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What Are the Contents of a Project Charter? A project charter should always include an overview, an outline of scope, an approximate schedule, a budget estimate, anticipated risks, and key stakeholders. Each of these sections should be brief, but as thorough as possible.

Typically the Project Sponsor approves the charter by signing it (or indicating approval digitally). There may be multiple sponsors, particularly if this is a major project that requires heavy involvement from more than one department.

The PMBOK® Guide, 3dEdition defines a project charter as ?a document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project, and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.? (PMI, 2004, 368) The key word in this ...

The sponsor or the initiator usually creates the charter along with the project management team. The sponsor may lack the skills required to prepare a project charter and may need the help of a Project manager to make a charter.

Steps to writing a project charter Choose a project name. Identify the purpose, objective (goal), and project specification. Set a budget. Define deliverables. Assess scope and risks. Create a timeframe or milestones. List key stakeholders. Layout team roles and responsibilities.

You should involve your stakeholders in the review and update of your project charter to ensure that they are aware of and agree with the project status and direction. You should also solicit their feedback and input to improve your project quality and satisfaction.

The best person to write the project charter is the sponsor because they most likely initiated the project via request or authorization. From there, they can create the initial project document and pass it over to the project manager.