develop the project charter The "Develop Project Charter" process If you work in a matrixed organization, then your team doesn't report to you. They report to functional managers, and might have other work to do. But when they're on your project, you're effectively their boss. So how do you make that happen? Well, you need some sort of authorization, and that's what the project charter is for. It says exactly what you're authorized to do on the project (like assign work to the team members and use the company's resources), and why you've been assigned to it. But the charter isn't just important for matrixed companies. In any kind of company, it's really important to know who's in charge, and what resources you have available to you when you manage a project. The teachers' contract said that they needed to go to Asia and Europe for $7,500 per person. You'd better make sure that shows up on the charter. This is a list things that y of all of the as part of th ou need to create are called deli e project. These verables. Contract Project (where applicable) Statement of Work Organizational Process Assets Enterprise Environmental Factors e at Since this project will be don ture work cul Acme Travel, Acme's will affect it. At Acme, everyone so gets a two-hour lunch everyd e ay, t the schedule will need to tak tha into account. Inputs While he was writing the charter, the CEO looked at lessons learned from past trips to be sure that Acme got the best airline and hotel accommodations for the teachers' trip . Develop Project Charter 80 Chapter 4