Digital Communication in Project Management
Abstract
Within the field of project, program and portfolio management (PPPM) it is estimated, that project managers on average spend rougly 80% of their time on communication [1]. This explains why some refer to communication as the foundation of project management.
Communication is the act of The team members within any project rely on the ability to collaborate, share, gather and interprete knowledge and information to carry out the objectives of any project - hence, they rely on the ability to communicate [2].
However, in recent times, ways of communicating when carrying out projects have undergone severe changes due to the consequences of the current pandemic, COVID-19. It is still unclear what all the consequences of these changes are, but patterns are emerging and it seems that at least some of these will be sustained [3].
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References
- ↑ Geraldi, Joana; Thuesen, Christian; Oehmen, Josef; Sting, Verena (2017) Doing Projects. A Nordic Flavour to Managing Projects, Engineering Systems Division, Management Engineering Department, Technical University of Denmark.
- ↑ BG Zulch, Communication: The Foundation of Project Management, Procedia Technology, Volume 16, 2014, Pages 1000-1009, ISSN 2212-0173, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.protcy.2014.10.054 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212017314002813)
- ↑ Encinas, E., Simons, A., & Sattineni, A. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 on Communications within the Construction Industry. 2(Cdc), 165–156. https://doi.org/10.29007/lhs4
