Professor, Info Technology at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Auto resource leveling and critical path analysis are great teaching tools for project management
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the Auto resource leveling tool because it shows students that often, expert resources get over-scheduled, and that dealing with the issue by just using the auto-resource leveling tool would have a large impact on the delivery date."
  • "I would like to have more access to templates and tools that could be used to teach project management best practices."

What is our primary use case?

My primary use case is teaching technology students project management.

How has it helped my organization?

Students have benefited from learning the de-facto standard for managing projects used by all the major companies worldwide.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the Auto resource leveling tool because it shows students that often, expert resources get over-scheduled, and that dealing with the issue by just using the auto-resource leveling tool would have a large impact on the delivery date.

The critical path analysis reporting and tools are helpful because they show students the importance of understanding which tasks are on the critical path, and how a delay in any of those tasks would impact the overall schedule. It also shows where tasks that were not on the critical path had some buffer, and resources on those tasks could be re-allocated to other tasks.

What needs improvement?

I would like to have more access to templates and tools that could be used to teach project management best practices.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for twenty years.

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Project Planning & Controls Specialist at a consultancy
Real User
It is a user-friendly solution for planning and distribution of projects.
Pros and Cons
  • "I find the planning features the most valuable to me."
  • "I find that MS Project has limited control in comparison to other solutions in the same sphere."

What is our primary use case?

My primary use case is distribution projects.

How has it helped my organization?

It is a user-friendly solution that we can easily understand. We can analyze a critical task, create a mitigation plan, add different calendars, control entire projects, scheduling and the like.

What is most valuable?

I find the planning features the most valuable to me.

What needs improvement?

I find that MS Project has limited control in comparison to other solutions in the same sphere.

For how long have I used the solution?

More than five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have had some crashes in the past. 

How are customer service and technical support?

Tech support is quick to respond to our inquiries.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have previous experience with Primavera. 

How was the initial setup?

We have our own implementation team that took care of the setup. I was not personally involved. I know that the deployment time takes roughly three weeks.

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Business Director at CWG Plc
Real User
Good project management features including dependency management and milestone progress
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of this solution are dependency management, milestone progress, multiple resource rates, and RAG views."
  • "I would like to see the inclusion of multi-currency support."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for project management, resource scheduling, earned value and benefits realization.

How has it helped my organization?

This solution has improved our planning, scheduling, resource optimization, and financial reporting.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of this solution are dependency management, milestone progress, multiple resource rates, and RAG views.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see the inclusion of multi-currency support.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for fifteen years.
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Senior Business Analyst at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Easy to use for maintaining projects, stable, and it has many great features
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of this solution are the scheduling, managing the resources, budgeting, tracking the progress, viewing the progress, reporting, and it is very easy to use."
  • "This solution needs more customization."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case of this solution is to maintain projects within our enterprise.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of this solution are the scheduling, managing the resources, budgeting, tracking the progress, viewing the progress, reporting, and it is very easy to use.

What needs improvement?

This solution needs more customization.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for approximately five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This solution is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have not had any performance issues within our enterprise with any of the scaling we have done.

We have more than 50 users and a team of six to maintain it.

At this time, we don't have the need to increase usage.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have not had the need to contact technical support, as we have not experienced any down-time.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

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

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward.

What other advice do I have?

This is a good product and I can recommend it to others.

I would rate this solution an eight out ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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MD at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Scalable, with good time management for project planning
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of this solution is time management."
  • "Collaboration is an area that needs improvements."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for project management and project planning.

How has it helped my organization?

It's very difficult to measure that aspect since we have not used a full-cycle. We are using it partially only, so it's very difficult to measure in that manner.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of this solution is time management.

What needs improvement?

Collaboration is an area that needs improvements. If we could get into the collaboration aspect of it as well, it might be helpful.

In the next release, I would like to see features included to make the collaboration easier, and I would like to see the dashboard improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Project, for more than five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I can't comment on the stability because I haven't compared it with other products.

There are several products that could be user-friendly and easy to collaborate with.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's a scalable solution. We have not had any issues with scalability.

How are customer service and technical support?

We are also Microsoft partners. We have partner support in addition to regular support. It's nice and easy for us to get support.

What other advice do I have?

Microsoft Project is the best.

I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in implementing it.

It's important to get the appropriate training.

I would rate it a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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