Evaluation of Communication Plan in Project Management

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Project Management
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Table of Contents
Introduction /Background..............................................................................................................2
1. Current Communication Plan......................................................................................................2
2. Communication Plan vs PM practices.........................................................................................3
3. Recommendations......................................................................................................................3
4. Justifications...............................................................................................................................4
Conclusion......................................................................................................................................4
References......................................................................................................................................6

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Introduction /Background
Project management outlines the use of various efficient tools and techniques that can be used
by a project team to ensure smooth project execution. One such technique is management of the
communication among the team members and the tool used for the same is communication plan [5].
Effectiveness of a communication plan is largely dependent on the elements and the understandability
of the plan. This report is based on evaluation of a communication plan on basis of its role in effective
project execution and completion. A project of development of an integrated health informatics system
is considered, for which a communication plan is prepared. Although this particular project was
formulated years ago, there have been considerable issues regarding getting optimum support from the
team. However, with an entire support from the leadership team, the project is ready to be
implemented. The report aims in assessing the communication plan of the project that is prepared to
ascertain effective communication among the stakeholders.
1. Current Communication Plan
The aim of this section of the report is to access the current communication plan that is
developed for implementation of the project. Since the project has a complete support from the
leadership team, the communication plan developed will help in establishing the communication link
among all the stakeholders of the project [4]. The communication plan prepared is effective in
management of the project stakeholders particularly because it highlights the form and the vehicle of
communication with the stakeholders [8]. The developed communication plan is incorporated with all
the necessary elements of a communication plan. Since the communication plan provides an idea of the
communication channel and the type of communication that a stakeholder can engage in, it can be
commented that the communication plan that is adopted in this project is quite realistic [7]. The
communication plan further establishes the fact that communication can be initiated with both internal