Microsoft Project Previous Solutions

Md.  Kamruzzaman - PeerSpot reviewer
It Officer at Ziska

We did not previously use another solution. 

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PB
IT consultant at Secoptrial

I used previously Microsoft Visio.

I used Microsoft Visio to build network architecture and especially for drawing a structure.

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Eduardo Marquis - PeerSpot reviewer
Management Analyst at a government with 51-200 employees

I have used Unitask and Planview PPM. We have been slowly moving to simpler tools to get IT input. Planview is a much more straightforward version of those tools, and it's mainly intended to put up a board, like a work-in-progress board, of all the activities the group is working on. Asana is also similar to those tools.

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PG
Sr. Project Manager at Stradley Ronon

We used LiquidPlanner previously. It was more of a time-keeping tool versus a project management tool. If I only want to build a schedule, I couldn't do that in LiquidPlanner without my team tracking their time.

LiquidPlanner is only good for timekeeping, and I couldn't get my staff to keep their time, it wasn't practical for us. I needed to be able to build a schedule and be able to track it on my own, versus what was done, versus people having to go in and track the time they work on a specific task. Whereas LiquidPlanner doesn't give me the opportunity to build a project plan without using timekeeping.

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JE
Solutions Manager, Support Analyst at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

A project management application is only as powerful as the information you put inside. Projectplace is available to time reporters, developers, engineers, resource managers, and financial controllers. It is a powerful tool that provides a centralized way to gather information. 

A director can access Projectplace and see every project involving their teams. You can create custom reports. We have teams that design new reports for the various needs we have. That's the most powerful feature a project management solution can have—the ability to pull out information. That's something we don't have with Microsoft Project.

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Hector-Gonzalez - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Global PMO Manager, Project & Portfolio Management Office Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Before Microsoft Project Online, we just used Microsoft Project Desktop and we utilized Microsoft SharePoint to create lists in order to create portfolio trackers and project trackers that way. We needed a more robust solution that can track risk management, budgetary prioritization, et cetera. Microsoft Project does that for us.

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Kati Arndt - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Partner - Cognitive Process Automation Practice Leader at IBM

I have used other products in the past.

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IJ
Head of IT at ssofin

I have used a different solution previously.

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SN
SVP, Emerging Data Platforms at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

I have used a competing product that was free and open-source, but it didn't have as many features as Microsoft Project.

We are kind of migrating to Jira for the agile model because we mostly have agile-based developments. All task stories and other things are managed in Jira. We are not using Microsoft Project that much now. It is only being used for project planning and for creating task dependencies.

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YA
IT Project Manager at Awash International Bank

Before switching to this solution I used online tools to help with our project implementations and monitoring tasks.

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ShaillenderMittal - PeerSpot reviewer
Independent Consultant at perspektis

We have worked with Jira.

We always knew that Microsoft Project is the most comprehensive option. Although our clients are using multiple different platforms, we tend to integrate all those outputs into our Microsoft Project installation.

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KH
Systems Engineer at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics

I do not recall the company using a different solution. Certainly, when I started in the organization, I was using this product and not something else.

That said, we do have some projects using Jira as an agile approach to project management. With Jira, what they'll do is we'll have a project schedule, and then they'll break down the individual line items on the project schedule even further into Jira tasks in two-week bites. That's how they're managing projects there. 

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JC
Systems Software Specialist III at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees

We did previously use a different project management solution. I've only seen the user interface. It's my understanding that it is called EPM, or something to that effect. I like Microsoft's solution much more. It's a better product.

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ChristopherOrilogbon - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Consultant SAP MM/QM & HCM SuccessFactors at C2G

I previously used the solution called Trello.

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RommelAlban - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Server Platform Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

I did not previously use a different product. This was the only solution provided to me by my company. I had no other choice for using other products. 

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AF
Global sales head at MEPCSA

I used Primavera previously. 

Primavera is not user friendly, and has no support on the database types. It requires certain a format to be implemented. There are many differences between these two solutions. For a billing or for operational use, Primavera definitely doesn't really suffice.

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PG
Sr. Project Manager at Stradley Ronon

Previously, we were using LiquidPlanner.

LiquidPlanner is a tool that you would use in an ideal situation for project management, which almost never happens. I can't get my organization to punch a time clock, and that is what LiquidPlanner is.

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KM
Production of pharmaceutical products at khaled.miles@labosalem.com

We had another project management solution, but we switched to Project when the company adopted 365.

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MB
Principal Consultant at Lexington Consulting
AS
IT Lifecycle Projects Manager at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees

I have not used another solution prior to Microsoft Project.

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KW
Operation Project Manager at a retailer with 51-200 employees

I've used Gantt Chart before, but I don't like it. I'd rather do it in Excel. I just don't like the format and layout of it. It comes down to personal preference on some of that stuff. With my background and how I came about to even become a project manager, it makes more sense to do it in Excel than in some of the other ways.

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VT
Senior ICT Consultant/Project Manager at Qualisys

I did not previously use a different solution.

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JP
Project Manager at a government with 10,001+ employees

I have had experience using Primavera and Open Plan Professional previously. I personally find Project Professional to provide the same functionality from logic and scheduling perspective.

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RS
IT Consultant with 1,001-5,000 employees

I've had exposure to Clarity and several of the other products that are out there. TFS itself as a squiggle management tool.

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AV
IT Project Manager at a transportation company with 501-1,000 employees

We've worked with Zoho One in the past, as well as a few other premium CRM providers. We were working on a full complex solution for our office that was a CRM with different other solutions. It was for complicated projects, however, we decided to switch to another software.

We are using currently using Office 365 and additional applications from Office 365 such as Branches, Project, and Power BI. We decided to have all the complex solutions from one company that offers connected applications, rather than just choose all different software without the basic platform from which we can connect. That's why we chose Microsoft Project.

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MA
Advisor - Strategic Affairs at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees

I tried to use Primavera, but I didn't find it as easy to operate in as MS Project. However, that was an older version. I don't know if they have updated or simplified the application.

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FD
Utilities Consultant at a consultancy with 51-200 employees

I've used other project management solutions. Its simplicity and ease of use are the primary drivers.

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JF
Unemployed at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees

I have used HP's PPM. There were two other tools that I have used.

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MA
Sr. Account Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

We've only used Microsoft. We have not tried other solutions. 

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SM
Founder at a computer software company with 1-10 employees

You cannot easily do brainstorming in this solution. This is why we have evaluated other solutions and are currently considering a DevOps solution. When companies that want to transform to agility or Agile Frameworks consider going to some tools similar to Asana as a Kanban or Scrum board and for Agile software development, they might go with Microsoft Azure. This solution has been created for the Waterfall framework, and even if Microsoft added some features to use for Agile Framework it will not work because it has not been created for Agile frameworks specifically as Scrum or Kanban has.

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MS
Director of Digital Transformation at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

I have used different products before. Later, I decided to switch to Microsoft as it is user-friendly.

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RR
Project Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

We also use JIRA and Confluence as part of our project management work. We usually practice agile.

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JP
Delivery Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

I've always been using Microsoft solutions. I haven't tried other solutions, but I believe they are very similar. I've seen other solutions, such as Jira, being used more for agile environments.

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MM
Project Planning & Controls Specialist at a consultancy

I have previous experience with Primavera. 

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SK
Senior Business Analyst at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Previously, it was all manual work and wanted it to be on a digital platform and went with Microsoft.

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