Template of Project charter

Version: 1.0
Date: 2020/01/26

Introduction

Purpose

This document macro-frames the project.

Overview

Stakeholders

Responsible	Accountable	Consulted	Informed
Business sponsor representative	Business sponsor	Business, IT	Project manager, business

Versions

Version	Date	Author	Description
1.0	2020/01/26	Emeline Robert Aubrun @manageproject.tech	Initialization

Input

Document	Version	Link	Description
Business Case	1.0	Link	Business case
Enterprise's factors	1.0	Link	Context
Enterprise's processes	1.0	Link	Processes

Project purposes

Current process

Issue

Target process

Project's scope

Macro-Requirements

List of macro requirements.

Success criteria

About 4 criteria.
They have to be sort and categorized (cost/planning/content/quality) and each one must be measurable.

Business Risks

Business risks to not launch the project.
Risks linked to the project.

Macro-solution

Key deliverable

Macro-planning

At least the dates of the different phases of the project.
Key deliverable can also be on the time line.

Macro-budget

At least the budget foreseen for each phases.
Allow a margin of error between 5% and 10%.

Project's risks

List of project's risks

How to manage risks

How to manage change request

Define the process of a change request: Who / What / How / When.

Communication

Define the committees (purpose/who/frequency)

• Project
• Program
• Portfolio
• External

Stakeholders

List of the interlocutors on the project with their role.
Does not only refer to the members of the project's team.

Macro-Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM or RACI)

Task/Deliverable	Responsible	Accountable	Consulted	Informed

Only One responsible and only one accountable!!!

Exit criteria

What criteria to cancel or to close the project.
For example, the project will be canceled if the development's budget exceed by 5%. Or the project will be closed if the service is in production for more than 2 months without shut down.