Microsoft Project Server Benefits

DT
Project Manager at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees

It brings all the information and all the data about our projects into one location. It helps us in providing holistic reporting and trends analysis across projects through the entire enterprise.

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LM
Enterprise Architect at YASH Technologies

The solution has improved the organization primarily due to the transparency between each individual team. There is a productivity benefit. I've likely seen a 20% to 28% increase in productivity benefit over a year's time. From a cost perspective, I'm less sure of how to comment. That said, productivity and transparency are definitely the two benefits I've witnessed so far.

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SA
Head of IT PMO at Bank Meter

We uploaded the repository of .dot files to Project. We are staying positive about project plans to help with risk identification.

Integrating Microsoft Teams and utilizing collaboration via SharePoint in the system allows us to work on documents together. We can foster discussion and gather feedback from this side to reach conclusions. We can have an accurate repository of information for whichever tasks are being done or the Project at the end of the first.

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Microsoft Project Server
April 2024
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DominiqueMubanga - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager in Enterprise Transformation at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Project Server allows us to have a clear visualization of the action plan and the milestone to be reached; to know which resources are dedicated to what.

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SS
Chief Digitalization Executive at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

It helps us integrate the projects. We can handle cost analysis, resource analysis, task analysis, and all the basic factors that should be covered and are important for any project.

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SA
Projects director at a recruiting/HR firm with 11-50 employees

Our experience with Microsoft Project Server wasn't very positive, and due to high demand, over 70% of employees requested to stop using it. They encountered technical difficulties and faced challenges with the customer helpdesk. Getting in touch with a representative for assistance was a prolonged and frustrating process.

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KirtiMishra - PeerSpot reviewer
Mechanical Design & Analysis Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

When a project is complicated this solution monitors every task allowing us to have better control of the projects.

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AB11 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at LimeOn Global Company

Microsoft Project Server has improved our organization by providing visibility of all project portfolios in one place.

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EB
Director, Project Management Office at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees

It has been helpful for calculating the time of completion of our projects and looking at the critical parts of our projects.

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TM
Operations Manager at Innolead Consulting

Microsoft Project Server helps organizations in collaboration.

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LS
Agile PMO Chief at Claro

I'm able to curate the SPI (Schedule Performance Index) and the CPI (Cost Performance Index) that helps us measure the performance in regards to costs and even taxes that projects have.

I can create metrics about costs either project by project or phase by phase.

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DT
Project Manager at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees

One source of truth for project metrics, management, and financial reporting. Through additional dashboards and reports, we have developed a way we can distribute project data and updated it to all of our stakeholders and customers.

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it_user438309 - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Management Analyst at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees

Dashboarding of information has given the organization insight, so we can move to be more proactive versus reactive.

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MR
Senior Manager at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees

Before, we were doing project management and project management activities. However, it was siloed. This provides an enterprise version and a centralized environment. Everybody, every project manager, is contributing. We are getting clear visibility of the projects we are running.

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KS
Senior Consultant, Financial Services - IT Advisory Services at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

It improves the managing function with this product.

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OC
IT at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

We are able to know what we are doing, how much we have spent, how much time we've taken, and it tells us how much money is left for the project. It also tells us whether we are below or above our expenditures, whether we are below or above our budget.

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

A single place for all our organisation's project records.

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it_user229761 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant | Architect at DHL

After implementing this product, the biggest improvement was with timesheet compliance with company rules, because resources had to write their allocation and time spent on each project, along with tasks across many projects. In addition, resources also had to fill in their non-project time such as administration and vacation. When they submitted their final timesheet, project managers of separate projects had to approve the specific time spent on their project and team leads approved the non-project time. After implementing this product, all project schedules were automatically actualized. This kind of automation was really helpful.

Another improvement was related to project portfolios and the initial decision regarding which new project to start at the moment and which projects should be postponed or canceled for strategic reasons.

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PK
SAP FI Consultant; Project Management Consultant at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

It gives us good visibility into the amount of work needed for each person and how to delegate it appropriately.

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it_user565827 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Consultant - Project Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Project management.

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it_user846750 - PeerSpot reviewer
Hardware Development Manager with 51-200 employees

Traditionally, Microsoft Project has only been stand-alone, and we've never used it on a Web basis. Now we use it on a Web basis. It's been absolutely great in that sense, of being collaborative and also for resource-leveling, so that people can see at an instant just where everything is. 

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it_user528354 - PeerSpot reviewer
PMO Professional at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
  • The centralization of all projects baselines in Project Server gave us control over the process. Additionally, we unified the information into just one source to report indicators, progress, milestones, and much more.
  • Microsoft Project Server gave us an easy way to list and classify our projects, creating great views for a high quantity of information with the Project Web Application.
  • We can now define our own project indicators and performance KPI’s, according to our project process. During the last 4 years we have used Project Server to save more than 400 baselines.
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it_user615822 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Project Control Specialist at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

It enables us to view all of our projects, and that is really great. We can see how we are doing right now. It improved the resource management of the organization.

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it_user574122 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Technical Consultant at a tech company with 501-1,000 employees

It has improved the structured PMO process and implementation in our organization.

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MW
Vice President at MVProject

It gives us a clear view for the whole portfolio of our projects.

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it_user374520 - PeerSpot reviewer
Analytics & Technologies Consultant at a consultancy with 51-200 employees

It's certainly increased our productivity. It also helps each of our business groups with maintaining transparency and to keep track of projects and tasks. We're able to share information with each other as well.

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it_user309312 - PeerSpot reviewer
ERP Project Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees

It forced the organization to implement standard project management practices.

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Buyer's Guide
Microsoft Project Server
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about Microsoft Project Server. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.