'Project' was an MS-DOS software application originally written in C (and some assembly) language for the IBM PC. Microsoft Project and Microsoft Project Server are the cornerstones of the Microsoft Office enterprise project management (EPM) product. Microsoft Project's proprietary file format is. It is available currently as a cloud-based solution with three price levels (Plan 1, Plan 3, or Plan 5): or as a on-premises solution with three editions (Standard, Professional, and Server). It is part of the Microsoft Office family but has never been included in any of the Office suites. From 2015 to 2020 it was the most popular application for project management according to Project Management Zone.

Within a few years after its launch, it became the dominant PC-based project management software.

Microsoft Project was the company's third Microsoft Windows-based application. It is designed to assist a project manager in developing a schedule, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing the budget, and analyzing workloads. Microsoft Project is a project management software product, developed and sold by Microsoft.

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