Project Charter

Project name: [Project name] Sponsor: [Name, role] Project manager / lead: [Name, role] Date: [Date] Charter version: [Version]

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1. Purpose and business case

[In 2-4 sentences: the problem or opportunity, the expected benefit, and what happens if nothing changes. This is the justification a sponsor is approving when they sign.]

2. Objectives and success criteria

[The specific, measurable things this project must achieve, and how everyone will judge success at the end.]

Objective	How success is measured
[Objective 1]	[Measurable target]
[Objective 2]	[Measurable target]
[Objective 3]	[Measurable target]

3. Scope

In scope

• [What the project will deliver]
• [What the project will deliver]
• [What the project will deliver]

Out of scope

• [What the project will deliberately not do]
• [What the project will deliberately not do]

4. Key stakeholders and roles

Role	Name	Responsibility
Sponsor	[Name]	[Owns the outcome, holds the budget, removes obstacles]
Project manager / lead	[Name]	[Runs the work day to day under delegated authority]
Key contributor	[Name]	[What they deliver]
Consulted / affected	[Name]	[Why they matter]

5. High-level milestones

Milestone	Target date
[Project start / kickoff]	[Date]
[Key delivery]	[Date]
[Review / go-live]	[Date]
[Project close]	[Date]

6. Budget summary

[A rough order-of-magnitude cost and any spending authority delegated to the project manager. This is the number the sponsor is approving, not a line-by-line budget.]

Item	Estimated cost
[People / time]	[Amount]
[Tools / licences]	[Amount]
[External / other]	[Amount]
Total (estimate)	[Amount]

Delegated spending authority: [The limit the project manager may approve without returning to the sponsor.]

7. Key risks and assumptions

Risks

Risk	Likely impact	How we will respond
[Risk]	[Impact if it happens]	[Mitigation or response]
[Risk]	[Impact if it happens]	[Mitigation or response]

Assumptions

• [Something taken as given for this charter to hold]
• [Something taken as given for this charter to hold]

8. Sponsor authority and sign-off

By signing, the sponsor authorises this project to begin, delegates day-to-day authority to the named project manager, and approves the scope and budget above.

Sponsor: ______________________ Date: ____________

Project manager: ______________________ Date: ____________