Project Management

SUMMARY: According to the PMBOK, project communications management includes all those processes that are required to ensure that the information pertaining to project is generated, collected, disseminated, stored and ultimately, disposed off, in a timely and appropriate manner. This chapter discussed project communication planning, distribution of information, performance reporting and administrative closure.

Communication planning identifies the information and communication requirements of various project stakeholders. Stakeholders are those individuals who are interested in the project deliverables, are affected by the project activities and associated with the project directly or indirectly. The different steps in communication planning are i) identifying information requirements ii) choosing the appropriate communication technology iii) stakeholder analysis, and iv) communication management plan.