Project Communication and Project Performance

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Table of Contents
Literature Review.......................................................................................................................3
Definition of Project Management and the different perspectives.........................................3
Project Communication..........................................................................................................4
Communication System.........................................................................................................5
Project Communication and Project Performance.................................................................7
Land Acquisition Projects (LAP)...........................................................................................8
Barriers to effective project communication in Project Success of LAP...............................8
Project Communication and Project Schedule, Project Cost and Project Quality.................9
References:...............................................................................................................................13

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Literature Review
Different literary works to explain the importance of project communication and its
impact on the project performance has been examined in this section. It has shed light on
different perspectives of different scholars and researchers on this topic. Much emphasis has
been laid on the importance of communication on the performance and success of projects
like the Land Acquisition Project (LAP) by the Land and Survey department under the
Ministry of Urban Development and Natural Resources. It is also to mention that the main
aim of this literature review is to demonstrate an understanding of the core contribution of
effective project communication on successful project management. With the same, it also
shed light on the impact of project communication on the different project performance
constraints like Project Cost, Project Schedule and Project Quality.
Definition of Project Management and the different perspectives
Prior to discussion on the importance of project communication and its relations with
the performance of any project, a clear understanding of the project management along with
that of its meaning is very important. Project management is one of the fast growing
disciplines within most of the organisations and businesses in contemporary world.
According to Atkinson (2014), Project management is concerned with the entire organisation,
irrespective of being private or public authority. However, to discuss about management of a
project, it is very important to understand what is ‘project’. Projects refer to the temporary
organisations that have to be done with the lower risks, goods and cost management. Also, as
stated by Little (2017), projects are the works that have strong focus of goals to accomplish.
Project management can be defined as the “structured and formalized way of managing
change in a rigorous way” (Kerzner 2018). As per Heldman (2018), it is “the applications of
skills, knowledge, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements”.

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Project Communication
Communication is very crucial to keep everyone updated on the progress of a
particular project. With the same, it also helps in facilitating the buy-in and the ownership of
the key project milestones and decisions. According to Todorovic (2015), the skill and the
ability to communicate clearly regarding a particular project could be the major difference in
between the failure and the success in the project management. Marchewka (2014) in this
context have stated that, consistent and clear communication should be the standard of
sharing the details and information about any project. It is to mention that communication in
projects, especially when they are big projects like the Land Acquisition Projects (LAP). The
larger the projects are, the more is communication significant for the final outcome. The
processes of communication of the projects are characterised by the performance report, the
forecasts, updates, the requested changes as well as the organisational process. It is to state
that one of the key process of communication is- exchanging the information in a way that it
would socialise the staffs and the other employees involved in the project by coordination
socialisation and mutual understanding. This is because Communication is the “the nervous
system of any organized group and the glue that hold organization together” (Cacciattolo
2015).
Moreover, the goals of communication are defined by the shareholders’ interests. At
the time of executing the project, the ability of the project manager for communicating is very
important for the success of the entire project. It is also to state that the crucial task for the
project managers is communicating with the stakeholders (Schwalbe 2015). However, it is
also to note that this does not mean that successful communication would always lead to
successful persuasion of the project but it is very crucial for ensuring right exchange of the
right information. In the present dynamic world, communication is considered to be a
constant element for managing the projects. Several research study in this field by Brienza et