{"id":2333,"date":"2023-02-27T01:52:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T01:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ipm102\/?page_id=2333"},"modified":"2023-02-27T01:52:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T01:52:43","slug":"what-is-a-project-charter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ipm102\/learning-pathways\/project-charter\/what-is-a-project-charter\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a project charter?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Charter<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

This section describes the main element of a project charter and why a charter is important.\n<\/p>\n

These main elements can include:\n<\/p>\n

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  1. Identification Section\n<\/li>\n
  2. Objectives\n<\/li>\n
  3. Scope\n<\/li>\n
  4. Major Milestones\n<\/li>\n
  5. Major Deliverables\n<\/li>\n
  6. Assumptions\n<\/li>\n
  7. Constraints\n<\/li>\n
  8. Business Need or Opportunity (Benefits)\n<\/li>\n
  9. Preliminary Cost for the Project\n<\/li>\n
  10. Project Charter Acceptance\n<\/li>\n
  11. Project Stakeholders\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Read the last part of Chapter 7 in the prescribed textbook (Web<\/a> | PDF<\/a>) from the heading “Project charter” (pages 55 – 58 in the PDF version). This outlines the different types of\n<\/p>\n

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    In the previous section you gave an example of when you became involved with a project or job that had not been given approval (or it had been given approval but not for the way it was being done).\n<\/p>\n

    Identify one of the elements above that was missing or not detailed enough, that may have been the cause for the project going off track.\n<\/p>\n

    Share which element, and why you think it was the cause.\n<\/p>\n

    Post your comment below and then look on the course feed page<\/a> to see what others have posted.<\/p>\n

    You must be logged in to post to WEnotes.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

    Note: Your comment will be displayed in the course feed<\/a>.<\/i>\n<\/p>\n

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