The importance of closing out a project

The Charter should:

• Follow the format as defined in the Week 2 Readings/Lectures for the “Project Charter Example” posted;
• Include your goal or background; why you decided upon this project (charters only have one goal);
• Include background, objectives, scope, key resources, milestones, costs/budget, and risks;
• Have at least six items for all of the elements except background and scope.

See Attachment and add to it

Important note: All Projects need a closeout with an evaluation, so be sure to include this in your charter milestones.

This is the second phase of your individual project; you will continue to work on it, add to it, and refine it throughout this course.

Pages 78 – 82, plus lecture/reading will help. Again this must be detailed.

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Reading/Lecture Overview

Objectives

By the end of this week, students should:

• Understand what a project charter is and craft a project charter
• Identify stakeholders and how to form a project team
• Relate the four functions of management to Project Management
• Understand how to identify and combat Scope Creep
• Know the foundations of risk management and constraints as they relate to PM

Readings & Resources

• Please read Chapters 6-8 of the textbook
• Take a look at the basic charter example provided.
  • Project Charter Template (DOCX)
• Also, check the augmented lecture for the Week. It goes over a lot of these details and more.
  • Week 2 – Getting Off to a Good Start
• Preparing the project
  • Ready Set Whoa.pdf
• The importance of closing out a project
  • Harvard Business Review: The Four Phases of Project Management