Project Charter
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Administer “Your Project”
For the purpose of this assessment, a company Christmas/End or Year party will be the project of focus. Below is the Project charter for the event
Project Charter
Project Name
Company ABC Christmas Party
Project Sponsor
Company ABC
Project Justification
The party is to be organised in order to celebrate the end of year and thank the staff of Company ABC for the hard work and contributions throughout the year.
Constraints & Assumptions
The following constraints and assumptions have been identified. If any constraint is breached or any assumption proves false, approval to proceed must be sought from the project sponsor.
A period of 1.5months to complete
Limited budget
Limited number of people to attend the party
Assumptions
A full-time Project Manager will be appointed and will be available throughout the project
The party is organised for 100 people or less
Roles and Responsibilities
The following roles and responsibilities for this project are defined below:
Project Sponsor:
Approves the project charter and scope
Appoints the project manager
Provides clarification on priorities
Provides for the funding of the project
Helps address roadblocks, remove obstacles or other constraints that the project team cannot solve itself.
Project Manager (PM)
Acts as a central point of contact for all project activities
Develops realistic work estimates, financial budgets and timelines
Creates and maintains project plans
Measures progress toward goals and revises project plans and work tasks accordingly
Managers the day-to-day activities of the project
Manages scope, time, cost and quality
Defines requirements, plans, deliverables and tasks required to meet requirements
Makes timely decisions to ensure efficient project progress
Reviews project deliverables and secures appropriate signoffs
Accesses resources as required and manages resource issues in a timely fashion
Manages issue resolution and executes change request process and escalation as appropriate
Manage risks and integrate risk responses within the project
Facilitates team lead discussion and status reporting
Provides direction to project team leads and members and empowers them to fulfil their responsibilities
Works with third parties to define timeline and services and manages them to meet the deadlines and develop quality services
Assures integration and communication across project team and third parties
Takes initiative to proactively identify and mitigate project risks