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One-way communication

One-way communication

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One-way communication

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A few years ago, pirates captured an Italian cargo ship called the Monte Cristo. The crew was shuffled to the bottom of the ship. When the pirates weren't looking, they wrote the ship's location in a bottle and tossed it overboard. The NATO ships retrieved the bottle, they read the note and knew that the crew was safe. The pirates gave up and no one was hurt. One way communications saved the day. Your project won't have pirates, but you'll certainly run into one-way communication. In fact, almost all of your communication will be one way. One-way communication is a type of asynchronous communication. You're sending a message to someone, but they won't read and respond instantly. It's often pushed or pulled from someone else. A good example of one-way communication is email. It's a message that's pushed from someone into your inbox. It's often used as an announcement. Project managers are working in the golden age of one-way communication. Think of all the email reports and memos you…

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