PMP - Develop Project Charter

PMP - Develop Project Charter

1. What is it?

   • Process of developing
     • a document that
       • authorizes the existence of the project
       • Provided to the Project Manager
         • enables him
           • to utilize resources towards the project
   • Belongs to the initiating process group
     • Phase 1 of the project life cycle

2. Inputs needed to develep Project Charter

   • 1. Project Statement of Work
     • Created by the project sponsor
       • Describing
         • their needs (sponsor's)
         • Project scope
         • how it fits into strategic goal
     • If the project is consigned by a contract
       • can also be called
         • Statement of work
   • 2. Business Case
     • establishes and contains
       • Project worth
         • From a business point of view
       • the business need for the project
       • cost benefit analysis
     • Provides PM wih stablished terms
       • for example
         • results
         • costs
   • 3. Contact of Agreement
     • establishes
       • what must be done in the project
     • Provides vital input to PM
   • 4. Environmental Enterprise Factors
     • Composed by
       • organisational culture
       • existing systems
     • also called
       • organisational package
   • 5. Organisational Process Assets
     • Composed by
       • Organisation Process Procedures
       • Policies
       • Corporate Knowledge base
       • Historical Process Information
         • contains
           • best practices learned
           • Past project plans, their outcomes and lessons

3. Tools and techniques

   • Expert Judgement
     • Experts provide information like:
       • input to authorise a project
       • insight whether it makes or not senes
     • experts point out
       • important considerations
         • the business driver
         • feasibility of the project
         • Assumptions
         • Constraints
   • Facilitation Technique
     • Stakeholder's Discussion
       • wich decides
         • to continue or not with the project
         • sets base for defining priorities later on

4. Output

   • Project Charter
     • Made by the project sponsor
     • Must be signed by sponsor or certain authority
     • Contains
       • Project's High lever requirements
     • must be high level
       • to accomodate
         • minor changes for that may arrise
     • Project manager
       • may do grandwork to prepare it

5. Phase 1 of project life cycle

   • The project charter is the base for the project management plan (PMP)
     • PMP is done in the planning stage (life cycle stage 2)
       • **PMP is not a project charter