A basic prerequisite for a smoothly functioning project team is effective communications within the team, and between the team and other project stakeholders.
6. A basic need for a “well oiled” project
team is effective communications
within the team, and between the
team and other project stakeholders.
7. One of the risks of project management
is the delusion that all communication
links are functioning well just because
people are talking to one another.
8. “One of the most common pitfalls of
communication is the assumption
that because a message was sent, a
message must have been received.”
15. Recognize the
importance of the
interpersonal
communication
network within
the project team
and then
encourage
informal
communication.
Do not inhibit it.
17. Recognize that
communication
is a two-way
medium. Every
team member
must be
responsible for
both sending and
receiving
communication
about the project.