The Power of Communication and the Future of PM Work

 

Communication works for those who work at it – John Powel

What goes into building a multi- cultural community, a diverse community a global community, a virtual community of leaders?             

For me it must be Communication at its best, it must be about effective communication, it is about making your communication work

It was mid – April 2020, I had just taken up the role Vice President – Outreach of PMI Mumbai chapter. That night as I was browsing through linkedin group of PMI chapter leaders, I was amazed by the passion, dedication that the chapter leaders bring to the table.  "Can we bring in all this passion at one place" I thought. "Can we connect, collaborate and co-create – build a community of PMI Chapters?"

And there it was the #PMIChapterXchange was incepted and my outreach journey started, a journey of virtual communication across countries, continents and cultures.

As my journey continues, I pause and ponder to ask myself how will communication be in the #futureofPMWork?

Here are some trends which will shape how we communicate 

Remote work: According to Wall Street Journal even when the pandemic ends, many employees will continue to work from home. A study by Gartner says that 82% of business leaders plan to allow remote work for some time, while 47% plan to allow employees to do so permanently.

Diverse team: With “Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere and Virtual Collaboration - The Future of Work” our teams will be across locations, geographies and continents. With diverse teams, project managers would have work on their communication to work across languages and clultures

Security risks: With remote work comes the perils of security risks. As reported by Business Wire survey, a majority of respondents (58%) indicated that employee home network security was one of their areas of higher concern.

According to a study by BBC UK only 13% of 8 to 18-year-olds think young people will send letters and postcards to each other by the year 2049.

Holograms, body and brain implants will be used for communication and some even predict there'll be a new way of communication may be with emojis

Will this affect the way project managers would communicate in the #futureofPMWork?

How can project manager work with technology to make their communication work in this #futureofPMWork ?

Virtual presence: With virtual and augmented reality gaining momentum, virtual presence will be real soon. Project managers can connect with stakeholders in a virtual conference room. It is said the human brain perceives it as real presence.

Multi – cultural: With devices that can translate languages instantly, project managers could potentially bridge gaps allowing multi-cultural and multilingual teams to communicate effectively.

Secure peer to peer: Blockchain trends grows amidst the pandemic.  Blockchain will enable secure and transparent peer to peer communication. This ensures effective stakeholder as well inter team transparent communication

How will you work on your communication to usher success in #futureofPMWork ?

Please share your views in the comment section.

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