How to Write a Project Charter: Template & Example | TeamGantt

Download a free project charter template: teamgan.tt/3KHFW18. Plus, see examples of how to use a charter document in project management.
Getting a new project off the ground involves a lot of documentation. As a project manager, you’re used to sifting through project paperwork. But it’s not always easy for your team and stakeholders to make sense of it all when they’ve got limited time to spend on the details.
That’s where a project charter comes in.
A project charter acts as a reference guide for successful project delivery so you can get everyone up to speed and on board with the project more quickly.
In this video, we explain how project charters are used in project management and share a free Word template-plus examples-you can use to develop a charter document for your projects.
Watch this video for answers to your top project charter questions, including:
0:00:00 - Intro
00:00:43 - What is a project charter, and why is it important?
00:01:40 - What’s the difference between a project charter and a project plan?
00:02:42 - How to write a project charter
00:03:48 - Project charter elements and examples
00:04:01 - Business case
00:04:27 - Goals
00:04:49 - Budget
00:05:17 - Scope and deliverables
00:05:36 - Resources needed
00:05:55 - Timeline
00:06:15 - Risks and issues
00:06:35 - Dependencies
00:07:02 - Stakeholders
00:07:25 - Free project charter template
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Excellent work. Very detailed descriptions and examples. Thank you!!!

[@Vilatkahang]

I really find this helpful.. im a visual kind of guy so the samples were indeed a great help in having a very clear picture of things discussed.

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[@NoelChansa]

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[@lailajamaleddin6689]

Great information!! Just wanted to point out that there's a typo under your Goals slide, #3 has clock mispelled. Thanks for your video!

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Thanks for the brief but clear overview and the template!

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[@jamiechapman6333]

Same page bullet 4 shot or shop?

[@OmarCapellan]

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[@jamiechapman6333]

check the spelling mistake Goals slide bullet 3. I am sure you meant to write 'clock'. Otherwise great work

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same page bullet 4 contribute not comtribute

[@NoelChansa]

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