How to Develop an Effective Project Communication Plan: Templates & Examples

In this sample communication plan, we've grouped project communications by delivery method to make communication planning easier.

Communication plan example by method

Project communication plan example by audience

This project management communication plan example clearly defines who should receive which communication so no one misses an important update.

Communication plan example by audience

Free project communication plan template

‍Want to save time creating your communication plan? Download our free project communication plan template to get started faster.

Simply choose your favorite format, and customize the details to fit your project, team, and stakeholders.

Tips for managing project communications in TeamGantt

With TeamGantt, it’s easy to put your communication plan into everyday practice. Here are just a few ways you can streamline and manage project communication using TeamGantt.

Upload your communication plan to your project

Upload your communication plan, along with the project scope document, to your project’s planning task or Files tab.

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Add key meetings as milestones in your gantt chart

Add major meetings or presentations as milestones to your gantt chart.

Key milestones added to project as part of communication planning

Share a view-only link to your timeline with stakeholders

Share a PDF or view-only URL of your project so clients and stakeholders can stay up-to-date on progress without getting bogged down by nitty-gritty project details.

Use the discussion board to collaborate on tasks

Collaborate with team members on project tasks and share files using the comments feature.

Collaborating on a task's discussion board as an element of a project communication plan

Request a progress update directly from a task

Check in on tasks with team members using the Request a progress update feature. TeamGantt will send anyone who's assigned to that task an email asking them to update the percent complete.

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Want to eliminate project clutter and confusion?

With TeamGantt, you can keep all your tasks, documents, and conversations in a single centralized hub. That means everyone can find the latest files, chats, and updates without wasting precious project time.