The Project Management Tool Kit: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right

Routine Project Team Communications

Determine how information will flow within the project, based on the needs, locations of team members, and timing. Do communications planning and select methods appropriate for various situations, such as:

	Same place	Different place
Same time	Conversations Meetings Networking Team-building activities Celebrations	Teleconferences Videoconferences Web-based meetings Telephone calls
Different Time	Reports Newsletters Videotapes Audiotapes Yellow sticky notes Memos	Voicemail email FAX Web sites Network-based tools Interoffice mail Other mail

Use all the communication means you have available, and provide information to team members using the methods they find easiest to use. Team members will need access to detailed information, so ensure ...