Project charter

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In project management, a project charter, project definition, or project statement is a statement of the scope, objectives, and participants in a project. It provides a preliminary delineation of roles and responsibilities, outlines the project's key goals, identifies the main stakeholders, and defines the authority of the project manager.^[1] More broadly, this document may be referred to as a "Team Charter" for the purpose of formalizing team roles and task structure at the outset of any team-oriented initiative. Teams that approach a task with a mindful design of team dynamics and task structure are more likely to be successful.^[2]

The name of this document varies by institution. The Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD) refers to this document as the project charter. In customer relationship management (CRM), it is known as the project definition report. Both IPD and CRM require this document as part of the project management process.