project scope

Project Charter Template

Project Charter

<Project Name>

Student Name

Course #

Professor

Date

Project Charter

Payroll Project

<Paragraph 1: Formally authorize the project>

This Charter formally authorizes the [project name] Project to [describe the project at a high level and describe what will be included as part of the project plan used to manage this project].

<Paragraph 2: Project Scope - State the scope of the project, its deliverables and what business needs, problems or opportunities the project addresses – a market demand, business need, legal requirement, social need, customer request or technological advance >

The purpose of the [project name] project is to …..

<Paragraph 3: Identify the Project Manager and give him/her authority to apply organization resources to the project >

The Project Manager, [you the student], is hereby authorized to interface with management as required, negotiate for resources, delegate responsibilities within the framework of the project, and to communicate with all contractors and management, as required, to ensure successful and timely completion of the project. The Project Manager is responsible for developing the project plan, monitoring the schedule, cost, and scope of the project during implementation, and maintaining control over the project by measuring performance and taking corrective action.

<Paragraph 4: Provide the summary milestone schedule >

The project plan will be submitted and approved in accordance with the milestone schedule below. Upon approval of the project plan resources will be assigned to the project and work will commence within 5 business days. The Project Sponsor must approve any schedule changes which may impact milestones. A detailed schedule will be included in the project plan.

The high level milestone schedule is:

[Break down the major milestones based on your case study information. You need to identify more than what is listed in the case study document]

<Paragraph 5: Project Budget – state the budget for the project and identify funding sources >

The budget for the [project name] project is [budget amount(s)]. Funding sources include [identify funding sources]

Sponsor Acceptance

Approved by the Project Sponsor:

Date:

<Project Sponsor Name>

<Project Sponsor Title>