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Module 5 Challenge (Project Planning: Putting It All Together) Answers 2025

Question 1

What do project managers need to identify before creating a communication plan?

  • Recipients, communication methods, goals of communication, and barriers to communication

  • Recipients, project risks, goals of communication, and barriers to communication

  • Recipients, communication methods, project risks, and goals of communication

  • Recipients, anonymous survey questions, goals of communication, and barriers to communication

✅ Correct Answer: Recipients, communication methods, goals of communication, and barriers to communication

🔹 Explanation:
A solid communication plan requires clarity on who will receive information, how it will be delivered, why it’s being delivered, and any barriers that might block communication.

Question 2

What should a project manager consider when writing a new email message for team members about project updates?

  • Assume not all of the recipients will read the message.

  • Add a note to the message to not share any of the data.

  • Include all team members working on the project in the communication.

  • Assume the message will be delivered to everyone in the company.

✅ Correct Answer: Include all team members working on the project in the communication

🔹 Explanation:
Effective communication means ensuring everyone who needs the update gets it. Emails should be directed to the entire project team so no one is left out of the loop. The other options either assume too little or too much about the audience.

Question 3

A project communication plan organizes and documents the processes and types of communication for a project. What else can a plan include?

  • Expectation of stakeholders

  • Budget of each task

  • Expectations of communication

  • Roles of each team member

✅ Correct Answer: Expectations of communication

🔹 Explanation:
The plan clarifies how often, in what format, and with what level of detail communication should occur.

Question 4

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s a project manager, part of your communication plan is to identify risks and present barriers in-person. What additional details should the communication plan include? (Select all that apply.)

  • Frequency

  • Duration

  • Location

  • Type of communication

✅ Correct Answer: Frequency, Type of communication

🔹 Explanation:
In a communication plan, you should define how often communication happens (frequency) and what form it takes (type). Location and duration are not required details in Coursera’s model for creating a basic communication plan.

Question 5

What potential barriers should you consider when making a communication plan? (Select all that apply.)

  • Privacy or internet access issues

  • Time zone limitations

  • How competitors communicate

  • Linguistic and cultural differences

✅ Correct Answer: Privacy/internet, Time zones, Linguistic & cultural differences

🔹 Explanation:
PMs must anticipate barriers related to technology, geography, and culture. Competitor communication is irrelevant.

Question 6

An effective project management communication plan can help with which of the following processes? (Select all that apply.)

  • Team selection

  • Culture development

  • Project continuity

  • Change management

✅ Correct Answer: Project continuity, Change management

🔹 Explanation:
Strong communication ensures smooth transitions (continuity) and helps manage adjustments (change management).

Question 7

What is the typical communication plan for key stakeholders in a project?

  • Backlog discussion sessions to review tasks

  • Daily check-ins scheduled with task updates

  • Monthly emails with a status update overview

  • Launch prep schedule every six weeks

✅ Correct Answer: Monthly emails with a status update overview

🔹 Explanation:
Stakeholders typically get high-level, periodic updates — not daily task details.

Question 8

In a project communication plan, what are the goals of daily check-ins with core team members?

  • Project managers can set new milestones for the project.

  • Project managers can communicate with stakeholders on progress.

  • Team members can see who completed the most tasks.

  • Team members can give progress updates and blockers on tasks.

✅ Correct Answer: Team members can give progress updates and blockers on tasks

🔹 Explanation:
Daily check-ins (standups) focus on progress and obstacles, enabling the team to stay aligned.

Question 9

As a project manager, you work on a project that involves several teams, including testing, engineering, and program management. How can you ensure documentation is created and maintained effectively for each team?

  • Ask the team members of the team to maintain the documentation

  • Use emails between the teams to keep track of the resources for the project

  • Store the project plans and reports for all teams in one shared folder

  • Store the plans and reports for each team in one centralized location or folder

✅ Correct Answer: Store the plans and reports for each team in one centralized location or folder

🔹 Explanation:
Centralized storage ensures consistency and accessibility, avoiding version conflicts across teams.

Question 10

Which of the following should a project manager include in a centralized planning document, also known as a dashboard? (Select all that apply.)

  • Links to any non-spreadsheet files

  • Previous project deliverables

  • A brief project description

  • Instructions for how to use the centralized planning document

✅ Correct Answer: Links, Brief description, Instructions

🔹 Explanation:
Dashboards provide quick access to resources, context, and guidance. Old deliverables belong in archives, not dashboards.