Template 1 -Project Charter
Project Charter
Project Title
Project
Description
Address the following:
What the project is
about and why it is
undertaken.
o
Identify and outline the
relationship between
the project and the
broader organisational
strategies and goals
(50-100 words)
o
Project Objectives
List 2-4 project goals and 2-4
SMART objectives for the
project.
Key deliverables
and requirements
Prepare a list (4-6) with key
information about the project
requirements. Add any
relevant acceptance criteria,
keeping in mind that
acceptance criteria should be
measurable and specific to
the requirement to keep the
project on the path of
successful completion.
Constraints and
assumptions
List 3 constraints and 2
assumptions.
Initial risks
Identify and list 4-6 risks for
the project.
Deliverables
Requirements
Project Charter
Milestone
schedule
Milestone
Develop a milestone
schedule for the project (4-6
milestones).
Timeline: specify as ‘1 month
after …’. At this stage, you
cannot indicate specific dates
yet.
Budget summary
The budget summary
includes the
planned/estimated cost for
the preliminary scope (high
level).
The total estimated budget
for the project and list 4-6
key cost items.
Project manager
and project team
Who is the project manager?
An overview of the team (the
team would not be fully
assembled yet at this stage,
however, provide an
overview of what the project
team would look like).
Include responsibilities of the
project manager and the
team.
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Timeline