Question

• You are heading a project to move your corporate website to the cloud. You insist that a project charter be created. Your project sponsor thinks this is a waste of time. Explain to your project sponsor the importance of this activity and what could go wrong if you skip this step. After posting your response, respond to at least one of your classmates’ response to the question.

Answer 1

Solution :-

• Porting a website to the cloud is not an easy task.
• It requires a lot of detailed planning and systematic work.
• In order to do this Project Charter should be created.
• In a project, a statement of objectives is called as Project Charter.
• The statement in project charter contains detailed project goals, roles and responsibility, identification of main stakeholders and project manager's level of authority.
• In the organization's knowledge management system, project charter acts as a guideline for future projects and an important material.
• Project Charter serves as a tool which improves project management process.
• The communication between regional and headquarter can also be improved to a greater extent.
• The senior management roles are recognized by project charter.
• Progression is also possible.
• When project planning is taken into consideration good communication plan is of utmost necessity.  
• The overall objectives of project charter can be met by building a good communication plan.
• The need for a project charter to take place is outlined by business case.
• The benefits gained by carrying out a project charter is set out by a business case. These benefits can not only be in terms of finance such as profit, cost reduction etc but also the benefit received by the customers.
• Therefore, the Project Charter is a key element for a successful project as a well planned project having effective communication plan definitely brings success for the project that is undertaken.