Project: Communication Improvement Plan
Considering the essential components of a successful communication plan for agile teams, the final project will be a communication plan for agile teams within your area of the organization for which you currently work (or a plan in general, if you do not currently work).
Organizational Overview
Introduction to organization.
History. The history of the organization begins here.
Structure. Discuss the organizational structure here and describe whether the organization is more functional, matrix, or projectized and discuss what makes it that way.
Communication. Discuss high level organizational structure for communication here. Organizational chart and how things are done in the organization.
[The Unit] within the Organization
Describe the specific unit that you work in and describe how it fits within the organizational structure. Discuss whether projects are run more tradition, agile, or a hybrid of both.
Strategic Communication Issue Identified
Describe a specific communication issue within your unit. Only describe the issue – do not yet get into any solutions.
Strategic Communication Potential Solutions
An introduction into the potential solutions section here. Within the introduction here, list three various solutions to the issue (for instance, a solution could be to do nothing. In which case, document what the cost will be to the organization).
[Potential Solution 1]. Describe a potential solution and discuss a high level Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) for this solution. Discuss how will it solve the issue specifically and how will it contribute to better communication for the entire organization.
[Potential Solution 2]. Describe a potential solution and discuss a high level Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) for this solution. Discuss how will it solve the issue specifically and how will it contribute to better communication for the entire organization.
[Potential Solution 3]. Describe a potential solution and discuss a high level Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) for this solution. Discuss how will it solve the issue specifically and how will it contribute to better communication for the entire organization.
Suggested Solution
An introduction to the solution suggested for the three options above and why it was chosen.
Measurement for Success
Discuss how this solution will be measured, and when it will be measured to see if the solution is actually helping.
Conclusion
The conclusion should be a one to two paragraphs wrapping up what you’ve told the reader and discussing next steps on the journey to continuous improvement.