[Communication] How do you know when a project is over-communicating versus under-communicating?

Instruction: Answer this as a PM judgment question about communication balance, not just communication frequency.

Context: Assesses whether the candidate can calibrate communication volume and quality to project needs.

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I usually look at what the communication is doing to the work. A project is under-communicating when people are surprised by changes, decisions, or risks they should have seen earlier. It's over-communicating when people are getting so much information that they stop knowing what actually matters.

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