Part 2

Section C: Communication Plan

[In this section, you will create a simple communications management plan for the execution of the Getta Byte project.

To complete section C of the Word document template, follow the steps below.

1. Watch the video located in The Getta Byte section of the Week 2 Canvas lesson. The video contains important information to complete the Communications Management Plan for the Getta Byte project. See time frame [2:08].
2. Enter the information provided in the video in Section C of your word document.
3. The information on the video is incomplete. The student's job is to improve the Communications Management Plan by elaborating and expanding on the information provided in the video. Be creative! Make sure to identify and enter at least 3 more Communication Vehicles in addition to the 3 listed in the Getta Byte video.
4. For extra help, locate the worksheet "C. Communications Mgmt. Plan" in the Excel template for this course. The worksheet contains instructions on how to complete the stakeholder engagement plan in your Word document.
5. The text in blue is there to guide you with the assignment and help you brainstorm how to improve the basic information provided in the Week 2 video. Delete all text in blue before submitting your assignment.]

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT PLAN
Project Name:
Project Manager Name:
Project Description:
ID	Communication Vehicle	Target Audience	Description/Purpose	Frequency	Sender	Distribution Vehicle	Internal / External?	Comments
1	Weekly status meeting	Project Team	Project status updates	Weekly	Project Manager	Meeting	Internal Only	Full Team meeting we will invite stakeholders when necessary.

Note: The table below provides information on how to complete each of the columns of the communication management plan.

Instructions For Completing This Document

Complete the Project Name, NC, Project Manager Name, and Project Description fields

For each identified communication, complete the following.

ID: A unique ID number is used to identify the communication within the communication matrix.

Communication Vehicle: This column should be populated with a description of the type of communication that will be conducted.

Target Audience: This field should be populated with a description of the target audience for this communication vehicle.

Description/Purpose: This field should be populated with a description of the purpose of the communication.

Frequency: This field should be populated with the frequency of which the communication will be distributed.

Owner: This field should be populated with the name of the owner of the communication.

Distribution Vehicle: This field should be populated with the type of distribution vehicle that will be used to disseminate the communication.

Internal/External: This field should indicate if the communication is for internal, external, or both internal and external distribution.

Comments: This column should be populated with any additional comments.