The Project Charter is a one-page project overview that typically covers 5 or 6 areas and summarizes more detailed documents. It’s often one of the first deliverables required in a Leadership review and provides a reference throughout the project of your problem and goal.

The Project Charter has a few uses:

1. To authorize the project in the Define stage. The sponsor must agree to this before proceeding 
2. As a summary document for reference throughout Leadership reviews of your project 
3. It is a baseline that can be used in team meetings and in change control meetings to assist with scope management 
4. It’s an easy, simple and effective way to communicate to stakeholders