Project Charter Development

These flashcards cover the key concepts related to the development of a project charter, including inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs.

What are the inputs needed to develop a project charter?

Business documents, agreements, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets.

What tools and techniques are used to develop a project charter?

Expert judgment, data gathering, interpersonal and team skills, and meetings.

What are the outputs of the project charter development process?

The project charter and the assumption log.

What is the purpose of the project charter?

To formally authorize the project and document initial requirements.

What is the business case?

The document that captures the objectives and reasons for initiating a project

What is The benefits management plan?

The document that describes how and when the benefits of the project will be delivered, and describes the mechanism in place to measure those benefits

What are agreements?

These define the initial intention of the project. Examples include MOU’s, service level agreements, etc

What are EEF’s?

Enterprise environmental factors. Examples include government standards, industry standards, regulations, and marketplace conditions

What are OPA’s?

Organizational process assets. These are comprised of policies, templates, historical information, and lessons learned knowledge base

What are some examples of data gathering?

Brainstorming, focus groups with stakeholders and SME’s, and interviews

What does the project charter do?

It formally authorizes the project, gives the project manager legitimacy, and signifies the project sponsors commitment

What does the assumption log do?

Captures high level strategic and operational assumptions and constraints, and documents lower-level activity and task assumptions

How is stakeholder identification typically depicted?

Using stakeholder mapping

What is the stakeholder register?

Serves as a central repository for stakeholder information, and guides the project team in engaging with stakeholders

What does the project charter contain?

High-level requirements, high-level risks, project objectives, summary milestone schedules, project approval requirements

What does the project management plan contain?

Executing, monitoring and controlling, closing

What are some prerequisites before chartering and initiating a project?

Business case, customer request, and contracts

How do you deal with customers using the Power/Interest grid?

Stakeholders with low power and low interest should be monitored, low power and high interest should be kept informed, high power and low interest should be kept satisfied, and high power and high interest should be managed closely