Project Charter Template

A project without a charter is a project without permission, direction, or a defined end.

A consulting-grade charter that authorizes a project to exist and sets the boundaries the plan will be built within. Thirteen structured sections take any initiative, from a small change to a multi-year transformation, and frame it in the language of decision-makers.

What's inside

• A Microsoft Word charter with 13 structured sections across four clear blocks
• Every section pre-filled with realistic sample content you can adapt or replace
• A PDF companion guide explaining how to write each section, and why charters fail
• Executive summary, business case, scope, and success criteria sections that hold up to scrutiny
• Governance, stakeholder, risk, and approval sections that satisfy an audit
• A modular design: delete what does not apply, keep what earns its place

Who it's for

• Project managers who need a charter signed, not filed and forgotten
• PMO managers standardizing how projects are authorized
• Consultants framing an engagement for an executive sponsor
• Sponsors who want a clear mandate before committing budget

Why it's better

• Two assets in one: an editable template and a guide that teaches the thinking behind it
• Written for sign-off: objectives carry a number and a date, scope has a defined exit
• Pre-filled sample content, so you start from a finished example, not a blank page

What you get

One editable Microsoft Word template and a PDF companion guide, delivered instantly as a digital download.

Sample

Preview the executive summary and the thirteen-section structure in the gallery above.