Communication features in MS Project 98

Project Members

Project Manager

MS Project

Workgroup

What is Workgroup?• Your project team

• Composed of Workgroup Manager and Workgroup Members

What can you do with workgroup?• TeamAssign - Assign task to workgroup members

• TeamUpdate - Send task updates to workgroup members

• TeamStatus - Get task status from workgroup members

TeamAssign

Workgroup Members

WorkgroupManager

Task Assignment

Confirmation

TeamUpdate

Workgroup Members

WorkgroupManager Task Updates

TeamStatus

Workgroup Members

WorkgroupManager

Status Request

Task Status

Something to watch out

• 32-bit MAPI-compliant e-mail system• E-mail or web server setup in MS Project• Customize workgroup messages• Check before “Auto-update”• Update both “Reminding Work” and “Work Hours”• Task accepted will appear in Outlook Task folder

Questions?

Tools

ProcessesSkillsPM

Environment

Tools + Skills + Processes = PM Environment

Project Success=

Do I have adequate knowledge of my PM tools?

Do I have sufficient PM skills?

Do I have a PM process?