CHAPTER 10

Managing Project Communications

In this chapter, you will

Plan for project communications

Manage project communications

Monitor project communications

In the movie Cool Hand Luke, Captain, the prison warden, says, “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” It’s a famous line that has been repeated by musicians and politicians, and even muttered by project managers. Ideally, when you, the project manager, quote this line, you aren’t viewed as the prison warden by your project team.

The point is, many projects experience a breakdown in communications. It’s been said that 90 percent of a project manager’s time is spent communicating. If you think about it, this certainly makes sense. Your project plans all communicate what ...

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