Microsoft Project - What features are included per version?
Below you will find an overview of the popular versions of MS Project available at Wiresoft, starting with the latest version MS Project 2019, the predecessor versions MS Project 2016 and MS Project 2013 - up to MS Project 2010, which already presents itself in the modern desktop view. For each version, you can find MS Project in Wiresoft Software Shop in two editions: Standard - with many professional features - as well as Professional, with exclusive extensions and additional functions.
All described versions or editions of MS Project are available in the Wiresoft Online Shop as used original software from Microsoft at a lower price. This gives you the opportunity to purchase older software versions of Project, which are no longer offered as new products.
Overview of the most important features of MS Project 2019
The version Project 2019 differs first also visually from the previous version, because it has a clearer desktop display. Likewise, already existing functions have been optimized - including innovations such as the customizable reports for visualizing project data, as well as in the display of Gantt charts in the standard view and in team communication through Lync functionality.
MS Project 2019 Standard
Furthermore, MS Project offers the following features in both Standard and Professional Editions:
Basic Features:
- Easy project creation with the predefined templates
- Import of data from Excel or via SharePoint
- New templates for reports
- Optimized accessibility, e.g. with the zoom function for Gantt charts, the screen magnifier and the color coding of individual tasks
- Basic functions can be accessed via Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) using the keyboard
- Suitable for: Windows 10, Windows Server 2019
Additional features:
- Easier linking of tasks by selecting from a drop-down list displayed in each case
- Use the "collective task name" field to find an individual task in the overall plan
- Add labels to timeline bars for better understanding
Special features of the Project Professional 2019 Edition
Compared to the Standard edition, the Professional edition of MS Project 2019 includes some exclusive features that especially support project management in larger companies:
- Optimized portfolio management through complementary views in budget management as well as schedules
- Seamless integration with Power BI including analysis functions especially of critical situations
- Improved resource management for the areas "work", "material" and "costs" with the resource pool as well as a clearer process and time recording and the team planner
- Task paths in the Gantt chart inform about the current status quo
- The context-sensitive user interface allows tasks to be linked and timelines to be created for them
- Integration of Skype for Business and Instant Messaging for real-time communication, as well as MS SharePoint and MS Project Server
- Standard burndown reports to compare completed, open and planned project phases
Overview of the most important features of MS Project 2016
MS Project 2016 is characterized by a familiar desktop from Office, the familiar ribbon view from there also facilitates intuitive operation here. New projects are designed with just a few clicks; in addition to the neutral Standard Gantt chart, many typical templates are available into which relevant project data can be imported from Excel and Word as well as Outlook or PowerPoint.
MS Project 2016 Standard
Furthermore, MS Project 2016 offers the following features in both Standard and Professional Editions:
Basic Features:
- The "Tell me" search function (German: "Was möchten Sie tun?") simplifies the search for specific functions in the menu
- The portfolio management allows with the Microsoft Project Client a control over the current status with own representations or views in each case
- Resource management including team planner records all resource agreements so that bottlenecks can be identified in good time
- Via the resource pool, all available resources can be managed and coordinated across projects with the team planner
- MS Project 2016 requires at least Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
Additional functions:
- Multiple timelines offer a more differentiated project overview, incl. the "Milestones" view
- Projects can be further subdivided into a main project with subprojects and both levels can be linked to each other
- "What-if" analyses allow reliable forecasts of future progress, including various scenarios and proposed solutions
- Professional reporting according to different aspects, such as: Comparison of baseline plan values, graphical reports for export to Excel or MS Visio, dynamic reports as well as burndown reports
Special features of the Project Professional 2016 Edition
The MS Project 2016 Professional edition also includes additional features for successful project implementation, such as:
- Communication via Skype for Business to optimize collaboration in the team
- MS SharePoint connection for real-time synchronization and locally independent access to projects as well as task and activity lists
- Highlighting of individual task paths in the Gantt chart for improved overview of individual tasks and their relevance to the entire project
Presentation of the most important features of MS Project 2013
MS Project 2013 Standard Edition provides all the functionalities needed to make the planning and execution of projects clear and simple at every stage, right from the start. New tasks can be created in just a few steps via the Project Center integrated in Project 2013, even by users with little or no knowledge. Various features are already available in the Standard edition of MS Project 2013.
MS Project 2013 Standard
MS Project 2013 includes the following new features as well as improvements in both the Standard and Professional Editions:
Basic Features:
- Choosing from many predefined templates or using a blank Gantt chart create - even using an older project is possible.
- Intuitive features and tools, which are clearly arranged in the optimized desktop interface, allow the differentiated identification of resources as well as all project phases
- Project data can be imported directly, e.g. from Excel
- MS Project 2013 is supported from Windows 7 as well as from Windows Server 2008 R2
Further functions:
- Efficient resource management with the two views "Resource table" and "Resource information"
- Possibility to differentiate resource types according to enterprise resources as well as local resources and generic resources
- Various automations simplify project planning, e.g. display of multiple use of a resource for concurrent tasks and all changes
- Various timeline views in the Gantt bar chart such as snapshots or milestone display as well as highlighting of individual task paths
- Professional reporting including dynamic burndown reports and continuous updating of important baseline plan values in real time
Exclusive features of the Project Professional 2013 Edition
In addition, the following features, among others, are available specifically in the MS Project 2013 Professional edition:
- Use of Skype for Business via Microsoft Lync with Voice over IP or Instant Messaging incl. presence notification
- Task management and collaboration via MS SharePoint
Overview of MS Project 2010 features
MS Project 2010 provides a wide range of useful functions for successful project management in companies, which can be used intuitively. With the familiar desktop interface from Office 2010, new projects including deadlines and resources can be created quickly and managed clearly.
MS Project 2010 Standard
MS Project 2010 offers the following features in the Standard (as well as the Professional) edition for this purpose:
Basic features:
- Project data and information can be imported directly from Excel documents into a project
- The new Office menu offers a clear presentation of all relevant performance characteristics of a project
- The various possibilities for the design by means of different colors as well as designs and effects allow a clear representation of all relevant processes
Further functions:
- Independent work processes accelerate management and enable greater efficiency
- Automatic warnings in case of overlaps due to time or resources make project management easier
- Calendar entries and resources can be set in relation to each other
- Support for large or complex projects with the 64-bit version
- Support from Windows XP (SP3, 32-bit), Windows Server 2003 SP2 (not compatible with Microsoft Office 2016)
Additional functions of the Project Professional 2010 Edition
Especially in the MS Project 2013 Professional edition, additional features are also integrated, such as:
- Using MS SharePoint for team collaboration and publishing task lists and updates
- Running scenarios ("What if?") with simultaneous deactivation of certain tasks
- Drag and drop management of resources and manpower including automatic updates
Your advantages when buying MS Project as used software from Wiresoft
All versions and editions of MS Project described above are already available from Wiresoft as single-user licenses - with the purchase of MS Project used software you benefit from the following advantages:
- MS Project as used software from Wiresoft is significantly cheaper than new software
- In the Wiresoft Software Shop you will find the latest version of MS Project as well as older versions with different hardware requirements
- Each Project Edition is an original Microsoft software and has the full range of functions
- Exclusive editions are available at Wiresoft outside of a volume license
- The offered purchase version does not oblige to a subscription with corresponding updates, it can be used for an unlimited period of time
- Both the purchase and the use of Microsoft used software is legally permitted in the EU
- All offered licenses of MS Project come from secure sources
- MS Project used software from Wiresoft is audit-safe
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