As you have learned in every course leading up to the CGE, communication is a critical aspect of effective leadership. Communication is also a critical component of leading organizational change and ensuring the success of your project. This week's collaboration caf will have two parts:

Part 1: Based on the assigned reading from the text, discuss the importance of effective communication as applied to your project. Discuss how a formal, written communication plan is important to the success of your project.

Part 2: Think about all the stakeholders and colleagues that must be kept up to date on the status of your project. The recipient of your communication may be upstream (higher on the organizational chart), lateral (an equal organizationally), or downstream (i.e., end user) in relation to the project. A student in a prior CGE course compared communication in project management to the five rights of medication administration:

• the right person
• the right information
• (via) the right route
• (at) the right time
• (in) the right dose

Identify two people, at two different levels (upstream, lateral, downstream) that you need to communicate with for your project and compare/contrast your communication with them based on each of the five rights of communication.