Practice Of Communication Management In It Projects: The Case Of Commercial Bank Of Ethiopia (Cbe)
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
At the time where project management becomes as a norm for many organizations, research
suggests that communication management is one of the key areas in project management. This
research, therefore, examines the current practice of communication management in IT projects
in the case of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia. In this descriptive survey, an online
questionnaire (survey) through Google form has been distributed for all the IT PMO members of
the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia and an interview has been conducted with selected managers,
team leaders. The finding of the study indicates that the current practice of communication
management in the study areas shows a gap with respect to the benchmark practice of Project
communication principles outlined by PMI. In addition, the communication skills of team leaders
and managers have been found as not satisfactory and a medium level conflict, an indication of
miscommunication, has been observed between the study organization and its stakeholders such
as vendors and consultants. The communication channel, commonly used by the organization,
was an email that has limitations in project management processes. Finally, the level of intention
/focus given to communication management by the study organization was also below what it
should have been. Accordingly this result the study organization is recommended to use more
formal communication instead of informal, enhance the communication skills of its managers &
team leaders, using communication tools designed for project management, and follow
communication processes outlined by PMI.
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Project Management, Communication Management, Project Communication