Main task.

You work for Industrial Tires Inc., a company that manufactures tires for mining trucks and farm tractors. The company is experiencing financial difficulties since even though its mining tracks line of business is thriving, its farm tractors tire business is not profitable. The company CEO, in a decision passed and approved by the board, has decided to create a new line of business for regular car tires, in substitution of the failing farm tractors line. You are managing the project that will implement the changes, which involve deep changes in many aspects of the company: production, engineering, marketing, finance, human resources, sales, etc. Given the deep impact of the project and the potential to affect employees and local distributors as well as suppliers, your project is being closely followed by unions, local politicians, and media.

You are conscious of the implications of your project and want to ensure that all the stakeholders of your project are well managed. Help make a stakeholders analysis following the framework provided below:

After finishing your stakeholder analysis, help make a communications plan for your project. You can find an example for a format at the table below:

Stakeholders - Power/Interest grid Color Code Cautious Neutral Key Stakeholder Supportive Example: Executive Sponsor Others Example: Town Example Council Sponsor Example: 4 Others Project Mar Power Example: SME 3- Example: SMVE 2 Key Stakeholder Example Local Community Example: SME Others Others 2 3 5 Interest After finishing your stakeholder analysis, prepare a communications plan for your project. You can find an example for a format at the table below: Communication Management Plan Sample Communic Objective of Medium Frequent Audience Owner Deliverable ation Type Communication cyCommunication Management Plan Sample Communic Objective of Medium Frequen Audience Owner Deliverable ation Type Communication cy Kickoff Meeting Introduce the project team "Face to Face Once .Project Project *Agenda and the project. Review Sponsor Manager *Meeting Minutes project objectives and . Project Team management approach. *Stakeholders Project Team Review status of the .Face to Face As needed "Project Team Project Agenda Meetings project with the team. .Conference Manager "Meeting Minutes Call Monthly Project Report on the status of the .Face to Face Monthly .PMO Project Status project to management. presentation Manager Meetings . Conference Call Project Status Report the status of the Face to Face Weekly Customer Project Project Status Reports project including activities, presentation .Project Manager Report progress, costs and .Email Sponsor issues. .Project Team