Create charter based on the project proposal request below. The theme will be construction of a new university recreation center. Your charter should adhere to the budget and dates explained in the project proposal request provided in the syllabus area of Blackboard. A project charter template has been provided for your reference (also in the Syllabus area of Blackboard). This template is the required format for the charter, so be sure to complete all sections well. Make sure the charter you create has details for business case (why the project was needed), scope (what is it to include), high level budget, high level schedule (including milestones), resources you require (people or material), and a high level communications requirement.

Dr. Sebastian Jones

University President

1234 University Blvd.

University, MI 49224

Dear Project Team Leader,

As you are aware, our university is growing and we couldnt be more excited to have you join our team! That said, we have determined a need for a new recreation center to be built on our beautiful campus. We need to have this new recreation center open as soon as possible. I would like to have a proposal for this project so we can determine if this is a valuable project for our university.

Here is some information to get you started.

Team members:

Paige Boehlke, Project Manager

Faye Carlisle, Construction Manager

Donald Ryan, Designer

Kylie Brigham, Civil Engineer

Jodie Griffus, Architect Shelley

Trulock, Financial Coordinator

Jeremy Richerson, Community Representative

Aaron Todd, Student Liaison

Your budget for this project is $2.5M and is being funded by our dedicated alumni and our local community. The total funds of the project are not secured, but we are anticipating the funding to be incrementally offered through the course of your project.

Project timeline:

Project launch January, 2017

Project completion December, 2018

We need a charter, schedule, resource plan, and risk plan to assist us with the unknowns. I need to take your proposal and final recommendation to our Board of Directors for final consideration. I look forward to seeing your proposal, results, and recommendation for this excited time in our University.

Sincerely,

Dr. Sebastian Jones

PROJECT CHARTER Template

Project Team

Name

Department

Telephone

E-mail

General Project Information

Project Name:

Executive Sponsors:

Department Sponsor:

Impact of project:

Project Manager:

Team Members:

Stakeholders (e.g., those with a significant interest in or who will be significantly affected by this project)

Project Scope Statement

Project Purpose / Business Justification Describe the business need this project addresses

Objectives (in business terms) Describe the measurable outcomes of the project, e.g., reduce cost by xxxx or increase quality to yyyy

Deliverables List the high-level products to be created (e.g., improved xxxx process, employee manual on yyyy)

Scope List what the project will and will not address (e.g., this project addresses units that report into the Office of Executive Vice President. Units that report into the Provosts Office are not included)

Project Milestones Propose start and end dates for Project Phases (e.g., Inception, Planning, Construction, Delivery) and other major milestones

Major Known Risks (including significant Assumptions) Identify obstacles that may cause the project to fail.

Risk	Risk Rating (Hi, Med, Lo)

Constraints List any conditions that may limit the project teams options with respect to resources, personnel, or schedule (e.g., predetermined budget or project end date, limit on number of staff that may be assigned to the project).

External Dependencies Will project success depend on coordination of efforts between the project team and one or more other individuals or groups? Has everyone involved agreed to this interaction?

Communication Strategy (specify how the project manager will communicate to the Executive Sponsor, Project Team members and Stakeholders, e.g., frequency of status reports, frequency of Project Team meetings, etc.

Sign-off

Name

Signature

Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

Executive Sponsor

Department Sponsor

Project Manager

Notes