PROJECT CHARTER TEMPLATE - Project Charter

Sep 11, 2026

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Project Charter Template provides a structured charter format to define the executive overview, purpose, business case, objectives, and high-level project description. It includes guidance for articulating the organization’s need, intended effects such as cost savings and process improvement, and measurable business objectives. The template also supports planning elements like success criteria, requirements, constraints, assumptions, preliminary scope, risks, deliverables, milestone schedule, budget, approval requirements, and project manager authorization.

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CategoryForms

FormatPDF

Pages9

Reading Time3 min

AccessFree to download

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

PROJECT PURPOSE/JUSTIFICATION

Business Need/Case

Business Objectives

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

PROJECT CHARTER TEMPLATE This Project Charter Template is free for you to copy and use on your project and within your organization. We hope that you find this template useful and welcome your comments. Public distribution of this document is only permitted from the Project Management Docs official website at: [www.](www.ProjectManagementDocs.com)[P](www.ProjectManagementDocs.com)[roject](www.ProjectManagementDocs.com)[M](www.ProjectManagementDocs.com)[anagement](www.ProjectManagementDocs.com)[D](www.ProjectManagementDocs.com)[ocs.com](www.ProjectManagementDocs.com) PROJECT CHARTER COMPANY NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY, STATE ZIP CODE DATE Project Charter Template [www.ProjectManagementDocs.com](www.ProjectManagementDocs.com) TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................... 2 PROJECT PURPOSE/JUSTIFICATION ................................................................................................... 2 Business Need/Case ...................................................................................................................................................2 Business Objectives ...................................................................................................................................................2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................... 2 Project Objectives and Success Criteria ....................................................................................................................3 Requirements .............................................................................................................................................................3 Constraints .................................................................................................................................................................3 Assumptions ..............................................................................................................................................................4 Preliminary Scope Statement .....................................................................................................................................4 RISKS ............................................................................................................................................... 4 PROJECT DELIVERABLES .................................................................................................................. 5 SUMMARY MILESTONE SCHEDULE .................................................................................................. 5 SUMMARY BUDGET ......................................................................................................................... 6 PROJECT APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................... 6 PROJECT MANAGER ......................................................................................................................... 6 AUTHORIZATION .............................................................................................................................. 8 Project Charter Template [www.ProjectManagementDocs.com](www.ProjectManagementDocs.com) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The executive summary should be a high-level summary of what issues or problems the project was created to correct. Typically, the executive summary also provides the background information and general statements regarding the project’s purpose or justification which will be covered in more detail in the appropriate section(s) of the charter. For the past several years our company intranet has been subject to numerous external breaches because of poor information technology (IT) security measures. These inci

FAQs

What is the purpose of the executive summary in this project charter?

It provides a high-level overview of the issues the project was created to correct, including background and general statements about the project’s purpose or justification.

What should the project purpose/justification section contain?

It should describe the project’s purpose and justification as a business case, including the logic behind the business need and the intended effects of the business case.

Which business objectives does the template ask the project to list?

It asks for business objectives that support the organizational strategic plan, with specific, measurable targets such as designing and testing a new IT security infrastructure, completing implementation, and reducing damages.

Sep 11, 2026

Uploaded by Margaret