The administrator sets up the different views. The Status Reports page allows project managers to generate requests for status reports, send these requests to team members, and view team members' reports. It allows team members to respond to status reports and send them to their managers. Microsoft Project Central consolidates individual team members' responses into a group status report for the whole team, which the manager can then view. The Admin page allows an administrator to customize most areas of Microsoft Project Central, including setting up views, security options, and calendar options and customizing the content and look of some pages.
Additional solutions are available, even for low or no-budget needs.
StarOffice is also web-enabled, using the experience and expertise of Sun Microsystems. One advantage with StarOffice is the capability of reading native Microsoft Office files. This is extremely important when selecting software applications that are compatible with other customers, clients, etc. Combined with the low acquisition costs, this is one of the best values available today. All of the software tools and applications mentioned above are readily available and most are accepted as an approved corporate software solution.