Communicating project information is often difficult, whether it’s getting status information from your team or communicating project status to managers. We will explain how and when to communicate and report information about the project. Otherwise the effectiveness of the collaboration would be compromised, jeopardizing the success of the project.
To find more articles in this series of project management information guides, see the Project Management Guidance Guide.
Initial tips for project management
List the stakeholders
Before starting a project, identify who the stakeholders are. A sure way to block a project is to forget critical stakeholders who impact go / no go on your project. Start a communication plan in good time Design project communication strategies and processes before the project starts. Better yet, make sure that the communication processes appear as an activity in the first lines of the project, so that this fundamental part of the collaboration becomes a commitment for everyone. Use the Excel project management templates for the proper options.
Communicating
Often Gathering information on the status of activities once a week may be appropriate to eliminate problems before they even get worse. More frequent communication may cause team members to stop sending updates because of the extra time required to prepare them.
Looking for problems
If everything seems to be going well because no negative communication has been received, there is probably some trouble. Even the best managed project has problems. It is up to the manager to identify them before they become bigger problems.
Use appropriate technology
Understand the communication needs of team members and stakeholders. For example, team members who report activity status can use e-mail or Project online, while an executive may prefer a well-presented chart or pivot table. Here is a list of programs that can facilitate communication.
The role of managers in organizational empowerment and change management is central, but never as in this historical period does it itself require a certain flexibility and intelligence.
What are the essential managerial skills to become a leader and embody a company’s values and culture in its behavior?
We have identified 6 of them and in the following article we offer you some tips to develop them.
What are managerial skills?
More than skill, when we talk about 6 managerial skills, we mean 6 areas in which the leader should excel for effectiveness.
Here they are, clickable in the list:
- communication
- planning & administration
- resource management
- strategy
- self-management
- diversity & inclusion
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Communication
The competence in the field of communication concerns the ability to transmit and transpose information effectively which means not only knowing how to speak, but also (and above all) knowing how to listen and understand.
We can decline communication in 3 ways:
Informal – the conversation between two people that provides the ability to establish an open relationship based on mutual trust;
Formal – more linked to professional networking events, where the skills of storytellers and communicators stand out;
Sales – in this case communication is an argument , but it is not a skill useful only to salespeople, because it can also be exploited in relations with the boss, perhaps to negotiate one’s contract.
One great piece of technology to help you stay on task and budget is scheduling software. Scheduling software allows you to specify who will be working on a specific part of the project. You can monitor their working hours to ensure they remain on task, and if they fall behind, you can spread the workload out among other employees who may be less overwhelmed.