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Microsoft Project is one of the world’s leading Project managers toolbox solution providing Managers the possibility to plan, manage, and communicate project information, resulting in increased productivity and effectiveness.

Microsoft Project provides you with a right blend of usability, power and flexibility so that you can manage your plans more effectively. Microsoft Project is the world’s most acclaimed project management solution providing a rich set of features that are both robust as well as user friendly.
   

Project Overview
Microsoft Project empowers users to
  1. Plan effectively ensuring timely project delivery meeting critical project deadlines
  2. Track effectively incorporating changes into the scope, time and cost elements of the project
  3. Communicate project information effectively to stakeholders increasing transparency and predictability. 

Using Microsoft Project, the users can quickly create project plans by using project templates, import  task lists from Excel spreadsheets, follow the online guide or build one’s own plan. Project provides ability to track your people, equipment, and other resources in Project for greater insight into their utilization and scheduling.  One can also test  scenarios with a clearer understanding of their impact on the schedule—and easily reverse the changes.  The new financial capabilities in Project 2007 provides users with budgets, cost tracking, and rich analytics. Project also enhances reporting thereby enabling users to set clear expectations to stakeholders, either directly through Project reports or through integration with other Microsoft Office system applications.