DHS PROJECT CHARTER Oro Project Title: Project Sponsor: Project Manager: Project Purpose or Justification: Date Prepared: Project Customer Project Description: Project and Product Requirements: Acceptance Criteria: Initial Risks: PROJECT CHARTER Success Criteria Person Approving Project Objectives Scope: Time: Cost: Quality: Other: Summary Milestones Due Date PROJECT CHARTER Estimated Budget: Project Manager Authority Level Staffing Decisions: Budget Management and Variance: Technical Decisions: Conflict Resolution: Escalation Path for Authority Limitations: Approvals: Project Manager Signature Sponsor or Originator Signature Project Manager Name Sponsor or Originator Name Date Date VDHS PROJECT CHARTER Oye Project Title: Project Sponsor: Date Prepared: Project Manager: Project Customer: Project Purpose or Justification: Define the reason the project is being undertaken. This section may refer to a business case, the strategic plan, extemal factors, o contract or any other document or reason for performing the project. Explain the specific objectives of the project. For example: What value does this project add to the organization? How does this project align with the strategic priorities of the organization? What results are expected? What are the deliverables? What benefits will be realized? What problems will be resolved? Project Description: Provide a summary-level description of the project. This section may include information on high-level product and project deliverables as well as the approach to the project. Project and Product Requirements: Define the high-level conditions or capabilities that must be met to satisfy the purpose of the project. Describe the product features and functions that must be present to meet stakeholders' needs and expectations. This section does not describe the detailed requirement as those are covered in requirements documentation Acceptance Criteria: Identify the criteria that must be met in order for the project to be accepted by the customer or sponsor, Initial Risks: Document initial project risks. These will later be entered into a Risk Register as planning for the project begins. PROJECT CHARTER Project Objectives Success Criteria Person Approving Scope: A statement that describes the The specific and measurable The name or position of the scope needed to achieve the criteria that will determine person that can sign off on the planned benefits of the project project success. scope objectives. Time: A statement that describes the The specific dates that must be The name or position of the goals for the timely completion met to determine schedule person that can sign off on the of the project success. scope objectives Cost: A statement that describes the The specific currency or range of The name or position of the goals for the project currency that defines budgetary person that can sign off on the expenditures. success. scope objectives. Quality: A statement that describes the The specific measurements that the name or position of the quality criteria for the project. must be met for the project and person that can sign off on the product to be considered a scope objectives. success Other: Any other types of objectives Relevant specific measurable The name or position of the appropriate to the project. results that define success. person that can sign off on the scope objectives Summary Milestones Significant events in the project. These can include the completion of key deliverables, the beginning or completion of a project phase or product acceptance. Due Date Completion date of the milestone PROJECT CHARTER Estimated Budget: List the initial range of estimated expenditures for the project. Project Manager Authority Level Staffing Decisions: Define the authority of the project manager to hire, fire, discipline, accept or not accept project staff. Budget Management and Variance: Define the authority of the project manager to make technical decisions about the deliverables or the project approach Technical Decisions: Define the authority of the project manager to make technical decisions about the deliverables or the project approach. Conflict Resolution: Define the authority of the project manager to resolve conflict within the team within the organization and with external stakeholders. Escalation Path for Authority Limitations: Define the path of escalation for issues outside the authority level of the project manager. Approvals: Project Manager Signature Sponsor or Originator Signature Project Manager Name Sponsor or Originator Name Date Date