Communication management in project management
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Communication is vital for project management. The document discusses establishing procedures to ensure effective communication such as correspondence, meetings, reporting, and presentations. While daily interactions are important, too much informality can lead to issues, so a formal communication system is recommended to balance personal and procedural communication.
Communication management in project management
- 1. Statuary Publication: This document is the sole publication of the Author. Any misuse and the mis-interpretation by anyone, author does not take the responsibilty for the same. Amit Pokhrel Communication Management in Project Management Communication is perhaps, the most vital link in project management. The procedures related to the communication do not refer to mere correspondence; the entire gamut of interaction between the various agencies and individuals must come under its purview. In the managerial sense, communication would refer to information flow; this would form the basis for any surviving system. Communication leads to control, self-control or otherwise, and it is interesting to note that only in a controlled system, elements would communicate with each other. It is therefore, necessary that the elements are procedure bound to ensure effective communication. We can identify the following procedures which will contribute to better communication: 1. Procedure for correspondence and distribution of mail. 2. Filling procedure 3. Reporting procedure 4. Procedure for meeting and recording minutes of meetings. 5. Procedure for data logging. 6. Project newsletter and general information procedure 7. Procedure for making presentations
- 2. 8. Procedure for project workshops 9. Control-room maintenance procedure 10. Suggestion scheme The above shown procedure, however, are no substitute for daily interactions and personal contacts in the form of visits and verbal communications. At the same time, an excess of personal touch may result in touchiness. This can, perhaps, be avoided by formalizing the communication system.