The number of cricket chirps you can hear in 15 seconds plus 37 will tell you the current air temperature in °F. Too bad there isn't a simple formula to guage the status of your public projects. Or is there? It's a fact that millions of dollars in project budgets and professional service firm fees are put at risk every year due to misunderstandings with clients, an uninformed public, unanticipated public opposition and lack of project stakeholder buy-in. Much of this can avoided by simply listening to the public earlier in the process. The questions are: How do you keep stakeholders effectively informed? How do you determine the public's understanding of its needs? How do you reduce project misconceptions and iron out concerns before they become budgetary and scheduling conflicts? How do you monitor public opinon so you can incorporate them into your project before its too late?
The answer is public involvement.
There is general agreement that a well-conceived and well-implemented public involvement program can bring major benefits to the policy process and lead to better decision outcomes. Today, the Internet is the preferred method for many people to receive information and provide their input on public projects. Civic Communicator is the platform of choice for meeting citizen expectations and controlling project participation costs. Civic Communicator is easy to manage by the project team and it provides convenient access to project information that the public is demanding. | 
