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\nGuide to Project Charter Writing Version: 4.0  \nCopyright & Disclaimer  \n© 2010 Government Technical Advisory Centre, National Treasury, Government of South Africa  \nThis publication is available for use only by Authorised Recipients, including the Directors-General / Heads of Department and officials of the South African Public Service.  \nAuthorised independent contractors or consultants are only permitted to use this publication for personal, professional use to provide goods or services to the South African Government, its agencies or entities. Except as set out above, the distribution, reproduction, downloading or otherwise copying or transferring this document or the information contained therein to any computer or similar electronic device or other storage medium by an independent contractor or consultant is strictly prohibited.  \nThe Government Technical Advisory Centre National Treasury, may make changes in the information contained in this publication without prior notice. The reader should in all cases consult GTAC , National Treasury to determine whether any such changes have been made.  \nThis publication is the copyrighted material of and owned by Government Technical Advisory Centre , National Treasury, Republic of South Africa.  \nThis publication also includes portions of \"A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge\"(PMBOK® Guide), which is copyrighted material of and, owned by, the Project Management Institute Inc. (PMI®), copyright 2004. The PMBOK® Guide has been reproduced, in part, with the permission of PMI. Unauthorised reproduction of this material is strictly prohibited.  \nAvailable from the Government Technical Advisory Centre , National Treasury  \nEmail: [info@gtac.gov.za](info@gtac.gov.za)  \nWebsite: [http://www.gtac.gov.za](http://www.gtac.gov.za)  \nGovernment Technical Advisory Centre, National Treasury Page 2 of 32 [http://www.gtac.gov.za](http://www.gtac.gov.za)  \nAdapted and used with the permission of the Project Management Centre of Excellence, Government of Ontario © Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2007. Reproduced with permission.  \nTable of Contents  \n1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 6  \n1.1 Why Projects? .................................................................................................................. 6  \n1.2 Project Management in the Public Service ...................................................................... 6  \n1.3 A Programme and Project Management Framework ....................................................... 7  \n1.4 Benefits of Adopting a Consistent Approach ................................................................... 7  \n1.5 Scope and Purpose of this Document.............................................................................. 8  \n1.6 How to Use this Document ............................................................................................... 8  \n1.7 Project Management Context ........................................................................................... 9  \n2 Project Charter 101 .................................................................................................10  \n2.1 What is a Project Charter? ............................................................................................. 10  \n2.2 What are the benefits of a Project Charter? ................................................................... 10  \n2.3 Who is involved in creating a Project Charter? .............................................................. 10  \n2.4 When do you create a Project Charter? ......................................................................... 11  \n3 Project Charter Writing Approach ..","cbCainIBz55FP3lL","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainIBz55FP3lL","pdf",650608,32,"English","# Table of Contents\n## Introduction\n## Project Charter 101\n## Project Charter Writing Approach\n## Appendix A: Project Roles and Responsibilities","[{\"question\":\"What is a project charter and why is it important in the public service?\",\"answer\":\"The guide explains what a project charter is and highlights its benefits for adopting a consistent project management approach in the public service.\"},{\"question\":\"When should a project charter be created?\",\"answer\":\"It states that a project charter is created at an appropriate point in the project lifecycle and describes the timing considerations.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the main steps to write and finalize a project charter?\",\"answer\":\"The process covers identifying sponsors and partners, drafting and validating impacts/outcomes/outputs, negotiating the core team resources, defining scope assumptions and constraints, planning the approach and risks, defining roles and responsibilities, developing timeline and costs, compiling the draft charter, and obtaining sign-off.\"}]","Guide to Project Charter Writing - Version 4.0 - Release April 2016 | PDF",1789169100]