To get up-to-date project information using Microsoft Project Central, a Web-based companion to Microsoft project 2000 that can be installed on company's Intranet or the Internet. Microsoft project Central allows two-way communication between everyone involved in a project. It allows team members to update the plan as they perform their tasks, and gives everyone unprecedented visibility into the status of their project.

Collaborative Planning with Microsoft Project Central :

• Personal Gantt Chart: to outline each team member’s own tasks across multiple projects.
  
  
• New Task : Team member can create new Tasks, but the project manager should approve them before adding them to project plan.
  
  
• Task Delegation: Once assigned by the project manager, tasks may be deleted from leads to team members or from peer to peer. Delegation can be disabled.
  
  
Collaborative Tracking With Microsoft Project Central :


• Timesheet: This is where team members can see their assignments across projects, enter updates and easily send them to the project manager.
  
  
• Administration Module: This provides project administrators with more control over definitions of non-project time, views, formatting styles and security.
  
  
• Offline Capabilities: Team members can take their timesheets and status reports offline and continue working on them from wherever they are.