Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 1 00:00:01,210 --> 00:00:04,763 Now, let's put together your project charter. 2 2 00:00:05,849 --> 00:00:08,200 All of the information from initiation 3 3 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:11,100 is documented in the project charter, 4 4 00:00:11,100 --> 00:00:13,940 providing the key information the project manager needs 5 5 00:00:13,940 --> 00:00:15,920 to conduct a productive planning stage 6 6 00:00:16,780 --> 00:00:18,530 and then is signed off by the sponsor 7 7 00:00:18,530 --> 00:00:20,683 and sent to all the stakeholders. 8 8 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:24,743 Here is a typical charter table of contents. 9 9 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:27,550 First an introduction: 10 10 00:00:27,550 --> 00:00:29,420 Any background information 11 11 00:00:29,420 --> 00:00:32,210 and especially describing the need, the problem 12 12 00:00:32,210 --> 00:00:34,260 or opportunity providing the reason 13 13 00:00:34,260 --> 00:00:35,860 the project is being considered. 14 14 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:38,380 Then the customer: 15 15 00:00:38,380 --> 00:00:41,680 The end-user that touches the project result, 16 16 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:44,723 with one person identified as the formal point of contact. 17 17 00:00:46,230 --> 00:00:47,550 The sponsor: 18 18 00:00:47,550 --> 00:00:50,220 The entity providing the budget. 19 19 00:00:50,220 --> 00:00:52,730 This might be an organization or department, 20 20 00:00:52,730 --> 00:00:55,890 but the same rule applies, there must be one person 21 21 00:00:55,890 --> 00:00:57,933 as the formal project point of contact. 22 22 00:00:59,450 --> 00:01:03,260 Then the scope, including the objective: 23 23 00:01:03,260 --> 00:01:07,520 One sentence, the all important ultimate outcome 24 24 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:11,333 and benefit agreed to by the stakeholders. 25 25 00:01:12,862 --> 00:01:14,080 Then the assumptions: 26 26 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,810 Things the project manager can assume are true 27 27 00:01:16,810 --> 00:01:17,893 to simplify planning. 28 28 00:01:19,190 --> 00:01:20,670 Then the constraints: 29 29 00:01:20,670 --> 00:01:23,760 Including budget, schedule, standards, 30 30 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,740 or other project-level limitations the project manager 31 31 00:01:26,740 --> 00:01:28,090 should build into the plan. 32 32 00:01:29,450 --> 00:01:33,240 Together, the objective, assumptions and constraints 33 33 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:36,903 provide the first top-level baseline of the project scope. 34 34 00:01:38,550 --> 00:01:40,430 Then the conceptual solution: 35 35 00:01:40,430 --> 00:01:42,670 A top-level description of how the project 36 36 00:01:42,670 --> 00:01:45,660 should meet the objective, not too detailed, 37 37 00:01:45,660 --> 00:01:49,023 sometimes just a list of important end deliverables. 38 38 00:01:50,690 --> 00:01:52,170 Then the business case: 39 39 00:01:52,170 --> 00:01:55,640 The estimates of the project benefits and costs, 40 40 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:57,470 to be revisited after planning produces 41 41 00:01:57,470 --> 00:02:00,070 more accurate information for final decision making. 42 42 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:03,140 Then the stakeholders: 43 43 00:02:03,140 --> 00:02:07,530 All those that can affect or be affected by the project, 44 44 00:02:07,530 --> 00:02:10,460 particularly including those that must contribute resources 45 45 00:02:10,460 --> 00:02:12,323 or otherwise support the project, 46 46 00:02:13,220 --> 00:02:15,780 again with an all important single person 47 47 00:02:15,780 --> 00:02:17,163 representing each group. 48 48 00:02:18,740 --> 00:02:20,610 Then a project manager: 49 49 00:02:20,610 --> 00:02:22,790 The person that will carry the project forward 50 50 00:02:22,790 --> 00:02:25,060 into planning, with mandate statements 51 51 00:02:25,060 --> 00:02:27,340 describing their accountability and authority 52 52 00:02:27,340 --> 00:02:29,630 and empowering them in the eyes 53 53 00:02:29,630 --> 00:02:31,230 of the rest of the organization. 54 54 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:35,910 Finally, the planning schedule and budget: 55 55 00:02:35,910 --> 00:02:38,100 The time and cost the project plan 56 56 00:02:38,100 --> 00:02:39,593 should be completed within. 57 57 00:02:41,690 --> 00:02:44,910 With the charter documented and signed off by the sponsor, 58 58 00:02:44,910 --> 00:02:47,210 the project manager now has the information 59 59 00:02:47,210 --> 00:02:48,926 and organizational support they need 60 60 00:02:48,926 --> 00:02:51,710 to conduct efficient and productive planning, 61 61 00:02:51,710 --> 00:02:54,453 and figure out what the project will really take. 5234