What goes into a Project Charter?

If you’ve been given the task of setting up a Project Charter document (also known as a ‘Terms of Reference’ document), you might not know where to start.

Here’s a broad outline of the major headings you are likely to need, from the people at Mentoric:

1. Background
2. Objectives
3. Scope
4. Constraints
5. Assumptions
6. Roles and Responsibilities
7. Key Deliverables

For an expanded list — with subheadings — see this article: http://www.mentoric.com/resource_project_tor.html

[Link last checked June 2011]