This case study is a fictitious project situation and any resemblance or similarity to actual events, dates, places or names is purely coincidental. It was submitted for publication and is copyright to A. Lathif Masood© originally published 2005, updated 2006.
Published here April 2006.

Introduction | Explanatory Glossary | Friday - December 16, 2005
Monday - December 19, 2005 | Tuesday - December 20, 2005 | Wednesday - December 21, 2005
Friday - December 23, 2005 | Assignments | Sample Charter Template

Sample Charter Template

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Snapshot of the entire charter including the final decision(s).

PROJECT HEADING
Project title
Project Sponsor
Project Manager

PROJECT PURPOSE
Indicate why this project has a reason to start. Be detailed enough to communicate your point: however remember this has to be read and approved by executives. Be Concise, succinct, to the point.

PROJECT BENEFITS AND SUCCESS CRITERIA
Why is this project important? Tie in with strategy. What will make this project to be deemed a success? Must be Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Tangible. Do not be ambiguous here, as you must use this to measure success at the end of Project "Save Miner". How can you make success measurable?

PROJECT SCOPE
This is a table listing the tasks that would be included in this project. Invent your own costs and expenses per task but try and keep it "realistic". Include sections on what the project should INCLUDE and be explicit on what the project EXLUDES.

 

Target

Purchase Type

Deliverables
and/or Phases

Start
Date

Finish
Date

Cost
Estimate

Expense
Estimate

T&M

Fixed

Other

1. Initiation

Mm/dd/yy

Mm/dd/yy

$$

$$

$$

$$

$$

PROJECT ASSUMPTIONS
Indicate here what your assumptions are when moving forward with this project.

PROJECT CONSTRAINTS
Indicate the constraints on the project. What are in limited supply? What is within your control to change?

PROJECT RISKS
List here all risk items that you see in the project Save Miner. This is not a detailed risk assessment: just an identification of risks that may occur. The executive sponsors have the right to know this before they approve the project.

#

Risk Area

Likelihood

Severity

Risk Owner

Project Impact-Mitigation Plan

1.

[Project Risk]

H M L

H M L

nnnn

[Replace this text with a description of the Mitigation Plan.]

 
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