We performed a comparison between Microsoft Project and Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Project Management Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We use Microsoft Project for its timeline and task management capabilities. The primary advantage is the easy application of tasks in sequence, confirming dependencies, and establishing relationships between tasks. It simplifies handling conditions, significant dates, and dependencies between various tasks."
"The solution is stable."
"The tool has a simple and excellent approach."
"The user interface is very clean."
"A lot of valuable features have been added in the last three years, including scheduling automation and intelligence."
"The solution is stable."
"It has a nice interface that aligns with Excel and Word."
"We value all the features. Previously, we used Jenkins for similar purposes, but Microsoft Projects works fine. We're looking to improve integration with different clusters on production and automate various aspects of software development. This includes integration for alerting, monitoring, and pricing purposes, among other things."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management is accuracy."
"The ability to streamline the process of obtaining signatures from our contractors is valuable."
"I like Primavera's planning capabilities."
"Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management is a well-engineered product from an IT perspective."
"The solution's tech support is good."
"Microsoft Project should provide better documentation regarding the usage of the solution."
"The solution could offer waterfall options for agile and sprint planning."
"Tracking timeline, resource allocation, and monitoring are areas of concern for the tool where improvements are required."
"The solution is currently a bit slow and can be faster."
"They could also work on integrations with solutions like Teams. We have all of our project files in Teams and it is much easier to use for communication than MS Project, but there is no integration of the two solutions."
"The new version has made it a bit more complicated."
"Planview FLEX licensing gives us a central repository where all the projects are stored so you can check the finances, resources, etc. It's quite useful to have everything connected. We don't have that for Microsoft Project. It's disconnected. The reporting capabilities could also be better, especially with finance and resources. Everybody complains about reports. That's why we need another tool."
"Microsoft Project has much room for improvement. The solution is still stuck where it was in 2013. Not much has changed since then. There is a lot that can be changed in the enterprise segment."
"The reporting could improve project management. We need multiple source reports. If someone is new to the support it has a steep learning curve."
"Primavera could be better integrated with other products, and it needs more cost management features."
"The scalability has room for improvement."
"The solution's user interface is an area with shortcomings that need improvement."
"They should work on integrating the solution with ERP."
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Microsoft Project is ranked 2nd in Project Management Software with 77 reviews while Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management is ranked 11th in Project Portfolio Management with 6 reviews. Microsoft Project is rated 8.0, while Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft Project writes "A stable solution that very accurately runs projects". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management writes "It helps us track progress and results". Microsoft Project is most compared with Asana, Jira, Microsoft Project Server, Smartsheet and Broadcom Clarity , whereas Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management is most compared with EcoSys, Microsoft Project Server, JIRA Portfolio, Broadcom Clarity and LoadSpring SpringBoard Cloud Portal. See our Microsoft Project vs. Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management report.
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