4Launching a Hybrid Project
The very beginning of a project is always exciting. We're thinking about the outcomes and deliverables we will produce, the team and other stakeholders we will work with, and the difference the project will make. Depending on the type of project you are working on, you may launch a project with a project charter, a project vision statement, or some combination of the two. Both these documents are high‐level descriptions of the project, but the amount of detail and the structure are quite different.
When you start a project, you don't have all the information and facts you need; however, you still need to develop plans. In the absence of facts, project managers make and document assumptions using an assumption log. Constraints can limit options on a project, and those are also documented in the assumption log. The assumption log is a dynamic document that is updated throughout the project.
In this chapter we'll look at the purpose and structure of both a charter and a vision statement. Then we'll look at a vision statement and charter for a case study we will use to demonstrate concepts throughout the rest of the book.
VISION STATEMENTS
A vision statement is a brief and compelling description of the desired future state. Organizations have vision statements, and projects can have them as well.
Organizations' Vision Statements
Let's start by looking at a few examples of some organizations' vision statements.
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