How this Manual has been written

This handbook is a result of a collective effort. 

The main nucleus has been prepared by the Kautilya Society, in a team spirit, under the editorial direction of Stefano.  Then all the contributors of  the project network helped to correct and expand the initial inputs. The work continues and you are welcome to contribute to it.

Before the editorial team started writing the initial inputs of the handbook,  they consulted with a vast sample of persons selected from the audience of potential readers of this Manual (see Eugad consultations) ;. We documented their information needs and then we prepared the knowledge resources tailored to satisfy these needs. In this way, we followed the procedures we have described in the manual section on "Steps of Communication Management"    ( Identify project stakeholders; Analyse the communication needs of each stakeholders ; Identify the information for fulfilling   the information needs of each stakeholder; Identify the Method and the Effort Required; Prioritise the Communication Options)
 

Our plan is not to give lessons or to teach but rather to share experiences. So, each manual chapter has only a short introduction that presents a collection of testimonials, practices and tools shared by the networks of the project partners. The content of the manual is being revised and expanded.