Microsoft Project (or MS Project) is a Microsoft developed Project Management software application that provides tools to manage projects successfully.
Designed to assist Project Managers in developing Project Plans and sharing with the team members.
Assigning Resources to tasks.
Tracking Project Progress and analyze changes.
Managing Budgets and Analyzing Workloads.
Reporting Project Progress to Sr. Management.
Works in sync with other Microsoft products like sharepoint to create a powerful organizational management mechanism.