V 2.0
Project Charter
Project Name
Prioritization
Project Manager
Start Date:
Owner or Client
Completion Date:
Mission/ Purpose
What is the “big picture” for which this project is intended? Three or four sentences.
Project Objective
What is the overall objective of this project? Three or four sentences?
Business NeedWhat is the financial or business reason for this project?
Project Manager and Stakeholders
Identify Project Manager (the student) and major stakeholders.
Milestones
Identify key milestone dates and measurable work completion activity for each date.
Budget
Identify an order-of-magnitude budget.
User Acceptance Criteria/Quality
Identify minimum success criteria as defined by the client.
High-Level Project Assumptions
What are the assumptions on which the project is based?
High-Level Project ConstraintsWhat are the major limiting factors that affect the project?
Exclusions and Boundaries
What are the boundaries of the project? What is to be included and what is to be excluded from the project?
Major Risks
What are the major risks affecting the project?
APPROVALSType NameSignatureDate
Project Manager Approval:
Customer/Sponsor Approval:
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1. V 2.0
Project Charter
Project Name
Prioritization
Project Manager
Start Date:
Owner or Client
Completion Date:
Mission/ Purpose
What is the “big picture” for which this project is intended?
Three or four sentences.
2. Project Objective
What is the overall objective of this project? Three or four
sentences?
Business NeedWhat is the financial or business reason for this
project?
Project Manager and Stakeholders
Identify Project Manager (the student) and major stakeholders.
Milestones
Identify key milestone dates and measurable work completion
activity for each date.
Budget
Identify an order-of-magnitude budget.
User Acceptance Criteria/Quality
Identify minimum success criteria as defined by the client.
3. High-Level Project Assumptions
What are the assumptions on which the project is based?
High-Level Project ConstraintsWhat are the major limiting
factors that affect the project?
Exclusions and Boundaries
What are the boundaries of the project? What is to be included
and what is to be excluded from the project?
Major Risks
What are the major risks affecting the project?
APPROVALSType NameSignatureDate
Project Manager Approval:
Customer/Sponsor Approval:
