Assingment 4

12/2/2020 Communication and Change Management Scoring Guide

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Communication and Change Management Scoring Guide

CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED

Develop a communications management plan for a project that effectively informs stakeholders.

Does not explain how a change is likely to affect a project.

Explains how a change is likely to affect a project that reflects an unreasonable consequence of that change or articulates it in a way that is unclear or disorganized or that does not inform decision making.

Develops a communications management plan for a project that effectively informs stakeholders.

Develops a communications management plan for a project that effectively informs stakeholders and is efficient and easily implemented.

Describe how communications will flow during the project, including the who, what, when, and how for each communication element.

Does not describe how communication will flow during a project.

Describes how communication will flow during a project in a manner that is unclear and disorganized or omits important components.

Describes how communications will flow during the project including the who, what, when, and how for each communication element.

Describes precisely how communications will flow during the project, including the who, what, when, and how for each communication element and includes examples.

Explain why a communication plan is appropriate for a project.

Does not explain why a communication plan is appropriate for a project.

Explains why a communication plan is appropriate for a project in a way that is unconvincing, unclear, or disorganized or omits important aspects of the plan.

Explains why a communication plan is appropriate for a project.

Explains why a communication plan is appropriate for a project in an organized and highly convincing manner that considers all aspects of the plan.

Explain how a change is likely to affect a project in a way that informs decision making.

Does not explain how a change is likely to affect a project.

Explains how a change is likely to affect a project that reflects an unreasonable consequence of that change or articulates it in a way that is unclear or disorganized or that does not inform decision making.

Explains how a change is likely to affect a project in a way that informs decision making.

Explains how a change is likely to affect a project in a way that informs decision making and demonstrates a clear understanding of the project interdependencies and the cascading effects of the change.

Develop a change management process that describes how to communicate, authorize, and track changes to a project.

Does not develop a change management process.

Develops a change management process that poorly describes how to communicate, authorize, or track changes to a project.

Develops a change management process that describes how to communicate, authorize, and track changes to a project.

Develops a change management process that describes in detail how to communicate, authorize, and track changes to a project and informs all stakeholders with processes that are sufficient for decision making and action.

12/2/2020 Communication and Change Management Scoring Guide

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CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED

Document effects of a project change to the scope, budget, and timeline documents.

Does not document effects of a project change to the scope, budget, and timeline documents.

Documents effects of a project change to the scope, budget, and timeline documents. but misjudges or miscalculates the impact.

Documents effects of a project change to the scope, budget, and timeline documents.

Documents effects of a project change to the scope, budget, and timeline documents in a way that makes the changes readily apparent and highlights critical areas of concern.