In almost all cases it is the project manager’s sole responsibility to make sure that everyone is talking regardless of organization. The title the person hold is “project manager” meaning that they must manage what is going on within the project. This includes the tasks that are required, and the people working on the project. A team sport is a perfect example for this, lets use soccer as an example. Everyone on the team has one main objective, to get the ball in the net. It can be done alone, but by doing it alone there is an extremely thin chance of scoring. The players of the team would be the people working on the project, and the coach would be the PM. The coach is not out on the field with the players, but he is making sure that they know what is going on, how to properly achieve their objective, and that the team is communicating. To best achieve this communication for a project team weekly update meetings, and conferences would be best. Also, as we have seen in our mini-sims, getting specific people together, such as department heads, is another main aspect of important communication. The project manager should also be sending emails to everyone, and basically act as a bridge (if necessary) for different departments to talk.