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Communication plan

Meaning in project management, with examples

/kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən ˌplæn/nounCommon term

In project management, communication plan means: A document that sets out who needs what information about the project, when and how often they get it, through which channel and who is responsible for sending it.

In Turkish: iletişim planı

How it is used

Prepared in the planning phase and linked to the stakeholder analysis. It covers things like weekly status reports, steering meetings and newsletters. People create, follow and update the communication plan.

Example sentences

  1. The communication plan says the board gets a one-page summary every month.

  2. We forgot the call centre in the communication plan, and they heard about the change from customers.

Common collocations

  • project communication plan
  • follow the communication plan
  • update the communication plan
  • stakeholder engagementThe ongoing work of involving stakeholders in a project: understanding their needs and concerns, communicating with them and keeping their support.
  • status reportA short, regular report that tells stakeholders how a project is going: what has been done, what comes next, and the main risks, issues and decisions needed.
  • stakeholderAny person or group that is affected by a project or can influence it, such as the client, users, managers, suppliers or the project team itself.
  • steering committeeA group of senior managers and key stakeholders who give a project direction, make major decisions, approve big changes and help solve escalated problems.

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