Terri Echegoyen and Mark Phillipy continue to study for the CAPM exam. In this session we cover Chapter 10 Project Communications Management of the PMBOK. This is the tenth session in the mentoring series “Preparing for the CAPM”. Mark and Terri study together out of the fifth edition of the PMBOK as Terri gets ready to take the CAPM exam.

If you are new to project management or you are preparing to take the CAPM or PMP exam, grab your PMBOK and follow along. If you missed the first session, go back and start with the first in the series CAPM01 Introduction to Project Management.

Listen to the Podcast

During the podcast you will learn about the following Communications Management Processes:

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• Plan Communications Management
  
• Manage Communications
  
• Control Communications
  

You will also learn some key concepts about Communications Management including:

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• Basic Communication Model
  
• Different ways communications occur
  
• Mark & Terri’s thoughts on how to make meetings more effective.
  

Importance of Communications to a Project Manager

Some have estimated that a project manager spends 85% – 90% of their time communicating. Communications is such an important part of project management, development of your communication skills is essential to becoming a successful project manager. I encourage any project manager to continually study and develop your communications skills.

Schedule Your Exam

With only a few more sessions before the end of this series, if you have not yet scheduled to take your exam, I encourage you to do so today. I found as I prepared to take the PMP exam, once I scheduled my exam, that commitment increased my focus and helped be be prepared. So…go schedule for your exam right now.

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