1. Week 4 Assignment - Project Charter, Part 1

Review the media interactive, HR Transformation Project at ABC, Inc.Links to an external site.

Instructions

Develop the following key elements of your project charter using the Week 4 Assignment Template Download Week 4 Assignment Template.

1. Title. Develop a brief title for the project that accurately and succinctly identifies the project. The title should communicate to stakeholders the focus and expected outcome of the project.
2. Scope Overview. Write a scope overview that summarizes the expected outcomes of the project, including general information about what the project will include and what it will not include.
3. Business case. The business case explains why the project must be accomplished for the organization to be successful based on its goals and strategies.
4. Background. The purpose of the background section is to explain how the need for the project arose and how the project was initiated to address the needs. For the given scenario, you will evaluate organizational challenges that occurred with a decentralized form of HR support that will be resolved by the project to centralize HR support for the organization and its employees.
5. Stakeholder Needs and Prioritization. Prioritize the stakeholders you identified in week 3.
   1. Add the stakeholder list and needs to the week 4 template, including changes based on feedback from your instructor.
   2. Prioritize each stakeholder by labeling it as either a key, secondary, or other based on your analysis of each group and its needs. Specific information on how to prioritize stakeholders is available in Section 6.1 of the textbook.
   3. Support your prioritization with a 2-3 paragraph explanation as to how you determined the priority level for each group.
6. Use at least 3 sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least once within your assignment.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assessment are:

• Create a project charter reflecting a common understanding between the project sponsor and manager about key project elements required before a project can begin.
• Integrate communication approaches that prioritize relationships with key stakeholders.