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Always Bright
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LG & E Address Louisville, KY Phone Number
Charter Approval
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This document represents the approval and authority to begin the project and represents a consensus agreement from the participants about the goals, responsibilities, schedule, costs and product quality for the project.
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Name Title Product Manager
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Table of Contents Section
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1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18
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Project Name Project Officers Purpose of Document Background Description Funding Approval and Amount Previous Efforts Goals and Objectives Scope and Deliverables Assumptions Constraints Project Risks Project Steering Committee Project Participants Project Stakeholders Estimated Milestones Estimated Cost Project Communications & Reporting
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SECTION 1.0
PROJECT CHARTER
This section provides preliminary information used to charter the project. 1.1 Project Name. abbreviated to x. 1.2
The name of the project is x. The project name can be
Project Officers. The project officers are: • • • •
Project Sponsor: Business Owner: Project Manager: Product Manager:
1.3
Purpose of Document. The purpose of the project is:
1.4
Background. The background of the project …….
Many Kentucky residents lost power during and after the big storms. The trees or broken branches fell on the power lines because of either strong winds or ice. Residents themselves did not maintain trees or the tree branches, which caused the power outage. LG & E owns power lines and is responsible for maintaining the trees that could become potential points of power outage. 1.5
Description. The project can be described as x.
Always Bright Project is a series of activities that in a sum could provide continuous power to residents and businesses. Essentially, it is a framework to set up a system, which will proactively maintain power lines. 1.6 Funding Approval and Amount. Funding approval for the project was provided by xxxxx. The project has been funded for $x. The estimated capital cost is xxxxx. The estimated expense cost is xxxxxxxxx. 1.7
Previous Efforts. Previous efforts related to this project include: • •
Right tree in the right place (see PDF) It’s Time to Trim the Trees (see PDF)
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Project Goals and Objectives. The goals and objectives of the project follow. Goals. The goals of the project include: • x Objectives. The objectives for each goal of the project include: • x
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Scope and Deliverables. The scope and deliverables are: •
The estimated scope of the project does not include efforts for: •
x
1.10 Assumptions. Assumptions are conditions or factors that are understood to be in place during the project. Assumptions for the project include: •
x
1.11 Constraints. Constraints can affect the project or set a parameter for the project (e.g., budget, available resources, technology). Constraints for the project include: •
x
1.12 Project Risks. Risks are potential events that can positively or negatively affect a project if they occur. Identified risks for the project include: •
x
1.13 Project Governance Committee and Core Team. The Project Governance Committee and Core Team for this project consists of members who have the authority to approve project schedules, deliverables, budgets, change requests, and the recommendations from the project team. Their role will be to provide approvals and directions when needed. The members are shown on the following table. Steering Committee Member and Department/Area
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deliverables according to schedule. The Resource Assignments for the project are: Project Team
Department/ Area
Role
1.15 Project Stakeholders. The following individuals may be involved in the project. Their interests may be affected by the project execution and / or completion or they may influence the project and its results. Project participants are also considered project stakeholders and are included in the above list. The stakeholders list is used to identify individuals who will receive various communications about the project. Project Stakeholders
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Department/Area
Estimated Milestones. The estimated major milestones for the project are: Activity
Estimated Completion Date
Business Case Project Charter Start Date Project Management Plan Work Breakdown Structure Analysis Design Implementation End Date Project Close Post-Project Review
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Estimated Cost. The estimated costs of this project are: Items
Capital Costs
Expense Costs
Total Estimated Costs
DEVELOPMENT Hardware (servers and component) Software (name of software) Warranty and Annual Maintenance Software - Other (Additional server licenses, user licenses, etc.) Consultants Costs Consultants Travel Manpower - Internal (G&A) Manpower - IT Other Consultants Training (Materials) Other Expenses: Travel Hotel Food Auto Rentals Miscellaneous Total Estimated Project Cost Costs will be budgeted to x Department, and the job code for the project is x. 1.18 Project Communications and Reporting. guidelines follow: • • • • • •
Communications and reporting
Project meetings will be held biweekly beginning x Project reports from participants are due at the close of business every Friday Problems/issues should be reported to the Project Manager as they occur Documentation from deliverables will be distributed to the team for approval The Work Breakdown Structure is considered a work in progress The Project Management Plan and Work Breakdown Structure contain additional details regarding project communications and reporting
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SECTION 2.0
ATTACHMENTS
The following is a list of attachments related to this Project Charter: • • • •
Work Breakdown Structure WBS Dictionary OBS Terminology Glossary
(Add any other document that is helpful and pertinent)
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