Course Description
Distributing information is the process of making project-relevant information available to project stakeholders and others involved in the project. This process occurs throughout the entire lifecycle of the project from the moment the project manager is assigned to the project to the final report and lessons learned dissemination. In this Project Management: Information Dissemination course, we’ll discuss ways to distribute information, documentation, and project status reports. Most information distribution will occur during the execution phase of the project while implementing the communications management plan, or if other information requests arise. Effective project communication can be the difference between a successful project and project failure. We’ll look at specific communication skills and styles to help you be an effective communicator, and potential roadblocks to avoid. You will also understand how to manage meetings and documentation outputs such as stakeholder notifications, project reports, recordkeeping, and feedback. The knowledge you gain from this course will help you create effective reports, facilitate productive meetings, and communicate well with your team.
What You'll Learn
- Apply communication skills to identify and avoid roadblocks
- Identify and distinguish between different communication styles
- Compare and contrast methods of information dissemination
- Organize and manage successful project meetings
- Compose a project status report
- Manage documentation outputs such as stakeholder notifications, project reports, recordkeeping, and feedback
Key Takeaways
- Distributing information is the process of making project-relevant information available to project stakeholders and others involved in the project.
- Information dissemination occurs throughout the entire project lifecycle, from the moment the project manager is assigned to the project to the final report and lessons learned dissemination.
- Most information distribution occurs during the execution phase while implementing the communications management plan or when other information requests arise.
- Effective project communication can be the difference between a successful project and project failure.
- The knowledge gained helps you create effective reports, facilitate productive meetings, and communicate well with your team.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this course cover?
This Project Management: Information Dissemination course discusses ways to distribute information, documentation, and project status reports. It covers communication skills and styles, potential roadblocks to avoid, managing meetings, and documentation outputs such as stakeholder notifications, project reports, recordkeeping, and feedback.
What skills will I gain from this course?
The course builds skills in dissemination, implementing projects, information management, information sharing, project communications, and project implementation.
What topics are included in the lessons?
The lessons cover Communication Skills, Styles, and Roadblocks; Ways to Distribute Information; Meeting Management; Documentation Outputs; Project Status Report; and a Test Your Knowledge assessment.
Why is information dissemination important in project management?
Distributing information makes project-relevant information available to stakeholders throughout the entire project lifecycle, and effective project communication can be the difference between a successful project and project failure.
Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Professional Development Credits (PDCs): 0.5
KnowledgeCity is approved by SHRM as a Recertification General Provider to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs). By taking the courses approved by SHRM, KnowledgeCity can award SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for HR knowledge and competency programs related to the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge™ (the SHRM BASK™).
