Question

How does the number of people impact the communication channels? If you are managing a project with the team size (including you) of 12, how many communication channels will there be?

Answer 1

Part-1
How does the number of People Impact communication channels?
The communication channel depends upon the number of people engaged in the communication also the channels are affected by the hierarchy with which we are dealing as if there are members from different departments then the number of channels may vary same is the case if there are members from a different location than the number of channels may also vary and if there are more number of virtual members involved than also the number of channels may vary so this totally depends upon the case to case basis.

Part-2
What is the communication channel?

This refers to the way 2 or more people communicate with each other this may include physical channel, non-physical channel.

There are different types of Communication Channels

• Formal Communication
• Informal Communication
• Unofficial Communication

While managing a team of 12 we will be dealing with 1 types of Communication channels

1. Formal Communication-when we talk for a team of 12 and at a position of manager the basic and the priority way of communication is E-mails and Formal Communications like Formal face to face meetings also this depends if there are more virtual employees than the number of channels may be increased as there would be telephonic and virtual communication as well

Although the number of the channel may vary on case to case basis the basic and when we take a simple office with no virtual employee in consideration we can assume the only formal way of communication would be there.