Team Charter Guidelines

TEAM PLAN OR CHARTER GUIDELINES Revision 1

July 1999

Revision 1 is Applicable to Team Plans and Charters
Approved as of 31 December 1998*

* May also be used by teams with plans or charters in the review and approval process as of 31 December 1998.
TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION PAGE NO.

1.0 WHY Do A Team Plan OR Charter? 1

2.0 What Is A Team Plan or charter? 1

3.0 What SHOULD Be InCLUDED in A Team Plan OR charter? 1

4.0 What Is the Role of the IPDS Working Group (IWG) in Team Plan or charter Preparation? 1

5.0 TEAM PLAN or CHARTER TEMPLATE 2

Section 1—Purpose 2 Section 2—Background 2 Section 3—Team Mission and Objectives 2 Section 4—Team Composition 3 Section 5—Team Membership Roles 4 Section 6—Team Empowerment Boundaries 5 Section 7—Team Operations Concept 6 Section 8—Team Performance Assessment 7 Section 9—Team Support Requirements 8 Section 10—Appendices 8

6.0 Team plan or charter review and approval process 8

6.1 Who Approves the Team Plan or charter? 8 6.2 IMT Review and Approval 9 6.3 IPLT Review and Approval 9 6.4 Team Plan Executive Summary Template 11 6.5 Sample Team Plan or Charter Signature Page 12 6.6 Sample Team Plan or Charter Approval Page 13

appendix 1—potential team member organizations and programs 14

appendix 2—plan or CHARTER revisions 16

Categories of Plan or Charter Changes 16 How to Prepare Plan or Charter Revisions 16 Major Change Revision Process 16 Minor Change Revision Process 17

1.0 WHY Do A Team Plan OR Charter?

The preparation of team plans/charters is an integral part of the Integrated Product Development System (IPDS) implementation within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The reasons for preparing a team plan/charter are