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Manage Communication - Large Projects (Part 1 of 2) In a large project, all communication takes place in context of an overall Communication Management Plan. Status meetings and status reporting are required, just as for a medium-size project. In addition, there are many other types of proactive communication that need to be considered. This creative and proactive communication is laid out in a Communication Management Plan, which is created as follows. Beginning of Project - Plan Communication Determine the project stakeholders . In some cases these are stakeholder groups such as a project steering committee. In other cases, there may be a single person such as the sponsor. Determine the communication needs for each stakeholder. The project manager can categorize the communication needs into three areas. Mandatory. This generally includes project Status Reports, legal requirements, financial reporting, etc. This information is pushed out to the recipients. Informational . Thi...

Manage Communication Eight Steps to Manage Virtual Teams   There are some special techniques that can be used to manage these virtual teams. Establish team objectives. The team members need to know and understand what it is that they are doing together. If people only understand their own role and their own work, they will always just be individual contributors. Remind everyone they are a team.   If the team members think they are all working independently, they will act independent.  If they know they are part of a team working on common objectives and deliverables, they will tend to feel better about their work and be more active in their collaboration with other team members. Obtain the right technology. The technology is there to support virtual teams - there is really no reason to be without it. This includes fast access to the Internet, audio conferencing, videocams, collaborative software, shared directories, etc. Look for opportunities to “socialize.” Team members ...