Hi, communication should be the number one priority in project management. Communication skills will sustain good relationships and enable the project manager to deliver his or her intentions to the team. The lack of interaction can pose a great challenge to the management of a program probably the reason communication was grouped as a difficulty in Lecture 1 (Roger and Vijay, 2015). Imagine an area where people do not understand each or are too proud to listen to one other. Take the example of the construction of the Tower of Babel in the Bible where human beings sought to build a tower that would reach heaven. God struck the men with the inability to speak the same language, and the construction came to a halt. Hence, communication is the driving force of any project. It allows the project manager to outline his plans and resolve issues that may arise throughout the program.
It is true that a project manager could have the best resources, the most advanced technological systems, an insightful report, but they are all useless if he or she lacks the skills to communicate the plans to the team members and stakeholders (Heerkens, 2013). Throughout the project implementation, issues are bound to rise, and the project manager should learn how to listen to various ideas generated by interested parties. It is also essential for the professional to offer regular updates to the senior executives regarding the progress of the initiative (Burke & Barron, 2014). Echoing the statement of Brian Mossing, a project manager in the Northrop Grumman Security Firm, “The project manager must ensure that he or she derives the maximum impact of communication by delivering the messages using the right channel.” It could be in person, via email, calls or messages based on the media that the members and stakeholders frequently use (Turner, 2014).
References
Burke, R., & Barron, S. (2014). Project management leadership: building creative teams. John Wiley & Sons.
Heerkens G. R. (2013). Project Management, Second Edition (Briefcase Books Series). London: McGraw Hill.
Roger W. and Vijay K. (2015). The Art and Science of Project Management. Newport: RW Press.
Turner, J. R. (Ed.). (2014). Gower handbook of project management. Gower Publishing, Ltd..
