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Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Purposedifferent
When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.When delivery work dissolves into wait times, handoffs, and hidden effort, Value Stream Mapping makes the actual flow visible. The method exposes bottlenecks, idle time, and feedback loops so lead time and improvement levers become tangible.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 h1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
2-64-101
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceCurrent-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck listAction Lists, Project List, Review Routine
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CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
LeanFlowWasteDelivery
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
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