We know how Deskera lets you work seamlessly on Microsoft Project on the web. But that’s not all, Deskera offers much more than just Microsoft Project for web.

In this series of posts, we’ll take on Microsoft Project by doing an in-depth head-to-head comparison around what we believe are the primary four decisive factors while looking for a Project Management Software.

• Project Planning
• Collaboration
• Resource Management
• Deployment and Pricing

PROJECT PLANNING

One of the features we love in Microsoft Project is the ability to quickly create tasks, set dates and define dependencies. This can be attributed to chiefly:

• A spreadsheet style data entry interface
• An interactive Gantt chart where you can drag and drop tasks and links

Microsoft Project:

So we went ahead and did exactly the same in Deskera. For existing Microsoft Project users, switching has never been easier. And for the others, this is one of the fastest ways to create plans anyway.

Deskera:

And as Joel Spolsky says: “Good UI designers use consistency intelligently, and, though it may not show off their creativity as well, in the long run it makes users happier.”

We’re sure you would agree.

Rest of the Series - Simplicity, Collaboration

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