Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007 Inside Out

Integrating Communication Features

One of the most difficult parts of managing a project is communicating with the people associated with a task or a set of tasks. If your company uses e-mail messages or the Internet, you can integrate the Outlook 2007 communication features with Project 2007 to help you effectively communicate with resources about task responsibilities.

With Office Project Server 2007, you can use Project 2007 to send messages to workgroup system members, also called teams. Workgroups can then use Project 2007 to assign tasks, send and receive task updates, accept or decline task assignments, and submit status reports. Team members can delegate tasks to other team members.

In addition to the collaborative features of Project Server ...