The Definitive Guide to Project Management: The fast track to getting the job done on time and on budget, Second Edition

Chapter 10. Project Communications Management

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• Why communication is important in projects

• Some problems of project communication

• Ten principles of project communication

• A systematic approach to communications mangement

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Communication is the real work of leadership. Nitin Nohria

The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate. Joseph Priestley

Aims of this chapter

It can be that half or even more of your time as project manager needs to be spent on communication.

This chapter is about how to communicate for your project. That means communicating both within the project team, and also to others outside the project team. There is a view that communication is a less important skill than planning and ...