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NewsletterPreparing Project Charters
I come from a consulting background where you were paid proportionately to the volume of paperwork that you produced. Half joking aside, I have produced Project Charters that were well over 30 pages in length. This begs the question, who truly reads them and what value does it bring to the project, team members, project sponsor and the steering committee?
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Who creates and signs the Project Charter
In the past week I have received about 3 emails that pretty much all asked the same question: "Who creates / signs the project charter". Let's look at this from the PMBOK® Guide point of view because I want people to understand this in regards to the PMP exam.
Project Charter
To begin the project, a project charter is needed. The project charter is a formal document that brings the project into existence. The project charter is a small document but one that is extremely important to getting a project started in the right direction. The essential components of the project charter are simple. First, it formally authorizes the project to begin and names the project manager. It will also contain a brief business case showing the justification for the project.
