<Project Name>

Project Charter

Created By:	<PM Name>

Date:	7/22/2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1	OVERVIEW	3

1.1	Purpose	3

1.2	Objectives	3

1.3	Benefits	3

2	SCOPE	3

2.1	Approach	3

2.2	In Scope	3

2.3	Out of Scope	3

3	Constraints	4

3.1	Timeline	4

3.2	Budget	4

3.3	Resources	4

3.4	Technology	4

4	ASSUMPTIONS and Risks	4

5	ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES	4

6	COMMUNICATIONS PLAN	4

7	Approval and Acceptance	7

7.1	Project Sponsor Approval	7

7.2	Key Stakeholders Acceptance	7

7.3	Project Manager Acceptance	7

OVERVIEW

Purpose

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Objectives

Objective 1

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Objective 2

Objective 3

Benefits

Body Text

SCOPE

Approach

Body Text

In Scope

First Objective from 1.2

Bullet 1: scope items relevant to the objective

Bullet 2: scope items relevant to the objective

Bullet 3: scope items relevant to the objective

Next Objective from 1.2

Bullet 1: scope items relevant to the objective

Bullet 2: scope items relevant to the objective

Bullet 3: scope items relevant to the objective

Out of Scope

Body Text

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Constraints

Timeline

Budget

Resources

Technology

ASSUMPTIONS and Risks

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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Roles Matrix is used to determine which team members to work with when unplanned tasks and issues arise. The matrix is also used to determine the appropriate point of escalation when necessary to keep the Project moving forward as planned.	Project Sponsor	Key Stakeholder	Project Mgr.	Contributor	Stakeholder
Name	Title	Area of Expertise	Project Role
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COMMUNICATIONS PLAN

The table below defines the communication types used on this project along with the owner (responsible party), audience, purpose, methods, and frequency.

Type	Owner	Audience	Purpose	Methods	Frequency
Project Direction	Project Sponsors	Program/Project Manager(s)	Communicate project definition and priorities	Oral, email	As necessary
Workstream Status Reports	Team Lead(s)	Project Manager(s)	Communicate workstream schedule updates, accomplishments, issues, and priorities	SharePoint	Weekly
Weekly Program Status Report	Project Manager(s)	Program Manager, PMO Members, Functional Managers, Contributors	Communicate project accomplishments, issues, health, and priorities	Email	Weekly
Weekly Budget Report	Project Manager	Project Sponsor, Program Manager & Project Owner-authorized financial stakeholders	Communicate budget status.	Email	Weekly
Bi-weekly PMO Update	Program Manager	Project Sponsors, PMO Members	Communicate project issues and risks and solicit support	Meeting	Bi-weekly
Steering Committee Update	Program Manager	Steering Committee Members	Communicate project accomplishments, issues, budget, health, and priorities	Meeting	Monthly
Meeting Minutes	Meeting Owner(s)	Meeting Invitees	Communicate agreements, issues, task assignments; clarify any misunderstanding	Email	Within 24 hrs after each meeting
Assigned, Task and Issue Status	Assigned Contributors	Team Leads/Project Manager(s)	Communicate status on assigned tasks or issues	Oral, email	Weekly and as necessary
Issue Reporting	Contributors	Team Leads/Project Manager(s)	Control project and manage risks	Oral, email	As identified
FYI – No Action Required	Team Lead/Project Manager	Program Manager	Communicate emergence of issues and actions being taken prior to publication in scheduled communication	Oral, email	As necessary
Escalation	Team Lead/Project Manager	Program Manager, Project Sponsor(s)	Communicate emergence of issues and actions required of an executive and obtain confirmation	Oral, email	As necessary

Approval and Acceptance

Project Sponsor Approval

I have reviewed the attached documents; I understand and approve them for action and/or use relative to their intent.

Signature	Name & Title	Date
Signature	Name & Title	Date

Key Stakeholders Acceptance

I have reviewed the attached documents; I understand them and will comply with their intent.

Signature	Name & Title	Date
Signature	Name & Title	Date
Signature	Name & Title	Date
Signature	Name & Title	Date
Signature	Name & Title	Date
Signature	Name & Title	Date

Project Manager Acceptance

I have reviewed the attached documents; I understand them and will comply with their intent.

Signature	Name & Title	Date