Economical information and communication design for multi-national projects
International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
ISSN: 1753-8378
Article publication date: 1 June 2015
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to inform information and communication design (ICD) for multi-national projects through the presentation of an example that does not rely on expensive expertise in graphic design.
Design/methodology/approach
Action research involving participants from five different sectors.
Findings
Successful ICD is not necessarily dependent upon costly graphic design of elaborate explanatory methods such as storyboards.
Research limitations/implications
The action research involved participants from only five differect sectors.
Practical implications
Economical ICD can facilitate development of understanding among multi-sector multi-national project participants.
Originality/value
The originality of this research note is that it addresses recent developments in ICD. The value of this research note is that an example is provided of application in a multi-sector multi-national project.
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Acknowledgements
Funding: EU Grant No. 609027.
Citation
Fox, S. and Grösser, S. (2015), "Economical information and communication design for multi-national projects", International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, Vol. 8 No. 3, pp. 574-585. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-02-2015-0014
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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