Project Charter

Project Charter

“Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind” a famous quote about our goal by Seneca. It is a metaphor about the achievement goal and objectives by good planning skills. One has to plan for what one wants to achieve and where one wants to go. One of the most important things is to have good planning, before taking any project the first think you should do is to create project plan. Planning can be defined as preparing a sequence of action to achieve specific goals and objectives. According to Kerzner (2009), “project planning is desirable that the project manager is involved from project conception through execution. It must be systematic, flexible to handle, closely disciplined through reviews and control and capable of accepting multi functional inputs (pg. 412)”. The importance of planning a project is to describe the work so that it will be easily identifiable to the project team member.

One way to provide clear description of a project is to prepare project charter. A Guide to the Project Management Body Of Knowledge (2008), “it is the process of developing a document that formally authorizes a project or a phase and initial requirements that satisfy the stake holder needs expectations” (pg.71). Preparing a project charter is the initial step for project manager to start any project. In Project charter we can describe different components of the projects. To start any project, preparing a project charter is the initial steps for project manager. Some of the essential components are described below.

Components of Project charter

Scope: The first document a project manager will put together with his team members is the sco...

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...e in a same pace and minimize the risk of confusion on roles and responsibility and project objectives.

Reference:

Kerzer, H. (2009). Project Management. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca. 1-Famous-Quotes.com. Retrieved from 1-Famous-Quotes.com Web site: http://www.1-famous-quotes.com/quote/1227861

Project Management Institute . (2008). A Guide to the Project Management body Of Knowledge. Newton Square, PA: Project Management Institute, Inc.

Simpson, W. (2010). Project Planning and Control When Time Matters: Focus on Process to Synchronize and Drive Results. Production and Inventory Management Journal, 46(2), 26-43. Retrieved July 19, 2011, from ABI/INFORM Global. (Document ID: 2278162401).

Tryon, C. A. (n.d.). Tryon and Associates. Retrieved from http://www.tryonassoc.com/pdffiles/Paper%20-%20So%20Whats%20Your%20Charter.pdf