Project charters define how a team will collaborate to achieve its goals. Below are a few examples of headings in typical project charters.
Project Charter Elements - from USDA template
Project Charter Elements - from Business Justification template
Section 1. Project Overview
1.1 Problem Statement
1.2 Project Description
1.3 Project Goals and Objectives
1.4 Project Scope
1.5 Critical Success Factors
1.6 Assumptions
1.7 Constraints
Section 2. Project Authority and Milestones
2.1 Funding Authority
2.2 Project Oversight Authority
2.3 Major Project Milestones
Section 3. Project Organization
3.1 Project Structure
3.2 Roles and Responsibilities
3.3 Responsibility Matrix
3.4 Project Facilities and Resources
Section 4. Points of Contact
Section 5. Glossary
Section 6. Revision History
Section 7. Appendices
Project Charter Elements - from Key Consulting template
- Mission
- Objectives
- Deliverables
- Stakeholders
- Roles and Responsibilities
- High-Level Work Breakdown Structure
- Assumptions
- Communications
- Risks
- Documentation
- Boundaries
- Decision Making Process
- Signatures
Project Charter Elements - from Microsoft template
1 PROJECT CHARTER PURPOSE
2 PROJECT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
3 PROJECT OVERVIEW
4 PROJECT SCOPE
4.1 Goals and Objectives
4.2 Departmental Statements of Work (SOW)
4.3 Organizational Impacts
4.4 Project Deliverables
4.5 Deliverables Out of Scope
4.6 Project Estimated Costs & Duration
5 PROJECT CONDITIONS
5.1 Project Assumptions
5.2 Project Issues
5.3 Project Risks
5.4 Project Constraints
6 PROJECT STRUCTURE APPROACH
7 PROJECT TEAM ORGANIZATION PLANS
8 PROJECT REFERENCES
9 APPROVALS
10 APPENDICES
10.1 Document Guidelines
10.2 Project Charter Document Sections Omitted
