Project Charter

Formal project charter: vision, scope, deliverables, milestones, RACI, budget envelope.

# Project Charter â [Project name] **Charter version:** 1.0 **Last updated:** [Date] **Project sponsor:** [Name] **Project manager:** [Name] **Charter approval:** [Date approved] ## Vision The future state we are trying to create, in language a non-technical stakeholder can repeat in their own words. ## Business case - Strategic alignment: which corporate objective does this serve? - Quantified benefit: revenue, cost, risk reduction, regulatory compliance. - Cost of inaction: what happens if we don't do this? - Investment required: people, time, money. - Expected ROI: NPV, IRR, payback period. ## Scope ### In scope - [item] - [item] - [item] ### Out of scope - [item â and what we'd do instead if it surfaces] - [item] ## Deliverables | Deliverable | Owner | Due | Acceptance criteria | |---|---|---|---| | | | | | ## Milestones | Milestone | Date | Exit criteria | |---|---|---| | Kickoff | | | | Phase 1 complete | | | | Phase 2 complete | | | | Launch | | | ## RACI | Activity | R | A | C | I | |---|---|---|---|---| | Architecture | | | | | | Build | | | | | | Test | | | | | | Launch | | | | | | Sustain | | | | | ## Budget | Category | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | People | | | | | | | Infra | | | | | | | Vendor | | | | | | | Travel | | | | | | | Contingency (10%) | | | | | | ## Risks (top 5) | Risk | Likelihood | Impact | Mitigation | Owner | |---|---|---|---|---| | | | | | | ## Governance - Steering committee meets [cadence] - Status reports issued [cadence] - Change-control board: [members] - Decisions above [$ threshold or scope threshold] require sponsor sign-off ## Charter approval - Sponsor: [name] â [date] - Project manager: [name] â [date] - Architecture review: [name] â [date] - Finance: [name] â [date]

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