A typical Project Charter vs Project Scope Statement


Project Charter consists of:
  • Project purpose
  • Measurable project objectives and related success criteria
  • High-level requirements
  • High-level project description, boundaries and key deliverables
  • Overall project risk
  • Summary milestone schedule
  • Preapproved financial resources
  • Key stakeholder list
  • Project approval requirements (what constitutes success, who decides the project is successful, who signs off on the project)
  • Project exit criteria (what are the conditions to be met in order to close or to cancel the project or phase)
  • Assigned project manager, responsibility, and authority level
  • Name and authority of the Sponsor or other person(s) authorizing the Project Charter
Project Scope Statement consists of:
  • Project scope description (progressively elaborated)
  • Project deliverables
  • Acceptance criteria
  • Project exclusions

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