Project Management for Kitchen Renovation - Desklib

Running Head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Project Case Scenario: Kitchen Renovation
Name of the Student
Name of the University

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Table of Contents
Task 1 – Written Responses............................................................................................................2
Answer to Question 1..................................................................................................................2
Answer to Question 2..................................................................................................................2
Answer to Question 3..................................................................................................................3
Task 2 – Portfolio of Evidence........................................................................................................4
Part A: Planning Information and Communication Processes....................................................4
A1: Managing Communication Plan.......................................................................................4
A2: Communication Management Procedures........................................................................8
A3: Project Management Information System......................................................................11
Part B: Project Information and Communication Processes......................................................11
B1: Portfolio of Information..................................................................................................11
B2: Project Reporting............................................................................................................12
B3: Validation Process..........................................................................................................12
Part C: Assess Information and Communication Outcomes.....................................................13
C1: Question Answer.............................................................................................................13
C2: Information and Communication Issues Faced...............................................................14
Bibliography..................................................................................................................................15

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Task 1 – Written Responses
Answer to Question 1
A stakeholder is defined as an individual or a group of people who has significant interest
in a part or stake of an organization or a project. Some of the most common stakeholders
involved in any project are project manager, finance manager, project supervisor and others.
There are several methods to identify the stakeholders in the product of which the most
effective and commonly used is stakeholder engagement matrix. A stakeholder engagement
matrix is developed keeping in consideration the requirements of the project. Based on the
project requirements, the stakeholders are identified and their interests and influences in the
project are determined. Finally, these stakeholders are arranged in order of influence and their
roles and responsibilities in the project are defined accordingly.
Answer to Question 2
One major challenge in communication faced during a project is the use of different
languages by the team members due to separate backgrounds. This is often noted in projects
when team members are appointed from different cultural backgrounds. This problem is
generally solved when a common language like English is fixed and the team members are asked
to interact with each other in the common language only.
Planning for communication is generally done when the project is of large scale and a
large number of team members are involved. In these cases, if there is no suitable
communication plan, the team members will not communicate with each other as much as
required and hence, proper communication plan is being developed. In this communication plan,