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.
Report sprint issue counts and blockers by owner.
Get a sprint report by assignee with completed work, open work, points, and blockers, linked from your chat thread.
Withdraw an outdated project update and report the result to its owner.
Your lead signs off on the post and correction you choose. Your team sees the correction after removal. You get an email with the outcome.
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.
Reply to sprint status requests with current issue and point totals.
Get a current sprint report in the same chat thread, with issue and point progress, blockers, and links your team can open.
Create a project huddle and reply to the requester with its link.
Get a fresh joining link in the same private chat where you ask for a call, ready to share with your team.
Post impromptu project meeting links for the team.
Your team gets the Zoom join link in the channel you choose, and the host gets a message when the invitation goes through.