Google Chat is a communication software developed by Google built for teams that provides direct messages and team chat rooms, along with a group messaging function that allows Google Drive content sharing.
Highlight decisions awaiting a reply and unfinished project actions.
Start your workday with a direct message that puts urgent replies and follow-ups first, with links to the work.
Reply to project emails and alert the backup to deadlines during leave.
Your senders hear back while you're away, and your backup sees requests that need attention before you return.
Find openings for meetings with the project team.
Find a meeting time that works for everyone without comparing calendars yourself. Get shared openings back in the same team chat.
Find times the project team can attend within local hours.
Get meeting options across time zones, based on your team's current calendars and the local hours you choose for each person.
Find times when required project colleagues can meet across time zones.
Get meeting options everyone can attend across time zones, with local times for each person, right in the chat where you asked.