IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF COMMUNICATION & WORKS DEPARTMENT PESHAWAR.

Authors

  • Fazaila Shad Islamia College Peshawar
  • Fayaz Ali Shah Assistant Professor, Islamia College Peshawar
  • Shahid Jan Islamia College Peshawar
  • Sajjad Ahmad University of Peshawar

Keywords:

Communication, project management, communication and works Department

Abstract

Project management is a growing concept in public and private organizations of Pakistan. There are many obstacles in way of a successful project completion. The problem of Communication is of great importance in project management. A qualitative investigation was used to explore the importance of communication in project management. The interviews were conducted to explore the phenomena of communication among the ten project team members of Communications & Work department Peshawar. The data were collected and analyzed. The results shows that communication plays an important role in project management. Communication combines and coordinates different areas of project management phases. The findings of the study also illustrate that the communication skills of project managers and team members has a great impact on the project completion and its success

Author Biographies

Fazaila Shad, Islamia College Peshawar

PhD Scholar, Department of Management Sciences,

Fayaz Ali Shah, Assistant Professor, Islamia College Peshawar

Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences

Shahid Jan, Islamia College Peshawar

Chairman, Department of Management Sciences

Sajjad Ahmad, University of Peshawar

Professor, Institute of Management Studies

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31.12.2019