SAMPLE PROJECT COMMUNICATION PLAN TEMPLATE

PROJECT TITLE	PROJECT MANAGER
Training System Overhaul	Isabelle

TEAM MEMBERS	START DATE
Daniel • Sam • Melissa • Nicole	00/00/0000

KEY STAKEHOLDERS
NAME	TITLE	PREFERRED COMMUNICATION	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Tom	Client CEO	Email and Phone
Sarah	Internal CEO	Email and Slack
Devin	Internal CFO	Email
Wendy	Client COO	Email and Phone

COMMUNICATION GOALS
• Keep stakeholders informed of ongoing progress and any changes • Identify any roadblocks and resolve them early • Create opportunities for feedback from stakeholders and team

COMMUNICATION PLAN
ACTIVITY	TYPE	FREQUENCY	ATTENDING	PURPOSE
Project Planning Meeting	Video Conference	Once	Team members, key stakeholders, and project manager	Outline client goals, establish budget and timeline, and assign first milestone tasks
Team Touch Base	In Person	Daily	Team members and project manager	Set daily goals and update project manager on milestone status
Team Status Report	Email	Weekly	Team members and project manager	Summarize touch bases and outline achievements for week and goals for following week
Stakeholder Status Report	Email	Biweekly	Project manager and key stakeholders	Summarize progress and next steps and update timeline
Review Meeting	Video Conference	As needed and/or upon completion of milestones	Team members, key stakeholders, and project manager	Update client on progress, assign subsequent milestone tasks, and assess overall timeline
Post-Mortem Meeting / Lessons Learned Meeting	In Person	End of Project	Team members and project manager	Assess successes and failures of project processes and collect input for improvement of subsequent projects

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