Project Charter

ABC Company Extreme Lawn Mower

The project charter is a document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorized the existence of a project, and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.

Project Sponsor: Your Professor

Project Manager: You

Project Customer: All ABC Company Customers

Date Prepared: Today’s date

Project Purpose and Justification:
There has been a number of customers in our market space that are seeking a high-end riding lawn mower. This is a niche market of 10% of the total lawn mower market. The Return On Investment (ROI) has showed conclusively a positive return over the first eight years of the product life cycle. This new product introduction is aligned with ABC company’s long-term strategic plan.
High-Level Project and Product Requirements:
Reliable,high efficiency, 35 horsepower engine
Luxurious cab
Dash with complete set of gauges
High performance engine
High performance cutting system
Summary Budget:
The budget is not to exceed 1 million dollars. This is considered a hard constrain. The project is not to exceed one year in length. This is considered a hard constrain.
Initial Risks:
  • Large project
  • New product design
  • Project involves the use of newtechnology
  • Supply chain complexity
  • Lack of effective project manage maturity with in ABC Company
  • Scope is ill defined
  • Delays to required infrastructure
  • Requirements have compliance issues
  • Low quality responses to RFP
  • Vendors start late
  • Vendor components fail to meet requirements
  • Technical change impacts project

Summary Milestones / Due Date
Exploration / TBD
Design / TBD
Go-no-go / TBD
Prototype Development / TBD
Go-no-go / TBD
Development / TBD
End user testing / TBD
Launch / TBD
Marketing / TBD
Project Objective / Success Criteria / Person Approving
Scope / New Product development and introduction
Time / Less than 1 year
Cost / Less than 1 million dollars
Quality / Must meet all internal quality standards (this is to be documented in the WBS)
Other
Acceptance Criteria:
There are to be a number of Go-No-Go milestones within the project WBS (after each major phase)
Must meet all CAA reguirments

Project Manager Authority Level

Staffing decisions
Budging management
Schedule management
Change control process owner
Project communications
Technical Decisions:
TBD
Conflict Resolution:
TBD
Escalation Process:
To be created formally and listed in the WBS (this is a new process for ABC Company)
Authority Limitations:
Project Manager to report and gain approval for any increase or decrease in project budget of 10K or a schedule change of + or - 15 days

Approvals:

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Project Manager Signature Sponsor Signature

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Project Manager Name Sponsor Name

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Date Date

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