Dynamic Strategy-Practitioner The Impact of Social Media in Project Management

The Impact of Social Media in Project Management

Dynamic Strategy – Practitioner Article

Developing a Model for Social Media in Project Management Communications by Herbert Remidez and Nory B. Jones talks about how social media is impacting the communications of many businesses and companies worldwide. This is an important topic because social media has become a universal means of communicating with others both personally and professionally. Businesses are faced with many challenges and in today’s economy we are living in the era of technology were transactions are made faster so there needs to be a means of communicating with each other quickly other than email to become more productive and effective. The use of social media has become a favorable trend for businesses as it allows them to use it as a tool thus creating value for their company. Some of the most well-known media channels are Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Using social media has given businesses the advantage of keeping communication lines open and making it easily accessible to all aspects involving communication between the inside and outside domain.

Since social media has become an important factor for those especially when working at distant locations the authors of the following article will focus on social media for project management communications. In the research that was conducted, the authors are seeking to develop a model for social media on project management communication to bridge any gaps between managers and co-workers who are in distant locations. Often project manager’s work at various locations and this break can make it quite difficult for managers and co-workers to have closeness with each other as they would if working in the same location every day. The authors discuss the research that has been done and how social media can be a valuable source by “improving decision making and project spaces” for project management. The following article written by Herbert Remidez and Nory B. Jones discusses four main topics on how social media impacts Project Management:

1. Social Networks and Social Media

2. Trust

3. Communication and Project Management Information Systems

4. Model Foundations

The author considers the significance that social media can have for project managers by building a foundation of trust that can grow into solid relationships. While exploring the significance of social media they found in a "2009 survey by McKinsey of 1700 executives worldwide showed that about 64% of these companies were using social media for effective internal communications (Culnan et al., 2010).” The authors suggest that the current project management information systems are not sufficient because of how our current times are changing how we conduct business. In the future, information systems will need to support project managers which in turn will develop project success. If a model for social media is implemented into project management it will create an environment of relationship building and trust not only for project managers but for stakeholders as well. No models are currently available since social media is still a new practice for project management.

Work Cited:

Remidez, H., & Jones, N. B. (2012). Developing a Model for Social Media in Project Management Communications. International Journal Of Business & Social Science, 3(3), 33-36.

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