Project Charter Document

Project Overview
Project Title:
Project Lead/Manager:

Date:

CS Department:
Project Sponsor: The individual(s) or organization(s) championing and supporting the project.
Stakeholders: Individuals and organizations that are actively involved in the project, or whose interests may be positively
or negatively affected as a result of project execution & completion. They may also exert influence over the project and its
results.
Service Impact: Please identify the current service this project impacts. Also, Is this a New Service, Change to Service, or
Decommission of a Service?
Related Projects: Other projects that interact with or are associated with this project.

Project Purpose
Business Requirements: Provide a high level overview of the business need historical background and summary of
what led to the initiation of this project, i.e., issue or opportunity being addressed, department/area involved, organizational
impact, expected result, etc.
Business Benefits/Value: Expected Benefits of the project for students, faculty, staff and/or the university community.

Scope Major Deliverables Describe the work to be performed that will produce the expected project outcome:
product, service or result
Deliverables:

1. A
2. B
3. C
Scope Exclusions: Goals or objectives that will not be addressed in this scope of work

Project Details
Project Assumptions: Describe what existing or anticipated work efforts, hardware, software or resource requirements
are assumed to be available or in place in order to have a successful and on-time completion of the project
Business Benefits/Value: Describe the things that might restrict, limit, or regulate the project; i.e., resources, policies,
schedules, technologies, etc

Major Milestones:
Expected Start
Delivery
Expected End
Technical Requirements: High level hardware and/or software that is required in order for the project to be successful.
(ex: 500GB SAN space will be required to house the database). Also, any data access or feeds required.

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Estimated Project Costs
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Hardware
Software
Personnel
Professional
Services
Travel &
Training
Total
Estimated Annual Costs:

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