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  Asked: Jan 2 2008   12:01 AM GMT
  Asked by: ShakeelSoft

Project Charter


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This question is related to Planning phase of software project development, that is very 1st phase of software project management.

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What is project charter for a software project?

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Last Answered: Jan 2 2008  2:16 PM GMT  by MizVee




ShakeelSoft, a project charter should be a one page summary which identifies who the project sponsors are, what the business need is, what is in- and out-of-scope, what criteria measures the project's success, deliverables, constraints and a sign-off of key individuals.
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Wrobinson  |   Jan 3 2008  4:54AM GMT

The project charter should is a brief summary identifying the project, project manager to whom authority is granted, all of the stakeholders — those that impact or are impacted by the project, the purpose for undertaking the project, project objectives, high level overview of the approach, milestones, success/failure criteria, risks and issues. There is a rule of thumb that if you think it could be included but are unsure, include it. The key here is that this is a summary, not a project plan or proposal.

 

RashmiSUttarkar  |   Jan 12 2008  10:00AM GMT

Who owns the project charter? I mean who is the author of the project charter?

 

MizVee  |   Jan 14 2008  2:59PM GMT

The project manager or designee creates and owns the charter as a result of input from his/her business unit project requestor.

 

Mark K.  |   Feb 4 2008  11:51PM GMT

All of the the above are good, but the main point is not well revealed: The PURPOSE of the Project Charter. I would define the purpose as a contract between the business owner, sponsor and project manager. For internal projects, it may also act as the finanacial commitment.

Other documents would provide both in-depth technical and business detail that would be generated in the appropriate stages of the SDLC.