Overview/Description
Any project requires good communications to manage day-to-day activities and ensure success of the project. Project managers need to understand the processes of Project Communications Management, and how those processes help promote success and resolve differences among project stakeholders. Project managers need to plan out a strategy to ensure that needed information is gathered and produced efficiently. Finally, project managers are responsible for distributing information to all stakeholders--internal and external--concerning all project management Knowledge Areas.
In this course, learners will be given an overview of project Communications Planning and Information Distribution. They'll be introduced to best practices outlined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) -Third Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI®), Inc. Specifically, learners will be introduced to Project Communications Management, communication barriers, and techniques for improving communications in a given business scenario. They'll learn how the inputs to Communications Planning are used and they'll explore examples of tools and techniques for Communications Planning. They'll learn about the purpose of the Communications Management Plan in the context of project communications. Finally, learners will learn about various dimensions of communications. They will learn how the input to Information Distribution is used, they'll be introduced to examples of tools and techniques for Information Distribution, they'll use an Information Distribution method appropriately in a given scenario, and they'll learn about examples of outputs of Information Distribution. This course provides a foundational knowledge base reflecting the most up-to-date project management information so learners can effectively put principles to work at their own organizations. This course will assist in preparing the learner for the PMP® Certification Exam.
This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK® Guide) - Third Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI®), Inc., 2004. Copyright and all rights reserved. Material from this publication has been reproduced with the permission of PMI®.
Target Audience
Experienced project managers who are seeking to further their project management skills to more advanced levels, and especially project managers who are preparing for PMI® Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or need to fulfill continuing education requirements for maintaining PMP status