Project Artifacts

Project Charter Template: Introduction

The following are project artifacts necessary to initiate a project: Introduction Purpose of the Project Charter The purpose of this Project Charter is to detail the project scope boundaries (what is and what it is not included in the project).  It communicates the project’s purpose and justification.  It designates the project manager (PM) and gives …

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Project Artifacts to Initiate a Project – Project Statement of Work

The following are project artifacts necessary to initiate a project: Statement of Work A project statement of work or SOW helps describe (in detail) what will be created by a project.  An SOW may be created by the sponsoring or delivering entities and typically makes references to business needs, product scope, and strategic plan.  An …

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Project Artifacts to Initiate a Project – Business Case

The following are project artifacts necessary to initiate a project: Business Case Business cases help justify what projects will create.  A Business Case is an artifact that is typically created for decision making to approve or continue with a project.  Thus, project requests are not considered projects until they are approved through a prioritization approval …

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Project Artifacts to Initiate a Project – Enterprise Environmental Factors

The following are project artifacts necessary to initiate a project: Enterprise Environmental Factors At the beginning stages of a project, enterprise environmental factors (introduced in Chapter 1) may not be easy to identify.  However, these factors can influence and affect the development or content of a Project Charter and the initiation of a project.  Governmental …

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Project Artifacts to Initiate a Project – Organizational Process Assets

The following are project artifacts necessary to initiate a project: Organizational Process Assets Organizational process assets (e.g., SharePoint®), also introduced in Chapter 1, can influence the development of a Project Charter and the initiation of a project, for example, because these may already be available and ought to be used as a result.  For example, …

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Project Artifacts to Initiate a Project – Project Charter

The following are project artifacts necessary to initiate a project: Project Charter During the initiation of a project, project managers should create or help create initial project documents.  A Project Charter is traditionally developed by a requesting organization (business, technology or functional areas, for example) to provide background information about a project and to authorize …

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