Project Bonding

  Diversity   Organizational Culture   PMO  

The project manager wears many hats, pays attention to many areas and, most importantly, manages the project. In short, the PM embodies many elements that need to be coordinated and brought together as a single united effort to produce the prescribed deliverable. In my article, The Project Manager is the Keystone to Successful Delivery, there is a section in which I mention the need for the PM to have effective soft skills to include clear and open communications among supporting functional staff elements. Like the glue holding the pieces of a model together, this skill is the glue adhering the various functional and management elements of a project to form the project team. Keeping everyone together as a solid team is the greatest challenge facing a PM.

The project manager has a diverse audience that spans multiple functional areas and management levels. This diversity requires the PM to invest time in developing a solid communications plan that will provide a continuous means of communication to the entire project team. This diversity also requires the identification of information that is needed by the various project team members and how to communicate this information. An effective communications plan is an integral part of the overall project plan and a critical factor in the overall success of the project. Developing the communications plan must include the …

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