On that note, I welcome you back. This week we continue our review of the 9 Project Management Body of Knowledge Areas. Our last post covered Risk Management. This week, I take a look at an often over looked piece of the puzzle, Communications Management.

What is Communications Management? It isn't how to network at the office cooler. It's not how to brown nose your boss or to charm your staff with smooth talk. In fact we all know what bad communications is. We see it all the time. So what is communications management? It's the process of creating a system of communicating with all relevant parties in your organization. It's about being effective, using the appropriate vehicle and delivering in a timely manner.

That sounds straight forward enough right? After all, you're not new to the post bail out world. You understand the limitations of various forms of communications. You understand emails inherent flaws and limitations. Verbal exchanges for changes to the project plan.  To do's that carry over month over month, until the missed project task is beyond it's point of relevancy.