Microsoft® Office Project Server 2003 Unleashed

Updating Project Progress

Whether your project team members are in the same office building or in a different country, collaborating on shared projects and updating them can be a challenge. Managing all changes made to all shared documents by each project team member can quickly become a logistical nightmare. The consequences of mismanaging document changes and project progress information can be serious. They may include duplicated task effort, unauthorized project changes, and inconsistent task work.

With this in mind, it is important to design and maintain an adequate progress tracking system for your project portfolio.

Tracking Project Changes

Some project teams track changes and updates by email or in periodic status meetings.

Project managers ...