successful project management - Commonwealth of Learning

?? Activity
1. Suggest any improvements to the terms and to the sample
document as a whole, bearing in mind the distance education
organization you work for and the type of project you are
interested in currently.
2. Why do you think the signatures of the team members, the
project sponsor, and the project manager are necessary?
3. Why would you think that the terms of reference are
interactive at this stage of the project?
Share your views with colleagues, and always keep in mind typical project
situations that your organization is involved in, or intends to embark on. Let us
now explore some of the useful ideas about successful interaction.
Ways with words
It is emphasized from the outset that to manage a project successfully demands
certain ways with words. This is not solely about public speaking, though it is
equally true that project management demands elements of a public speaker
from the project manager. It is all about being fluent at work, and that in itself
requires that you develop your facility with words, phrases, ideas issues and
feelings that are pertinent to the DE project you will be handling. Please note that
words alone play a minor role, but it is how you use them to come across to
others that really matters. The use of words to interact is referred to as verbal
communication, and the use of gestures, facial expression, etc. is referred to as
non-verbal communication. In combination, these two constitute the most
effective interactive tool. Do you agree with this view?
Yes
Justify your response before reading on.
No
Since interaction (communication) is a two-way affair, what you transmit also
needs to be received by the other persons, in our case, team members and
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