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The charter provides the opportunity for the sponsor to authorize the project based on measurable objectives in relation to a business need, and defined parameters such as scope, milestones, roles, responsibilities, and budget.  The project charter is not meant to approve the project, which was done through intake, nor to document how things will be done, which is done through planning (after initiation is complete). It is simply documentation around the authorization provided to the Project Manager for that project.  The project charter is part of the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://uwaterloo.ca/ist-project-management-office/\" \u0014Project Management Office's\u0015 project \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://uwaterloo.ca/ist-project-management-office/methodologies/project-management/initiation\" \u0014initiation process\u0015.\nA project charter is required as part of the project initiation process. As you create the project charter, refer to the  \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://uwaterloo.ca/ist-project-management-office/methodologies/project-sizing-and-complexity\" \u0014project complexity chart\u0015. Sizing the complexity of the project will assist in determining the context for risks, resources, and project management deliverables.\nProject Charter Participants and Approvers\nInput into the project charter may come from many different sources including, but not limited to, Sponsor, senior leadership, project intake form and/or business case, initial analysis/research done when proposing the project, subject matter experts within business unit(s), and other stakeholders (such as staff, students, faculty).\nThe author is typically the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://uwaterloo.ca/ist-project-management-office/methodologies/roles-and-responsibilities/project-manager\" \u0014Project Manager\u0015 for the project. If somebody else authors the charter, the Project Manager will still provide a signature that they agree to execute the project according to the documented parameters.\nThe approver of the project charter is the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://uwaterloo.ca/ist-project-management-office/methodologies/roles-and-responsibilities/projectprogram-sponsor\" \u0014Sponsor\u0015.\nIf the project will impact people, ensure to apply \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://uwaterloo.ca/change-management/services-0\" \u0014change management\u0015 approach from the point of project initiation.\nInstructions\nResearch and understand project information by reading any prior documentation (such as intake form, business case, research/analysis, and lessons learned for similar projects, etc.) and speaking to the Sponsor and other stakeholders. The Project Artifact Library and the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://uofwaterloo-my.sharepoint.com/personal/d2oladir_uwaterloo_ca/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2Ftm%2Dist%2Distteam%2FPMO&listurl=https%3A%2F%2Fuofwaterloo%2Esharepoint%2Ecom%2Fsites%2Ftm%2Dist%2Distteam%2FPMO&view=0\" \\h \u0014PMO Document Repository\u0015 (only available to the IST team) is one source of information (contact the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/27/group/100/create/514\" \\h \u0014PMO\u0015 for project artifact samples).\nCreate the project charter with input from applicable stakeholders and Sponsor by filling out the sections in the template. The orange italic text contains instructions for filling out the template and can be removed for the final version of the document.\nReview charter with applicable stakeholders for accuracy and completeness, if required.\nObtain appropriate approval for project charter to indicate agreement between the Project Manager and Sponsor about the parameters of the project and authorize the Project Manager to begin.\nScan the approved project charter and send it to the PMO to add it to the Project Artifact Library.\nNext Steps\nOnce the project charter has been appr","cbCaisz48lVQogTr","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisz48lVQogTr","docx",93578,6,"English","# Purpose of Project Charter\n# Project Charter Participants and Approvers\n# Instructions\n# Next Steps\n# Project Purpose\n# Scope\n# Success Criteria","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of a project charter?\",\"answer\":\"The project charter clearly outlines what will be done and authorizes the Project Manager to proceed using organizational resources. 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