Project Communications Tools Course

What will you learn in this course?

This course will take project managers through the top communication tools they should be using on their projects. So many project managers miss the importance of effectively communicating project information, and because of that, we see significant failure rates in our projects. Project Communications have been a challenge for project managers for years until now. Taking the tools, we use in this class and using them immediately on your projects will give project managers the step in the right direction of leading successful projects.

Who should attend?

• Project and Program Management Professionals
• Consultant (involved in projects and/or organizational change)
• It Professionals who are responsible to design, build and enhance dashboards across the organization
• PMO Managers and team members, portfolio managers and senior management
• Anyone who is responsible for analysis, reporting and decision making across project, programs and portfolios

Module Overview

Top Communication Tools: Course Welcome – Module 1 Top Communication Tools: Introduction to the Top Communication Tools – Module 2 Top Communication Tools: Planning to Use Communication Tools- Module 3 Top Communication Tools: Best Practices and Choosing Communication Tools Templates – Module 4 Top Communication Tools: Course Review – Module 5

Module One

Introduction to the course and how to navigate through the materials.  This introductory module will allow you to download the class files and give you access to read the Project Scenario for the course.

Module Two

The second module begins by looking at Project Failure Surveys and why they are so important.  It then introduces the Top Communication Tools to be used in your projects.

Module Three

The third module looks at what strategies are best when Planning to Use the Communications Tools.  The module finishes with a Communication Tools exercise and module summary.

Module Four 

This module begins by looking at specific Project Communication Tools Templates and what templates are a best fit for your project.  It then goes onto to describing the Best Practices for Building the Communication Tools with exercises to help explain.

Module Five 

This module provides a course overview and summary of all the modules covered in the course.