Stakeholders in some industries prefer to deal with programmers and system analysts directly, bypassing project managers. This complicates managing resources on projects. How should a project manager solve this issue?
A.
Propose implementing a new project management information system (PMIS).
B.
Request a meeting with senior management to escalate the situation
C.
Promote adoption of the communications management plan with the project team.
D.
Host a team-building event to develop team cohesion and improve communication
The project manager should **C. Promote adoption of the communications management plan with the project team**. A well-defined communications management plan can help set expectations about who stakeholders should contact for different types of information. This can help ensure that communication flows through the appropriate channels, which can make resource management easier for the project manager. It's also important for the project manager to explain the benefits of this approach to the stakeholders to gain their buy-in.
C. "Promote adoption of the communications management plan with the project team" is the best answer because it directly addresses the root of the problem: communication and how stakeholders engage with the team.
When stakeholders bypass the project manager to directly communicate with programmers and system analysts, it disrupts the structured flow of communication, which can lead to misalignment, missed requirements, and other challenges. The communications management plan outlines how communication should take place, who should be communicated with, and the channels to be used. By promoting the adoption of this plan, the project manager ensures that everyone understands and adheres to the established communication guidelines, reducing the potential for confusion or miscommunication.
While agile encourages direct interaction, it's important to maintain coordination and alignment across the team. A PMIS can help project managers play a facilitative role by providing tools and structure for interactions. The key is to ensure that stakeholders' input is incorporated effectively into the development process and that the project's goals are met.
So, yes, a PMIS could be a sufficient solution to ensure that direct interaction with stakeholders aligns with the project's objectives and maintains coordination within the agile framework.
PMIS is a tools for communication. Now there is an issue because the stakeholder directly communicate the programmer and bypass PM. The communication management plan tell you how to communicate, who should be communicated , what information can be passed. Therefore, we should make the team to follow the communication management plan. We should share a common understanding, so C is more appropriate
A communication management plan is a document that details how everyone working on a project can communicate best.
A PMIS is a software program or application that organizes and controls the flow of project data and information. Project managers use a PMIS to plan, monitor, and execute their project deliverables more efficiently, without getting overwhelmed with data.
Wait are you guys suggesting that the project team should be the one to deal with this by following the communications plan? How are they to do that? these are senior managers and stakeholders, how to correct someone senior to you thats a compromising position to be in. The PM has to address A is the best answer if this information is made available using PMIS tools the stakeholders can also self correct
PMIS is not magic. cannot self correct using it. At least not in the case of stakeholders going directly to the team. In fact, A. is the worst possible answer of the options.
Why should we propose a new project management information system when the team is failing to adhere to a communication system already on ground.We should simply asked for compliance with what was on ground already.
I think it is A! see the following information and let me know what you think:
In multi-project management, a PMIS would allow the key stakeholders clear visibility into each project, its work schedule, and resource management. Whether a project is ongoing, completed, or in the planning stages, project management information systems can help manage multiple projects simultaneously.
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