand and use, but I would still recomend training on it as it's so vast

Cons

For me at least, the price was a huge deal, if you where looking to invest in This, I would highly recommend the 365 Project variant as it will be cheaper, paid monthly and is updated more frequently.

MS Project is a great tool for setting up and managing projects. There are some confusing aspects about it. The advanced features do take some effort to learn. The biggest need is a better report generator.

Pros

Very good at developing project schedules, connecting tasks, and manpower loading. The ability to integrate with Excel is quite useful.

Cons

Getting customized reports out of the software can often be difficult and time consuming. It has lots of advanced features which are not straightforward to learn. Expect to either take some training or buy a good reference guide to get more than the basics out of the program.

Still the easiest project management software I have used.

Pros

Develop proficiency fairly quickly and similar enough to earlier versions to keep it simple. Complete project tracking including resource management.

Cons

It would be great if this was linked to estimating software so you could set up the project one time.

Well developed product hard to beat in performance.

Pros

Easy to use and redo changes. Easy to learn. Lot of instruction manuals and templates available at Microsoft template site for Project

Cons

Pricing.
Will be nice if we could tie with some accounting software directly. In that case we have budget and very accurate accruals happened instantly.

I love working with Microsoft Project due to its simplicity.

Pros

It is the best product to teach entry-level schedulers. Most clients interact well with the scheduling format because it is a Microsoft product. I find it easy to teach new employees the fundamentals of scheduling using this software.

Cons

This product is not specifically tailored for construction industry. It can't be sometimes very difficult when dealing with larger more complex projects.

Can be enhanced to compete with tools like jira

Pros

Integrates to MPP
Integrates with file explorer and outlook
Servers as one place to share most of my documents with multiple team in various forms and sizes.

Cons

Slow
Not very intutive
missing features & visual help for better proj management
Resources setting is very complex

Excellent software for project management

Pros

Friendly software with a lot of functionalities. I strongly recommend it use for almost everything, process improvement and project management

Cons

Compared to mindview software it will be nice to add pictographic charts. No additional issues observed to the software functionality or platform

PDF printing formats are not optimal. I find myself working to get large schedules so they are legible.
Visual Aesthetics used in Project presentations is somewhat Limited I'd like to see more bells and whistles in this area.

Pros

Microsoft Project is very easy to maneuver and easy to teach basic scheduling principles. It is very Universal among our clients. I utilize a lot of the shortcut that you have provided within the software as it is developed over the years. I also appreciate the multiple Gantt chart colors that are available. It is very easy to Import and Export tasks out of excel formats. I have found many aftermarket tutorials on Microsoft Project.

Cons

Some of the advanced options are complex and cumbersome an example is resource leveling. Formatting the header to accommodate various icons or logos is not easy.

It is not easy to jump from task to task.

Pros

Integrates well with more advanced PM software. Links with other Office products seamlessly. Fairly easy to navigate once all the icons are learned.

Cons

The cost is higher than most PM software. Other less expensive programs are just as capable. Had some trouble reaching any kind of live support. Links to support groups which didn't help much.

MS Project seems to be geared toward traditional project management styles. Great way to manage large complex projects that you need to check off tasks. On projects with constant change it is not as accomidating.

Pros

Product does integrate with Sharepoint and can share with other staff that do not have Project. Can be used by large teams on waterfall type projects

Cons

Expensive license cost, not cloud based. Hard to share with vendors. Not the best product for agile projects or with progressive elaboration projects.

Good software, understand the horsepower I can get out of the back end BUT the hurdles are high.

Pros

Everything you would want it to do from a PM perspective it would do. Unfortunately most of the complicated PM tasks tend to be more suited for the Enterprise space rather than the Small business space.

Cons

Very complicated/sophisticated piece of software. in order to get all the *magic* of project you have to set it all up correctly. In order to set it up *correctly* you just have to have a base set of knowledge that is beyond what most of my customers are willing to pay for. This then turns a software purchase decision into a software purchase + training + frequency of use (retention) decision. For small business project often times the notepad and meeting method usually wins out over the select of MS Project.

Pros

It's user-friendly and you can start to plan and schedule every kind of project. I used it for university purposes.

Cons

Sometimes it has got some problems for instance when you have to prepare a backward schedule, it doesn't work

Great, useful and adaptable program to handle the project management and reporting aspects of our projects

Pros

Scheduling and project tracking of tasks, budgets and resources is a straightforward and simple approach. Project templates have streamlined our construction method and reporting

Cons

Adapting to the current version after having used an older version has been a little testing with adapting to a new layout and functions, however I expect that it will be totally worthwhile it once we are familiar with this new product

For the cost per licence and the ease of use, Microsoft Project is my go to tool for Project Management Software.

Pros

Most business have some form of Microsoft Suite, Project doesn't come in the standard suite but so adding additional licenses for Project is more cost effective than most Project Management Software. Because it is a Microsoft product, the user interface is like most Microsoft products, so learning how to navigate around Project doesn't take a lot of time. There is so much to this tool. You can do small and/or large project on it. The capabilities that it has are endless, you really can do a lot with this tool.

Cons

It can be a complex tool, when I first began using Project I had a manager working with me on the Project and helped me get used to Microsoft Project. She had been using it for years, so she had a wealth of knowledge that she shared with me. Without her help, I do think it would have taken me a lot longer to get used to it and be able to use it to its full ability. That being said, the tool can do so much more than I ever thought it could.

Can be customized as the requirement which makes it the first choice of project managers. Still, sometimes it needs to be manipulated in the case of many projects. Overall good software in lowest cost and best service.

Pros

A good timeline of tasks.
Linking events features are easy to use.
Labor rates and time can be calculated.
The auto timing gives fast work.

Cons

A Little bit tricky when it comes to schedule several different projects.
Difficult to set same labor with the different wage at different projects.

Microsoft Project is a very easy-to-use scheduling program while keeping a ton of features! As a student who has been taught both P6 and Project, there is no doubt that Microsoft Project is the better software. Much easier to navigate without sacrificing too many features.

Microsoft Project has a lot of really great features provided you purchase the correct version for your needs otherwise, just like any other software, it will not perform to your expected satisfaction.

Pros

Lots of different views for the same data input. Allows for individuals to have different time schedules built in and different cost centers and rates to pull from across multiple assets. Most of our clients use this software and allows for easy transfer of schedules.

Cons

Because there are so many features the learn, it can be daunting to learn how everything fits together. Although this is an early Con, in the long term, the functionality is worth the perseverance.

When you need a professional looking schedule but simple schedules MS Project is perfect. It allows the use of schedule logic, calendars, and constraints, but does not require all of the horse power of some of the other scheduling software on the market.

Pros

Simple to use and allows for straight-forward schedule logic. Great for preliminary, proposal, or owner's schedules.

Cons

Would have to switch to Primavera or similar once you need the scheduling horsepower.

Pros

Much easier than before to learn. I was able to put together a project from start to finish and make changes along the way, looking for help only a few times.

Cons

It would be better if views were easier to access. Still not easy to find the correct help video.