Office Groove 2007 is part of the Microsoft Office 2007 suite of products. It is included in the Ultimate and
Enterprise editions of Office 2007, or can be purchased as a separate product.
Office Groove 2007 is a collaboration software program that teams can use to share information and work together on project
activities — from simple document collaboration to custom solutions integrated with business processes. Teams using Office
Groove 2007 work inside collaborative workspaces, which put all team members, tools, and information in one place.
Groove workspaces keep teams up to date automatically and efficiently, and enable them to work anywhere, anytime, and with
anyone, so they spend less time coordinating and more time working. Working in Groove workspaces saves time,
increases productivity, and strengthens the quality of team deliverables.
How do I know if Office Groove is right for me and my team?
Any team of information workers that needs to collaborate on a project can derive value from Office Groove 2007. Team sizes
typically range from 2 through 30 members for maximum productivity and effectiveness.
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There are five core elements of Office Groove 2007:
- Workspaces. Containers created by information workers to share information and work together on team projects.
- Tools. Applications added to workspaces by team members for the purposes of sharing and working together on information, both structured (for example, forms) and unstructured (for example, files).
- Presence and Communications. Built-in presence awareness, chat and messaging.
- Alerts. Text and audible notifications that inform workers of key events and work activity.
- Launchbar. A single starting point for users to monitor all Office Groove 2007 elements including workspaces, contacts, presence, and alerts, and to execute basic functions such as creating new workspaces and communicating with or inviting users.
Out of the box Office Groove 2007 includes the following tools: Files, Discussion, Groove SharePoint Files, Calendar, Meetings,
Issue Tracking, Forms, Groove InfoPath Forms, Notepad, Pictures, and Sketchpad. Several workspace templates with custom tools
are included and more are available for download from Microsoft. We can also develop custom templates if required.
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