I'm working on a paper on the topic of communication management within an engineering project. I'd like to start the article by discussing the purpose of project communications. I have come up with five basic categories/reasons/purposes of comms, but would like to query this group to see what, if anything, I'm missing. Here's what I've got so far:
Inform (e.g., status reports)
Request (e..g, purchase requisitions)
Discuss (e.g., engineering brainstorming session)
Decide (e.g., conclude and document findings of a trade study)
Direct (e.g., assign tasks)
What else am I missing?
Thanks for any and all feedback!
RE: Project Communications: What Are the Primary Categories of Comms? Need Advice.
Specify. Contract technical specifications, scope of work, and drawings are to communicate to the Contractor what the work is and the project requirements.
RE: Project Communications: What Are the Primary Categories of Comms? Need Advice.
Note there is a distinction between upward communication (reporting to people above you) and downward communication (sending information, instruction, etc. to people below you). Upward communication is harder but more important.
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RE: Project Communications: What Are the Primary Categories of Comms? Need Advice.
RE: Project Communications: What Are the Primary Categories of Comms? Need Advice.
Authorise
Audit (request and provide non-routine information)
Define requirement
Regulate / impose constraints
Impose change
Clarify
Agree (including contractual arrangements and internal SLA)
A.
RE: Project Communications: What Are the Primary Categories of Comms? Need Advice.
-To deflect blame
-To pass the buck
RE: Project Communications: What Are the Primary Categories of Comms? Need Advice.
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