Communication Management Plan Analysis: Project Management Report

This report provides an analysis of a communication management plan, detailing its essential components, including an introduction, communication approach, constraints, stakeholder requirements, roles and responsibilities, communication methods, flowchart, matrix, standards, meeting guidelines, and escalation processes. The report emphasizes the importance of stakeholder analysis in preparing and implementing the plan, highlighting how it influences communication channels and identifies key stakeholders like the project manager. It addresses the objectives of the plan, communication requirements, and methods, underscoring how effective communication supports project performance by preventing delays and failures. The report references several sources to support its findings, emphasizing that effective communication management is critical for project success.

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The contents of a communication management plan
A communication management plan is a document highlighting all the relevant information to be
used in a project management activity with the detailed logical procedures of how it will be
communicated to the target audience or project stakeholders. In other words, it defines what
communication will be delivered to a specific stakeholder in a given period using a definite
communication channel (Madsen et al. 2017, p.275).
A communication management plan include; an introduction, which is basically highlighting the
aims of the communication plan, the communication management approach to be used, the likely
constraints that may arise in communication management, the stakeholders’ communication
requirements, roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders. Furthermore, it constitutes the project team
directorate for guiding the communication, the possible communication methods, techniques and
technologies, communication flowchart, communication matrix, standards of communication, meeting
guidelines, the escalation process during communication and finally communication terminologies
contained in the glossary.
Can a stakeholder analysis assist in preparing and implementing parts of this plan?
Stakeholders analysis is an import variable to consider when organizing a communication plan.
This is because, the types of communication channels, and the likely constrains are based on the
stakeholders. The channels employed in communication are dependent on the project stakeholders. This
therefore implies that stakeholders’ analysis is an important determinant in organizing a communication
management plan (Papke and Boyer 2017, p.175)
Are there other stakeholders who can assist in preparing and implementing it?

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During the drafting of a communication management plan, it is typically important to have a clear
background and valid information regarding the stakeholders to be involved in the project. it is therefore
vital to consult the stakeholder before drafting a communication management process and among the
stakeholders who could help in drafting include the project manager (Kerzner and Kerzner, 2017). The
implementation of a communication management plan is further undertaken by the project manager.
A brief synopsis of the items a communication management plan should address
Analyze the importance of the methods you suggest
A communication management plan should address;
 the objectives of the plan
 the approaches to be used in communication
 the communication requirements
 the constraints
 roles and responsibilities of stakeholders
 the methods of communication to be used
 techniques and methods of delivering information
 meeting guidelines
 review process
How the plan supports the project performance
Communication management plan is a tool for ensuring perfect communication during the project
execution. it is substantially true that one of the main reasons why most projects fail according to
empirical research is because of poor communication management plan. When relevant information is
ineffectively communicated, it may lead to project delay, breach of privacy terms, and project failures
among others. It is therefore archetypally true that effective communication management supports and
improves project performance (Ellis 2017).

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References
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Kerzner, H. and Kerzner, H.R., 2017. Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling,
and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Madsen, J., Williams, J.H., Johnson, F.A., Tombre, I.M., Dereliev, S. and Kuijken, E., 2017.
Implementation of the first adaptive management plan for a European migratory waterbird population:
The case of the Svalbard pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhynchus. Ambio, 46(2), pp.275-289.
Papke-Shields, K.E. and Boyer-Wright, K.M., 2017. Strategic planning characteristics applied to project
management. International Journal of Project Management, 35(2), pp.169-179.