b) What phase is the Project Scope produced? What are some of the items contained in this document?
c) What phase is the WBS produced?
A;
a) The project charter is the planning team’s concise statement of core goals, values, and intent in order to provide the ultimate policy direction for everything that comes next.
Items contained in project charter are;
1. Project title should be concise and create a vision for the end result of the project.
2. Purpose summarizes the need and justification for the project.
3. Description provides a high-level description of the project.
4. Objective is a statement of what is expected to be accomplished.
5. Success criteria or expected benefits indicate the outcomes or expected quantitative benefits that will result from implementation of the project.
6. Funding indicates the total amount of funds the sponsor authorizes for the project.
7. Major Deliverables are the major end products or items that are expected to be produced during and at the completion of the performance of the project.
8. Acceptance criteria describe the quantitative criteria for each major deliverable that the sponsor will use to verify that each deliverable meets certain performance specifications.
9. Milestone schedule is a list of target dates or times for the achievement of key events in the project timetable.
10. Key assumptions include those that the project rationale or justification is based on
11. Constraints could include such things as a requirement to complete the project without disrupting the current workflow.
12. Major risks identify any risk that the sponsor thinks has a high likelihood of occurrence or a high degree of potential impact.
13. Approval requirements define the limits of authority of the project manager.
14. Reporting requirements state the frequency and content of project status reports and reviews.
15. Sponsor designee is the person who