Charter Assignment – Part 1
Due January 25, 2006
The
Project Charter document (hereinafter, Charter)
serves several purposes:
1.
It is a sales tool for you to use to convey the
importance of your project to the Project Selection Team.
2.
It is a planning tool that helps the Project
Selection Team decide which projects will be most
beneficial in meeting Organization’s strategic goals.
3.
It is an analysis tool to assist you in
identifying critical information needed to ensure the success of your project.
4.
It is a communication tool that facilitates
consensus building with all stakeholders in the project.
5.
It provides an
authorization mechanism for the Information Resource Management Committee
(Executive Committee). A signed Charter authorizes the Project Team to begin
work on the project.
6.
It documents all
steps taken that lead to approval or denial of the Charter.
Review these four charters.
Write a few paragraphs about which projects you would accept based on the
charter and why.
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Ethnography Project
http://www.waterqproject.org/project.html
http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/charter.html
http://www.brandeis.edu/projects/peak/financials/overview/charter01.html
http://www.ftb.ca.gov/individuals/ccsas/CCSAS.pdf