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How do you calculate and use communication channels in your project?

Rebecca Bennett PMP| Investors.com Los Angeles, Ca, United States

If you are having communication issues in your project, it's good to come back to the basics and calculate the # of communication channels you have to manage.

Posted: Oct 16, 2017 5:37 PM

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JOONMIN SUH Project Engineering Manager| Samsung Construction & Trading Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Thanks for your articles. Back to the basics!

Posted: Oct 16, 2017 10:31 PM

Yashodhan Kholgade Pune, Maharashtra, India

Nice and precise article. Thanks.

Posted: Oct 17, 2017 9:46 AM

OUSMANE TOURE Project Geologist| Predictive discovery limited Kouroussa, Guinea

I think You have to identify stakeholders before calculating the channels of communication. Then it will be: N(N-1)/2.
N: is the nomber of stakeholders.

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1 reply by Stéphane Parent

Oct 17, 2017 11:30 AM

Stéphane Parent

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I suspect in many cases the total number of channels in somewhat smaller than the maximum number given by the formula.

Often, some channels are purely theoretical and are never used in practice. In other words, not everybody talks to everyone.

Posted: Oct 17, 2017 10:45 AM (Updated by author: Oct 17, 2017 10:45 AM)

Stéphane Parent Retired (for now)| Leader Maker Prince Edward Island, Canada

Oct 17, 2017 10:45 AM

Replying to OUSMANE TOURE

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I think You have to identify stakeholders before calculating the channels of communication. Then it will be: N(N-1)/2.
N: is the nomber of stakeholders.

Posted: Oct 17, 2017 11:30 AM

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