Project Charter

According to the PMBOK, the project charter should be published by a manager external to the project but with sufficient power and authority to carry it off.

When a project is performed under contract, the contract can serve as the project charter

Organization, Environmental & external assumptions should be addressed by the Project Charter

The Project Charter provides the
  1. High level requirements,
  2. Constraints,
  3. Assumptions,
  4. Stakeholders and
  5. The measures of success.


• The changes in Project Charter primary responsible is Sponsor 