Project-Charter-Template

ProjectCharter–ProjectNameOrganizationNamePage1By:[Author’sName]Version:[VersionNumber][ProjectName]ProjectCharter©EricDayalProjectCharter–ProjectNameOrganizationNamePage2PROJECTCHARTERAPPROVALSREVISIONHISTORYDateNameCommentsVersionDateNameComments1.0DateNameComments1.1DateNameCommentsVersionDateNameCommentsVersionDateNameCommentsVersionDateNameCommentsVersionDateNameCommentsVersionDateNameCommentsVersionDateNameCommentsVersionDateNameCommentsVersionDateNameCommentsVersionDateNameCommentsVersionDateNameCommentsVersionRoleNameSignatureDateProjectManagerNameDateProjectSponsorNameDateExecutiveSponsorNameDateProjectCharter–ProjectNameOrganizationNamePage31.ABOUTTHEPROJECTCHARTER1.1PROJECTAUTHORIZATIONTheprimarypurposeoftheprojectcharterisfortheallocationofresourcesandauthorizationtocommencework.Aproject’scharteristypicallyevaluatedagainstothersandonlyselectprojectsareauthorizedtoproceed.Therefore,thechartershouldproperlyhighlightthebenefitsoftheprojectaswellaspotentialrisks.1.2AUDIENCETheintendedaudienceoftheprojectcharteristhedecisionmakerswhowillallocateresourcestotheproject.However,manyothersintheorganizationtypicallyseetheprojectcharteraswellincludingprojectteammembers,directandindirectstakeholders,andstaffinrelatedgroupsanddepartments.Theauthorshouldkeeptheseadditionalviewersinmindwhenwritingthecharter.ProjectCharter–ProjectNameOrganizationNamePage42.PROJECTOVERVIEW2.1EXECUTIVESUMMARYTheExecutiveSummaryshouldprovideahighlevelsummaryoftheprojectinonepageorlesswithtextorvisualsasneededProjectCharter–ProjectNameOrganizationNamePage53.PROJECTOBJECTIVESANDEXPECTEDBENEFITSOBJECTIVE1–ENTERTHEOBJECTIVEDescribetheobjectiveinmoredetailOBJECTIVE2–ENTERTHEOBJECTIVEDescribetheobjectiveinmoredetailOBJECTIVE3–ENTERTHEOBJECTIVEDescribetheobjectiveinmoredetailMEASURABLEBENEFITSMetricBaselineTargetExpectedImprovementMetric1XYZ%Metric2XYZ%Metric3XYZ%Metric4XYZ%Metric5XYZ%ProjectCharter–ProjectNameOrganizationNamePage64.PROJECTDETAILPROBLEMDESCRIPTIONDescribetheproblemthatisbeingaddressedIDENTIFIEDROOTCAUSESDescribetherootcause(s)oftheidentifiedproblemPROPOSEDSOLUTIONDescribetheproposedsolutionusingvisuals,charts,etcProjectCharter–ProjectNameOrganizationNamePage7SCOPEDETAILSInScopeOutofScopePROJECTMILESTONESNameTargetDateCommentsProjectKickoffMilestone2Milestone3CompletionTEAMPROJECTTEAMNameTitleDepartmentProjectRoleSTEERINGTEAMNameTitleDepartmentSteeringTeamRoleSTAKEHOLDERTEAMNameTitleDepartmentStakeholderRoleProjectCharter–ProjectNameOrganizationNamePage85.PROJECTCOSTS&RESOURCEESTIMATESPROJECTCOSTSProjectExpenseCostCenterCommentsEst.AmountTotal:RESOURCEESTIMATIONRoleorNameDepartmentEst.HoursRateEst.TotalTotal:ProjectCharter–ProjectNameOrganizationNamePage96.RISKS&COMMUNICATIONPLANRISKMITIGATIONPLANIdentifiedRiskSeverityProbabilityMitigationRisk1HighLowMitigationplansCOMMUNICATIONPLANTopicAudienceFrequency/DateOwnerProjectCharter–ProjectNameOrganizationNamePage107.ADDITIONALPROJECTDETAILSProvideanyadditionalrelevantprojectdetailshereorlinkstosupportingmaterial