Working Project Charter Template

A Sinqly worksheet created by the author. Copy the text into your document and replace the fields in square brackets. No registration required. This is not a mandatory document format.

NAME / VERSION / DATE
[...]
Why the project is needed: [problem or opportunity]
Goal: [change we want]
Deliverables: [verifiable outputs]
Completion criteria: [what we present and who will accept]

BOUNDARIES
Included: [...]
Not included: [...]
Assumptions: [what we currently believe to be true]
Constraints: [deadline / resources / commitments]
Main risks: [...]

MANAGEMENT
Initiative owner: [...]
Project manager and authority: [...]
Who provides resources: [...]
Who approves scope changes: [...]
When work needs to be suspended: [...]

MILESTONES
[Outcome / milestone / condition for moving on]

CONFIRMATION
[Who/what confirmed/date]
Next revision: [...]
History of changes: [...]

Example and limitations in the article.