Section: Volume D
Explanation
Explanation:
The Communications Management Plan will direct John on the information to be communicated, when to communicate, and how to communicate with external stakeholders.
The Communications Management Plan aims to define the communication necessities for the project and how the information will be circulated. The Communications Management Plan sets the communication structure for the project. This structure provides guidance for communication throughout the project's life and is updated as communication needs change. The Communication Managements Plan identifies and defines the roles of persons concerned with the project. It includes a matrix known as the communication matrix to map the communication requirements of the project.
Incorrect Answers:
A: The Risk Response Plan identifies how risks will be responded to.
C: The Project Management Plan is the parent of all subsidiary management plans and it is not the most accurate choice for this question D: The Risk Management Plan defines how risks will be identified, analyzed, responded to, and controlled throughout the project.

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
The change request log records the status of all change requests, approved or declined.
The change request log is used as an account for change requests and as a means of tracking their disposition on a current basis. The change request log develops a measure of consistency into the change management process. It encourages common inputs into the process and is a common estimation approach for all change requests. As the log is an important component of project requirements, it should be readily available to the project team members responsible for project delivery. It should be maintained in a file with read-only access to those who are not responsible for approving or disapproving project change requests.
Incorrect Answers:
B: The project archive includes all project documentation and is created through the close project or phase process. It is not the best choice for this option.
C: Lessons learned are not the correct place to document the status of a declined, or approved, change request.
D: The project document updates is not the best choice for this question. It can be placed into the project documents, but the declined changes are part of the change request log.