Microsoft Project Server Reviews

We are currently using the 2001 version. 

We use the solution for projects, with the goal of it being shared with more users, who can employ it as a single tool. 

The solution could have more compact dashboards, such as one finds with Planview. 

We have been using Microsoft Project Server for 20 years. 

The solution is stable. 

The solution is scalable. 

I cannot comment on the technical support as I was not directly aligned with it. 

I cannot comment on the price as I was not responsible for purchasing the solution. 

The solution is easy to use. My advice is that one first try it out, guage its look and feel. 

I rate Microsoft Project Server as an eight out of ten. 

We use Microsoft Project Server for project management. We have a lot of internal projects running, and we assign licenses to any project manager driving a project.

Microsoft Project Server's user interface is pretty average, and sometimes it can have bugs.

I have been using Microsoft Project Server for two years.

Microsoft Project Server is a stable solution.

Microsoft Project Server is a scalable solution. Around 50 users are using the solution in our organization.

I rate Microsoft Project Server an eight out of ten for scalability.

We previously used a different solution called Clarity. We switched to Microsoft Project Server because Clarity was an expensive solution.

Since it's a cloud-based application, Microsoft Project Server can be easily configured.

Microsoft Project Server is relatively cheaper than other products. We have to pay a yearly licensing fee for Microsoft Project Server. The solution's pricing is reasonable.

We are using the latest version of Microsoft Project Server. I would recommend Microsoft Project Server to other users. Microsoft Project Server gives you value for money.

Overall, I rate Microsoft Project Server a seven out of ten.

I primarily use the solution for plans and projects. I use it to handle timelines and scheduling. It's primarily used for project implementation. We use it to improve and keep track of project status.

The user interface is okay. It's fine to navigate for a layperson.

As an end-user, I haven't gotten too technical with it.

It is stable.

The solution can scale. 

I don't have any specific notes for improvement. I do not require any more functionality.

I've had some issues with Project Server from time to time. It is not updated in real-time. Sometimes it, therefore, is not accurate.

Technical support could be more efficient. 

I've been using the solution for two years. 

The solution is okay. It has some issues with lagging. I'd rate the general stability eight or nine out of ten.

The scalability is good. I'd rate it nine out of ten. It extends well. 

At my previous company, many people used the solution, including managers and coordinators. 

Technical support often asks the same questions over and over. We'll get referred to a new person, and they will ask the same questions, which can be frustrating.

While problems do get solved, sometimes the response time is slow, and the process is repetitive. 

The initial setup of the solution was something I did not take part in.

The pricing is affordable. It's not overly expensive. 

I've only used Project Server and have not compared it to others.

I did work for a Microsoft gold partner.

I keep the solution up to date. I recently updated it in February.

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten. 

We mainly use this solution for project management planification. I'm an external consultant and manager in enterprise transformation.

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.

One of the good features is the easy integration with Excel. It's easy to use. I don't use all the functionalities, but it suits my needs. 

The user interface needs to be improved. It looks quite old and nowhere near as good as the Jira UI. I also think they should allow the delayed monitoring of the task. For now, there's only the planification of the whole program, and it's not possible to do daily monitoring of the task layer which is a natural extension of the planification of the project. The whole solution could be more flexible. 

I've been using this solution for less than a year. 

I believe the solution is stable. All the project managers use it so there would be around 100 users. 

The initial setup is rather complex and not user-friendly.

There are more user-friendly products on the market that I would suggest using in preference to this one. 

I rate this solution six out of 10.

We are using it for building Research and Development Project labs.

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

The ability to look at resource loading is most valuable.

Collaboration within the tool is lacking when you compare it to online or cloud-based tools.

We should be able to notify assignees about the tasks that have been assigned to them. This is something that we don't have, and it could be because of the way it was deployed for us.

I have been using this solution for about five years.

It is pretty stable.

It seems scalable to me.

I don't have any experience with them.

It was our company's decision to switch to this. With my previous employer, I have used different solutions. Smartsheet is one of them.

I did not deploy it myself. I am an end-user. We have an IT organization for its deployment.

You have to define your use case and see if this tool makes sense for your use case or not. 

I would rate it a seven out of 10.

My clients are mostly using Microsoft Project Server for infrastructure-type projects management as a scheduling tool.

Microsoft Project Server helps organizations in collaboration.

The scheduling tool is useful.

I have been using Microsoft Project Server for a number of years.

The solution is stable.

I have found the scalability of the Microsoft Project Server to be good.

We have approximately 10 to 20 uses using this solution in my organization and we plan to increase usage. We do consult for clients and we are always looking for more business.

The technical support is good.

We previously used Oracle Primavera.

The initial setup was complex.

We used consultants for the implementation of the solution.

We have approximately two people that do the maintenance and support of the solution.

I have seen a return on investment from the use of this solution, it has been good.

The price of the Microsoft Project Server could improve, it is expensive here in Africa. When comparing Microsoft Project Server to Oracle Primavera for us, Microsoft Project Server is quite cost-effective.

I noticed recently there are lots of new solutions coming out, but I don't know if they offer solutions that are more for agile product management. This would be a benefit if there were.

I rate Microsoft Project Server an eight out of ten.

We primarily use the solution based on its mobility. I can use it online or via mobile phones or anywhere I can get internet access.

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.

The permissions are the most valuable aspect of the solution. I can configure groups to access different information. The solution allows us to manage the project baseline very well. I can control the baselines in specific user groups, which is very useful for me.

The solution offers very good availability in that we can access it from anywhere, whenever we need to.

The usability is excellent.

We've found the user experience to be quite simple. The views and filters in particular are very good.

The reports need to be improved. It's complicated. The default views are good. However, we need more. We need to be able to compare milestones, calls, and other variables regarding the projects we are working on. I have to contract developers to make reports, which is where things get complicated. They need to develop personal and custom fields for us. We also need to use Power BI, which needs to connect with Project Server, in order to generate reports.

The scalability capabilities could be improved upon.

There should be an interaction between Microsoft's Planner app and this solution. Their Planner is a good solution. I would like them both to connect directly, with the Planner tasks in the Project plans. It would also be helpful if the solution integrated with Microsoft Teams. My company uses Office 365, and therefore it would be great if everything was integrated.

I've been using the solution for a long time. It's been longer than a decade. I'd say it's around 15 years at this point.

The solution's stability is good. Of course, it depends on the cloud provider. This is important. When you have a good cloud provider or infrastructure provider, stability is good. You have to play with the servers and processors and memory about the solution. When you have a good provider, it's no problem. When you have a bad provider, you have problems.

The scalability could be improved upon. Sometimes I want to create some instance or other Project Servers to create, for example, test environments. We need to create a test to do a pilot to sell the idea. However, it's complicated to establish what is the best instance to manage the project. 

We have about 2,000 users online, however, it depends on the cloud environment. How many users we have depends on the infrastructure provider. They ensure the scalability and stability of the environment.

We do plan to increase usage. We still have to configure new project types in the project server to gain more users. We want to achieve 1,000 users this year. Right now, I have 300 active users. The plan for this year is to include more project types in the project server throughout the environment and at the end to achieve 1,000 users, at a minimum.

I haven't really dealt with technical support. The relationship with Microsoft is in the IT area. I am not personally part of that group. I am the portfolio manager, therefore I don't have a direct relationship with Microsoft. That said, I'd say it's good, as I don't have any problems. When we have made a request to IT they answer it quickly. Therefore, I'd say we're pretty satisfied with the level of support on offer.

I used to use Clarity for our Agile projects, however, this solution is less expensive.

Clarity is good, however, it is complicated to use as it makes it more challenging for the final users to understand the project plans. Also, the templates to manage the project plans are complicated. I like Microsoft Project better than Clarity. 

At the moment, the initial setup is not overly complex. It's pretty straightforward. that's due to the fact that I know the solution very well. I've worked with the 2010 version as well and have ten years of experience and have used it in my everyday work for so long, the setup is not hard for me.

The deployment depends on the company and its culture. I have implemented Project Server in two months, which is pretty fast. However, it depends on the organization's needs. 

The reports, for example, are a viable gain for executive teams. When the executive teams watch good reports to manage the portfolio projects, it's easier to deploy the solution. 

My strategy is to do a pilot. Over two months, I may do ten projects. I'll generate reports and deliver good information and the executive team of the steering committee can easily see the value for the company. Once the pilot shows the value to the steering committee, I usually have the go-ahead to continue the deployment in our organization. 

We had five people for deployment and maintenance. It's a good number. You need one person, that knows the information in regards to users and other people training the other people. There should be another person working on the cost measures such as the reports. 

I handle the implementation myself. I have a good amount of experience and therefore don't need further experience. I don't need the help of integrators, resellers, or consultants.

While the solution is less expensive than Broadcomm's Clarity, it more expensive than Planview.

That said, I'm unsure of the exact pricing or how often we pay licensing.

We've also looked at Planview and Jira. We found that the solution has better technical support on offer than other options. That said, I like Planview as it's even less expensive than Project Server.

We are Microsoft Partners.

Currently, I am using Project Online and Project Server. The 2015 versions.

At the moment, I am in the process of deploying, the solution in more areas. I start with IT projects and telecom projects. Currently, I am working to introduce regular projects, marketing projects, product projects, etc. I am working to introduce more areas in the Project Server environment.

On a scale from one to ten, I would rate it at an eight.

When it comes to enterprise projects, we need a consolidated environment where we can interlink all project management activities, including the cost, resources, timeline, and the whole landscape of project management and portfolio management. We needed enterprise resource planning, and we implemented this for the organization.

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.

Resource management and cost management are very critical features for us.

It can scale well.

Technical support is helpful.  

The solution needs to be much more stable. 

The project support is missing. We tend to use Primavera as opposed to MS Project when we are doing engineering or large-scale projects. 

I've used the solution for six years or so. 

It isn't stable enough. This is something Microsoft needs to work on. 

The solution is quite scalable. It extends well. 

Technical support has been very good. We are pleased with their level of support.

We have used Primavera in place of Microsoft Project on a few projects. 

It is not too complex to set up. It is actually pretty straightforward. 

We have noted an ROI while using the solution. 

The pricing is moderate. Something like Primavera is more expensive. 

I am not using the latest version. I'm on the 2017 version. 

If you have a Microsoft environment and aren't working on too complex a project, it is quite good and a solution.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.