Microsoft Project is a program for Windows that allows you to manage projects. Its main purpose is to help you plan activities of various enterprises and business organizations. Thus, you can create task lists, analyze performance indicators and improve team collaboration. Similar to OpenProj, you have the ability to generate Gantt charts.

Templates

The software distribution comes equipped with several ready-made templates for starting your first project. You are able to develop plans for spending funds and allocating resources. It is also possible to track the task completion progress and issue detailed instructions to your colleagues. In addition, you have the option to give access to your project to other users, so they will have the ability to make changes.

Main capabilities

You have access to a wide range of instruments for evaluating the effectiveness of your time spent on certain actions. The function of analyzing the volume of tasks is available. Moreover, you can visualize the scheme of work using the Gantt chart. It consists of several bands located along the time axis with each section symbolizing a specific task. This type of presentation of information helps you to identify bottlenecks and estimate the duration of each stage.

Features

free to download and use;
compatible with modern Windows versions;
gives you the ability to manage business projects;
it is possible to analyze spending of resources;
you can create task lists and generate diagrams.