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Project Charter Document Template

Defines the project's purpose, goals, stakeholders, and key deliverables to formally initiate a project.

Project Charter

Purpose: This document formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities. It outlines the project's purpose, objectives, stakeholders, and key deliverables.

1. Project Overview

Project Name: {projectName}

Project Sponsor: {projectSponsor}

Project Manager: {projectManager}

Start Date: {startDate}

Expected End Date: {endDate}

2. Project Purpose and Justification

{projectPurpose}

3. Objectives

The following are the key objectives that this project aims to achieve:

{#objectives}

  • {objective}

{/objectives}

4. Scope

In Scope:

{#inScopeItems}

  • {item}

{/inScopeItems}

Out of Scope:

{#outOfScopeItems}

  • {item}

{/outOfScopeItems}

5. Key Deliverables

{#deliverables}

  • {title}: {description}

{/deliverables}

6. Stakeholders

Name Role Contact Info
{#stakeholders}{name} {role} {contactInfo}{/stakeholders}

7. Assumptions and Constraints

Assumptions:

{#assumptions}

  • {assumption}

{/assumptions}

Constraints:

{#constraints}

  • {constraint}

{/constraints}

8. Risks

{#risks}

  • {title}: {description}

{/risks}

9. Approval

Approver Name Role Signature Date
{#approvers}{name} {role} {signature} {date}{/approvers}

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Use Cases

Automate Project Charter Using Forms

create project charter from online intake form
generate project charter from stakeholder survey responses
auto-fill project charter using team-submitted planning form
build custom project charter using PMO request form
collect project details via form to generate charter PDF

Generate Project Charter Using APIs

auto-generate project charter when new project is created in ERP system
trigger project charter generation from project management software API
generate project charter from CRM project initiation workflow
create project charter via API after approval in internal dashboard
use REST API to build project charter from backend application

Integrations / Automations

generate project charter from monday.com project template
automatically create project charter using Zapier when Trello card is added
generate project charter from Airtable project data via Make integration
auto-create project charter from Jira issue using workflow automation
build project charter from Asana project briefs through API integration

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