Saturday, July 19, 2008

How to calculate Communication Chanels

Communication Channel is a key component of planning the Project's Communication.

The number of communication channel is based on the following formula:

# of Communication Channel = N (N - 1) / 2

4 comments:

Rama said...

Hello

Additional Information for Mathematically Inclined PMs(Not saying they are generally not:-))

If Cx=no of additional channels required for x no of additional people with n no of original people
Cx=x(x+2n-1)/2
This means if one person is added then Cx=n.
So if the question says what happens if 2 people are added then
when one person is added Cx=n1,
Now at this point n2=n1+1. So if one more person is added n3=n2+1 Cn3=n2

Cameron Stewart said...

Rama, your formula is more complex

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Maverick said...

Cameron - Rama's formula answers a different question, and seems to be correct. I backtested, and the simple formula doesn't seem to provide the same answer. E.g. "if stakeholders increased from 15 to 18, how many new channels were added?" [Ans: 48]

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