The backbone of a project
Every initiative needs to have a backbone structure, which keeps together. The project charter and project plan are amongst the top contributors to driving the project and keeping it together.
In this section, we will share insights into the project charter and project plan.
Project charter
The project charter is the foundation on which the of a project depends. It must be complete and made as a formal document. All the initial conceptual planning that triggers an initiative is expected to be taken as the key input.
Project initiation being the early stage, the project contributors/participants suggested in the earlier section must brainstorm, innovate, and commit in this formal document.
The following are the salient features of a project charter:
- It should clearly articulate and describe the project objectives in a SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Repeatable, and Time bound) format
- It should form a solid agreement between the sponsors the project management...