GDPR Compliance Communication Plan
This is a practical guide to building a communication plan for a gdpr compliance project — who gets what information, when, how and from whom, adapted to the realities of achieving GDPR data-protection compliance.
What a Communication Plan is
A communication plan is who gets what information, when, how and from whom. For the full concept and how it works in general, see Communication Plan. On a gdpr compliance project it plays the same role, tuned to this kind of work.
Why it matters for a GDPR Compliance project
GDPR Compliance projects live or die on achieving GDPR data-protection compliance. A well-built communication plan gives the team a shared, explicit reference for exactly that — reducing ambiguity, aligning stakeholders, and making problems visible early enough to act. Skipping it, or doing it generically, is how gdpr compliance projects drift into avoidable delay and cost.
What to include
- Audiences
- Messages / information needs
- Frequency and channel
- Owner
GDPR Compliance-specific considerations
Tailor the communication plan to the risks that most often derail gdpr compliance projects:
- Data mapping and records
- Consent and rights processes
- Ongoing accountability
Example
On a real gdpr compliance project, the communication plan would be shaped by achieving GDPR data-protection compliance. In particular, it should explicitly account for the project’s biggest risks — data mapping and records, consent and rights processes, ongoing accountability — rather than treating them as afterthoughts.