Project Management Foundations: Communication
1h 1mGeneral2019-02-19
Authors

Doug Rose
Teaching Fortune 500s and professionals how to lead change
Course details
As a project manager, you'll spend most of your time communicating. To keep a fast-moving project on track, you need to know how to juggle the emails, phone calls, voice mail, and documentation. In this course, instructor Doug Rose shares the secrets of managing project communication, detailing how to craft a solid communication strategy that helps your team maximize buy-in and prioritize stakeholder input. Discover how to use a communication plan to develop two-way communication goals, run efficient meetings, and create concise reports.
Topics include:
Define “noise” in a message.
Identify the best method of communication for an emotionally charged and complex topic.
Recall the purpose of a stakeholder register.
Name the four quadrants in a power and interest grid.
Recognize the most common impediment to communication in cross-functional teams.
Review the SHARKS approach and explain how it helps with meeting organization.
Topics include:
Define “noise” in a message.
Identify the best method of communication for an emotionally charged and complex topic.
Recall the purpose of a stakeholder register.
Name the four quadrants in a power and interest grid.
Recognize the most common impediment to communication in cross-functional teams.
Review the SHARKS approach and explain how it helps with meeting organization.
Skills covered
Project Management SkillsProject ManagementFoundations
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Communication skills benefit projects
1. The Communication Plan
- 02 - Project communication
- 03 - Plan the communication
2. How We Communicate
- 04 - Encoding and decoding messages
- 05 - One-way communication
- 06 - Two-way communication
- 07 - Active listening
- 08 - Formal communication
- 09 - Informal communication
3. Communicate with Stakeholders
- 10 - Categorize the stakeholders
- 11 - Prioritize the stakeholders
- 12 - Manage executive stakeholders
- 13 - Answer tough questions
- 14 - Cross-functional communication
4. Project Meetings
- 15 - Why we meet
- 16 - Meeting management
5. Project Reports
- 17 - Decide what to include
- 18 - Clear language
- 19 - Simple charts
Conclusion
- 20 - Next steps
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