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Sample Project Charter
Sample Project Charter
Sample Project Charter
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Project Title:
Project Management Resource Training and Deployment
Overview:
Since 2015, business-related commercial projects have increased by 55%, resulting in average
resource commitment of 31 hours per week on project-related activities. Average project performance
since 2015 has been significantly degraded: average cost overrun = 28%, average schedule overrun =
34%, and quality failure mitigation costs have increased by 24%. Project manager resources have
decreased in real numbers from 112 in 2012 to 87 in 2017 (a loss of 22%). The Human Resources
department projects that we will see an additional 41 project managers retire within the next three
years. The XYZ Corporation cannot continue to sustain the losses from project ventures, coupled with
the loss of senior project personnel. This project was initiated to begin identifying and training a
replacement cohort of project managers.
General Objectives:
1. Identify potential project managers from within Engineering, Commercial, and Supply Chain
functions.
2. Determine the critical skill set that successful project managers need at XYZ.
3. Develop training programs to promote the critical project management skill set.
Specific Objectives:
1. Identify potential project managers.
a. Determine strong candidates through mentoring and past experience on projects.
b. Enlist their willingness to commit to project management as a career path.
c. Develop “candidate ready” list and “potential future candidate” list.
2. Determine critical project management skills.
a. Survey leaders and team members of past successful projects.
b. Work with local university faculty to create a database of critical skills.
3. Initiate project manager training program.
a. Secure top management support and funding.
b. Identify appropriate HR staff and university faculty for training.
Project Organization:
Key members of the project team are:
1. Sponsor: George Blankenship, VP of Human Resources
2. Project Manager: Sarah Hughes, Senior Engineer
3. Disciplinary Representatives: Teresa Connelly, Supply Chain
a. Teresa Connelly, Supply Chain and Procurement
b. Vince Walters, Commercial
c. Evan Telemann, Engineering
4. Team members: No more than two additional team members from the disciplinary functions
will be appointed, based on recommendations from the disciplinary representatives. All team
members will be 100% dedicated to the project for a period of not less than 90 business days.
Authority:
The project manager will have full authority to identify necessary tasks and resources
needed to help complete these assignments. Where resource conflicts occur, the sponsor and other
disciplinary VPs will resolve them.
Approvals:
Vice President Engineering _________________________________________
Vice President Supply Chain and Procurement _________________________________________
Vice President Commercial _________________________________________
Vice President Human Resources _________________________________________
President and CEO _________________________________________