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Create a project charter

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Create a project charter

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- Is the project definition done? Check. Is the scope statement ready? Check. Now you're ready to get approval to move into planning your project. You also put together a project charter that officially authorizes the project and publicizes it to the world. The whole point of defining a project is to give the project customer or management team the info they need to approve the project. The review process varies from organization to organization. Typically, the customer compares the project information to acceptance criteria that align with the organization's goals. There are three possible outcomes from this review. The project is approved to proceed to planning, it's denied, or it's sent back for rework. When the project is approved, the final step in initiation is to create and distribute a project charter. This document authorizes and publicizes the project. Here's what typically goes into a project charter. The name of the project, the purpose of the project, a short summary of…

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