Status update notifications to clients and team

Purpose

1. Notify clients and team members instantly of project status changes, approvals, or issues in airbrushing commissions.

2. Ensure real-time transparency and minimize communication delays during project delivery.

3. Enhance accountability by systematically documenting notification history for reference and compliance.

4. Automatically route urgent updates to relevant parties to prevent bottlenecks and client dissatisfaction.

Trigger Conditions

1. Change in project/task status (e.g., 'in progress', 'awaiting approval', 'finalized').

2. Task assignment or reassignment.

3. Client feedback submission.

4. Deadline modifications.

5. File uploads or artwork revisions completed.

6. Payment milestones achieved or pending status.

7. Manual override by project manager for urgent alerts.

Platform Variants

1. Twilio SMS

• Feature/Setting: Send SMS alerts on project status; configure using Programmable Messaging API (`POST /Messages`).
  

2. SendGrid

• Feature/Setting: Dispatch transactional email updates; set up with Mail Send API (`POST /mail/send`).
  

3. Slack

• Feature/Setting: Deliver status messages to channels or DMs; use Incoming Webhooks or `chat.postMessage` API.
  

4. Microsoft Teams

• Feature/Setting: Send adaptive cards or notifications using Webhooks or Graph API (`/chats/{chat-id}/messages`).
  

5. Gmail

• Feature/Setting: Automate email notifications with Gmail API (`users.messages.send`).
  

6. Outlook 365

• Feature/Setting: Send project updates using Microsoft Graph API (`/sendMail`).
  

7. WhatsApp Business API

• Feature/Setting: Notify via WhatsApp; configure with `/messages` endpoint.
  

8. Telegram

• Feature/Setting: Dispatch messages to groups/users via Bot API (`sendMessage`).
  

9. Discord

• Feature/Setting: Update dedicated channels using Webhook endpoints.
  

10. Salesforce

• Feature/Setting: Push in-app or email alerts via Process Builder or REST API (`/services/data/{version}/sobjects`).
  

11. Asana

• Feature/Setting: Create or modify project tasks, trigger comments with Events API.
  

12. Monday.com

• Feature/Setting: Use Integrations and Notifications API (`change_column_value`, `create_update`).
  

13. Trello

• Feature/Setting: Post card comments or calendar events via REST API (`POST /1/cards/{id}/actions/comments`).
  

14. Basecamp

• Feature/Setting: Send pings or to-do status with Basecamp API (`POST /buckets/{id}/chats/{id}/lines.json`).
  

15. Jira

• Feature/Setting: Create issues, add comments via REST API (`/rest/api/2/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment`).
  

16. Zoho CRM

• Feature/Setting: Automate status notification emails via Workflow Rules and API (`/crm/v2/Emails`).
  

17. HubSpot

• Feature/Setting: Trigger workflow emails with Automation API (`/automation/v3/events`).
  

18. Mailgun

• Feature/Setting: Send transactional updates using Messages API (`POST /v3/{domain}/messages`).
  

19. Pushover

• Feature/Setting: Push notifications to devices via API (`POST /messages.json`).
  

20. PagerDuty

• Feature/Setting: Alert incidents using Events API (`POST /v2/enqueue`).
  

21. ClickSend

• Feature/Setting: Trigger SMS/email/fax updates with API (`POST /v3/sms/send`).
  

22. Zendesk

• Feature/Setting: Notify via tickets/comments using Ticket API (`POST /api/v2/tickets/{id}/comments`).
  

23. ActiveCampaign

• Feature/Setting: Automate campaign/status alerts via Automation API (`/api/3/automationWebhooks`).
  

24. Intercom

• Feature/Setting: Send in-app or email messages using Conversations API.
  

Benefits

1. Immediate dissemination of critical project status information for smooth workflow.

2. Reduces manual effort on repetitive updates for project managers.

3. Decreases risk of overlooked changes, improving client satisfaction.

4. Ensures all parties are aligned, minimizing errors and miscommunications.

5. Centralizes notification history for audit and quality control.