http://thecriticalpath.info/2008/07/19/communications-channels/ Free Project Management Information, Advice, and Templates Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thecriticalpath.info/2008/07/19/communications-channels/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Paul Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:48:14 +0000 http://thecriticalpath.info/?p=18#comment-10 It is absolutely true that for purposes of the PMP exam you should know the formula as is. In real day-to-day practice, it can be helpful to consider that in addition to the number of communication paths indicated by the formula as illustrated above there is an additional 'dynamic' when a person communicates with a group For example, what about when a person communicates not only with another individual, but with that individual when there boss is in the room? Or the boss and the bosses' boss also in the room? Point is, when people 'group' with each other, the dynamics change. It is absolutely true that for purposes of the PMP exam you should know the formula as is. In real day-to-day practice, it can be helpful to consider that in addition to the number of communication paths indicated by the formula as illustrated above there is an additional ‘dynamic’ when a person communicates with a group For example, what about when a person communicates not only with another individual, but with that individual when there boss is in the room? Or the boss and the bosses’ boss also in the room? Point is, when people ‘group’ with each other, the dynamics change.

]]> http://thecriticalpath.info/2008/07/19/communications-channels/comment-page-1/#comment-2977 Paul Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:48:00 +0000 http://thecriticalpath.info/?p=18#comment-2977 It is absolutely true that for purposes of the PMP exam you should know the formula as is. In real day-to-day practice, it can be helpful to consider that in addition to the number of communication paths indicated by the formula as illustrated above there is an additional 'dynamic' when a person communicates with a group For example, what about when a person communicates not only with another individual, but with that individual when there boss is in the room? Or the boss and the bosses' boss also in the room? Point is, when people 'group' with each other, the dynamics change. It is absolutely true that for purposes of the PMP exam you should know the formula as is. In real day-to-day practice, it can be helpful to consider that in addition to the number of communication paths indicated by the formula as illustrated above there is an additional ‘dynamic’ when a person communicates with a group For example, what about when a person communicates not only with another individual, but with that individual when there boss is in the room? Or the boss and the bosses’ boss also in the room? Point is, when people ‘group’ with each other, the dynamics change.

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