project planning putting it all together weekly challenge 5 answers
1. What do project managers need to identify before creating a communication plan?
- Recipients, communication methods, goals of communication, and barriers to communication
- Recipients, anonymous survey questions, goals of communication, and barriers to communication
- Recipients, communication methods, project risks, and goals of communication
- Recipients, project risks, goals of communication, and barriers to communication
2. How can you foster effective communication within your team? Select all that apply.
- Recognize and understand individual differences
- Allow teammates to use any communication platform they prefer
- Obtain feedback and incorporate it going forward
- Send identical message content to both teammates and stakeholders
3. What details does a communication plan include? Select all that apply.
- What to communicate
- How communications should sound
- How long communications should be
- Why and how to communicate
- Who should communicate
- When communication happens
- Where the information communicated is stored
4. As a project manager, part of your communication plan is to identify risks and present barriers in-person. What two additional details should the communication plan include?
- Type of communication
- Duration
- Location
- Frequency
5. What potential barriers should you consider when making a communication plan? Select all that apply.
- How competitors communicate
- Linguistic and cultural differences
- Time zone limitations
- Privacy or internet access issues
6. An effective project management communication plan can help with which of the following processes? Select all that apply.
- Culture development
- Team selection
- Change management
- Project continuity
7. Which two of the following communication methods are most appropriate for core project team members?
- Formal presentations to advertise project deliverables
- Department newsletters on current projects
- Quick virtual check-ins to answer questions
- Daily meetings to report on project progress
8. What questions can project managers ask to optimize and streamline communications? Select all that apply.
- How can we improve communications with you?
- What is working in how we communicate with you about the project?
- How are you implementing the content we communicate?
- What is not working or is not effective in our communication?
9. How can project managers ensure plan visibility for stakeholders? Select all that apply.
- Manage document permissions to give access to relevant information
- Assign tasks to specific team members
- Keep documents in a centralized location
- Create a risk register
10. Which of the following should a project manager include in a centralized planning document, also known as a dashboard? Select all that apply.
- Previous project deliverables
- Links to any non-spreadsheet files
- Instructions for how to use the centralized planning document
- A brief project description
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11. The project manager has identified the goals, barriers, and communication methods for a project. What is the final piece they must determine before creating the communication plan?
- Key stakeholders
- Team members
- Team feedback
- Stakeholder analysis
12. As a project manager, how can you maintain open communication after you have sent your team a message? Select all that apply.
- Check in to make sure the information was clear.
- Convey the message through various methods.
- Respond to any questions quickly.
- Resend the message if no one responds.
