Week 4: The Communication Plan Submit Assignment Due Sunday by 11:59pm Points 50 Submitting a file upload NR631 W4 Communication Plan Guidelines and Rubric NR631 W4 Communication Plan Template Purpose The process of project management has five phases: (1) design and initiation, which you just completed; (2) finalizing your plan before implementation, which you will do now; (3) implementation; (4) monitor and control; and finally, (5) evaluation and lessons learned, as well as knowledge transfer. During Phase 2 (finalizing the project plan), you will continue to create the tools and documents you will need when you implement your project as the project manager in Phase 3. Week 4: Communications Plan Week 5: Deliverables and Critical Success Factors (CSFs) Week 6: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Gantt Chart Week 7: Risk Management and Human Resource Management Plans In this assignment, students act as project managers to develop and facilitate project communication, including the variety of communication needs for all team members and stakeholders. The project manager is responsible for all project communication. The communication plan the project manager develops and disseminates must detail the types of communication expected throughout the project. It also documents how the information and reports will be shared and when. To assist you, there is a document you will complete and attach as an appendix to the professional paper you will submit, and an example of communication planning above. Course Outcomes This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcome (CO). CO 1: Apply leadership skills concepts of project management as a nurse executive in an organizational setting to develop, implement, and evaluate successful project plans. Due Date: Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 4 Students are given the opportunity to request an extension on assignments for emergent situations. Supporting documentation must be submitted to the assigned faculty. If the student's request is not approved, the assignment is graded and a late penalty is applied as follows: Monday = 10% of total possible point reduction Tuesday = 20% of total possible point reduction Wednesday = 30% of total possible point reduction If the student's request is approved, the student will be informed of the revised due date. Should the student fail to meet the revised due date, the assignment is graded and a late penalty is applied as follows: Monday = 10% of total possible point reduction Tuesday = 20% of total possible point reduction Wednesday = 30% of total possible point reduction Total Points Possible: 50 Requirements Complete the Communication Plan document. Attach it as an appendix to the professional paper you will develop following the guidelines for writing professional papers found in the Resources tab. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, references, and citations must be consistent with formal academic wr ...

1. Week 4: The Communication Plan
Submit Assignment
Due
Sunday by 11:59pm
Points
50
Submitting
a file upload
NR631 W4 Communication Plan Guidelines and Rubric
NR631 W4 Communication Plan Template
Purpose
The process of project management has five phases: (1) design
and initiation, which you just completed; (2) finalizing your
plan before implementation, which you will do now; (3)
implementation; (4) monitor and control; and finally, (5)
evaluation and lessons learned, as well as knowledge transfer.
During Phase 2 (finalizing the project plan), you will continue
to create the tools and documents you will need when you
implement your project as the project manager in Phase 3.
Week 4: Communications Plan

2. Week 5: Deliverables and Critical Success Factors (CSFs)
Week 6: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Gantt Chart
Week 7: Risk Management and Human Resource Management
Plans
In this assignment, students act as project managers to develop
and facilitate project communication, including the variety of
communication needs for all team members and stakeholders.
The project manager is responsible for all project
communication. The communication plan the project manager
develops and disseminates must detail the types of
communication expected throughout the project. It also
documents how the information and reports will be shared and
when.
To assist you, there is a document you will complete and attach
as an appendix to the professional paper you will submit, and an
example of communication planning above.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following
Course Outcome (CO).
CO 1: Apply leadership skills concepts of project management
as a nurse executive in an organizational setting to develop,
implement, and evaluate successful project plans.
Due Date: Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 4
Students are given the opportunity to request an extension on
assignments for emergent situations. Supporting documentation
must be submitted to the assigned faculty. If the student's
request is not approved, the assignment is graded and a late

3. penalty is applied as follows:
Monday = 10% of total possible point reduction
Tuesday = 20% of total possible point reduction
Wednesday = 30% of total possible point reduction
If the student's request is approved, the student will be informed
of the revised due date. Should the student fail to meet the
revised due date, the assignment is graded and a late penalty is
applied as follows:
Monday = 10% of total possible point reduction
Tuesday = 20% of total possible point reduction
Wednesday = 30% of total possible point reduction
Total Points Possible:
50
Requirements
Complete the Communication Plan document. Attach it as an
appendix to the professional paper you will develop following
the guidelines for writing professional papers found in the
Resources tab.
Grammar, spelling, punctuation, references, and citations must
be consistent with formal academic writing and APA format as

4. expressed in the sixth edition of the APA manual.
Preparing the Assignment
All communications used during the project must be identified
and detailed in your Communication Plan. Attach this as an
appendix to the professional paper.
Ideas and information from professional sources must be cited
correctly using the sixth edition of the APA manual.
Grammar, spelling, punctuation, references, and citations must
be consistent with formal academic writing.
VERY IMPORTANT
Hi everyone, I often get questions about the outline or format
for the week 4 assignment. All of your assignments from this
point forward will follow the same basic format:
Title Page
Scholarly narrative section(s)
If there is only PM one tool for the week, you'll have one, 1-2
page narrative section
If there are two PM tools, you'll have a second section that
starts immediately after the first, with an additional 1-2 pages

5. Reference page
Appendix 1: Attach your completed template
Appendix 2: Attach your completed template (if there is a
second)
When there are two PM tools, it doesn't matter which order you
list them. Whatever order you discuss them in the narrative
section should be the order they appear in the appendix. I hope
that helps!
To help you even further, I have attached a communications
plan assignment from a student in a previous section who did an
outstanding job. The attached exemplar earned a full credit
score. This should give you an idea of what I'm looking for.