Practical Project Initiation: A Handbook with Tools

Chapter 7. Chartering a Course for Success

In this chapter:

Why Charter?

What a Charter Is Not

What Goes in the Charter?

Approving the Charter

Using the Charter

Practice Activities

Note

A fellow consultant once facilitated a project chartering workshop for one of her clients. Prior to the workshop, senior management had identified not one but two executive-level project sponsors. During the workshop, it became clear that these sponsors had very different ideas about the project. They could not agree on the project’s overall objectives, goals, or strategic approach. A project that begins moving in two directions at once is doomed to failure. To their ...