Project Management Document
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Project Management Document
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1 Table of Contents
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Revision History .................................................................................................................................... 2
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Project Charter ...................................................................................................................................... 3
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3.1
Description of the Community Partner......................................................................................... 3
3.2
Stakeholders ................................................................................................................................. 3
3.3
Project Objectives ......................................................................................................................... 3
3.4
Outcomes/Deliverables ................................................................................................................ 3
3.5
Overall Project Timeline ................................................................................................................ 3
(Current Semester) Semester Documentation .................................................................................... 4
4.1
Semester Plan for (current semester)........................................................................................... 4
4.1.1
Team Organization Chart ...................................................................................................... 4
4.1.2
Current Status and Location on Overall Project Timeline..................................................... 4
4.1.3
Goals for the Semester ......................................................................................................... 4
4.1.4
Semester Timeline ................................................................................................................ 4
4.1.5
Semester Budget ................................................................................................................... 4
4.2
Transition Report for (current semester) ..................................................................................... 4
4.2.1
Comparison of Actual Semester Timeline to Proposed Semester Timeline ......................... 4
4.2.2
Current Progress and Relationship to Overall Project Timeline ........................................... 4
4.2.3
Summary of Semester Progress ............................................................................................ 4
4.2.4
Draft Timeline for (next semester) ....................................................................................... 4
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2 Revision History
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Revisions Made
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3 Project Charter
3.1 Description of the Community Partner
This section should address such questions as:
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Who is the project partner for this project?
What is the overall mission of the project partner?
Who will benefit from the project?
Who will receive the project outcomes/deliverables?
3.2 Stakeholders
This section should address such questions as:
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Who will be affected by your project other than your customer?
Who has vital interest in the project’s success?
3.3 Project Objectives
This section should address such questions as:
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Why are you doing the project (i.e. what is the motivation or need for the project?)
How does your project fit within the mission of the project partner and your team?
3.4 Outcomes/Deliverables
This section should address such questions as:
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What are going to be the project results?
When the project is finished, what will be left behind by your team?
3.5 Overall Project Timeline
This section should address such questions as:
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What is the timeline for completion of the project?
What are the major milestones?
When is the project intended to be completed?
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4 (Current Semester) Semester Documentation
4.1 Semester Plan for (current semester)
4.1.1 Team Organization Chart
Insert a diagram or description outlining the members of the project and their specific
roles/responsibilities.
4.1.2 Current Status and Location on Overall Project Timeline
Discuss what the current status of the project is and how that relates to the overall timeline developed
in the project charter. Note any changes that will need to be made to the overall project timeline.
4.1.3 Goals for the Semester
Identify the specific goals for the project for the current semester, as agreed upon by the team, advisor
and project partner.
4.1.4 Semester Timeline
Insert a detailed timeline for the current semester, making sure to identify important milestones,
responsibilities and resources.
4.1.5 Semester Budget
Insert the expected budget for the current semester.
4.2 Transition Report for (current semester)
4.2.1 Comparison of Actual Semester Timeline to Proposed Semester Timeline
Compare actual semester timeline to proposed semester timeline (if different). What aspects varied the
most from proposed to actual?
4.2.2 Current Progress and Relationship to Overall Project Timeline
Discuss how the progress made during the current semester affects the overall project timeline outlined
in the project charter.
4.2.3 Summary of Semester Progress
Discuss the progress made during the current semester, including any pitfalls that you encountered that
would be helpful for future teams to avoid as well as any best practices you found that helped you to
advance the status of the project or work well as a team.
4.2.4 Draft Timeline for (next semester)
Based on the work completed this semester, the work left to be completed, and the overall project
timeline, create a draft timeline for the following semester.
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