Course : Master the rules of project communication

best practices and tools

Practical course - 2d - 14h00 - Ref. CBO
Price : 1370 € E.T.

Master the rules of project communication

best practices and tools


Required course New edition of the course schedule

Communication is crucial to the success of a project. How do you involve stakeholders in the project's challenges? How do you draw up a project communication plan, with what objectives? How to deliver the right information, at the right time, to the right person? What format should be used? This training course will enable you to adopt the best practices for structuring your project communication plan and implementing the associated tools.


INTER
IN-HOUSE
CUSTOM

In person or remote class
Available in English on request

Ref. CBO
  2d - 14h00
1370 € E.T.




Communication is crucial to the success of a project. How do you involve stakeholders in the project's challenges? How do you draw up a project communication plan, with what objectives? How to deliver the right information, at the right time, to the right person? What format should be used? This training course will enable you to adopt the best practices for structuring your project communication plan and implementing the associated tools.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Identify good project communication practices
Develop a communication plan and return trolleys offline
Conducting project meetings
Identify and use the main monitoring indicators
Exploit data and return it with impact

Intended audience
Project managers, project owners. Anyone with a role in project communication management.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of project management.

Practical details
Hands-on work
In practical exercises, participants structure the stages of a project communication plan and use the associated tools.
Teaching methods
Active, participative teaching. Practice sharing. Toolbox: project management and communication matrices proposed and used in practical work at each stage of the training.

Course schedule

1
Master the fundamentals of project communication

  • Define the notions of project and communication.
  • Understand the fundamental principles of communication.
  • Identify the different types of project communication.
Case study
Using examples, identify communication objectives and define the tone of the message according to the scope of the communication and the project's stakes.

2
Draw up the project communication plan

  • Analyze the overall context of the project.
  • Carry out a preliminary survey of the existing situation: internal or external survey.
  • Define project communication objectives.
  • Identify and prioritize target groups.
  • Build your communication strategy according to project stages, objectives and targets.
  • Present the contents of the project communication plan.
Case study
Analyze project context: PESTEL, opportunity study, feasibility matrix, SWOT. Identify target group needs and expectations: power-interest matrix, empathy map. Define appropriate communication tools, channels and frequency.

3
Use project monitoring and reporting tools

  • Identify the different media and tools for monitoring the project.
  • Select key project indicators: cost, deadline and quality monitoring.
  • Monitoring project risks: analysis tools and communication rules.
  • Design dashboards.
  • Structuring progress reports: objectives, targets and key information to be communicated.
Hands-on work
Practice using key indicators to communicate project progress: tracking deliverables, work packages, workloads, risks, costs, deadlines and quality.

4
Making the most of project meetings

  • Leading a meeting: best practices.
  • A successful kick-off meeting: anticipating reluctance to change.
  • Structuring a progress meeting: key information and tools.
  • Facilitate a problem-solving meeting.
  • Structure and lead a steering committee.
Hands-on work
Prepare and organize project meetings, identify difficulties. Describe a problem. Support decision-making and implement solutions: decision matrix.

5
Present project data with impact

  • Boost your reporting.
  • Make good use of visuals.
  • Integrate and sustain your reporting system.
  • Closing the project: communication rules and project memory.
Role-playing
Present analytical groupings and summaries adapted to targets. Define project closure.


Customer reviews
3,9 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
ASTRID M.
18/12/25
5 / 5

lively and interactive, references to real-life situations
LAURA H.
18/12/25
4 / 5

The trainer was very educational and used a lot of practical examples. The content is very interesting but not quite what I expected.
CÉCILE P.
11/12/25
4 / 5

I would have liked to spend more time on the indicators



Publication date : 05/23/2024


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REMOTE CLASS
2026 : 18 June, 17 Sep., 7 Dec.

PARIS LA DÉFENSE
2026 : 18 June, 17 Sep., 7 Dec.