Post date: Jan 13, 2013 6:38:15 PM
Quality of Initiating Projects -
Formalizing initiation - Project Charter
contains the following:
a. Project Scope (What project includes/excludes).
a1. Project Background - Why?
b. How will the project be accomplished.
c. What are the constraints (quality, team, scope, budget and schedule).
Limiting Factors that are known at time of initiating a project.
d. Team - skills etc.
e. Success Criteria - measurable
What will the project deliver for a given budget
f. Budget requirements
g. Quality Criteria
h. Milestones to guide project plan (next phase).
i. Stakeholders (approve the project).
j. Sign off statement.
Section 3.3 Page 44 - PMBOK 4th edition.
Develop Project Charter --> Approval
Project Planning and Control.