Project Charter Model Sample

Project Charter Model Sample

Here is a sample project charter to get you started. This project charter was created for the corporate employee recognition framework.

PROJECT CHARTER

1.0 PROJECT IDENTIFICATION

Name Employee Recognition Framework

Description Design, develop and implement the employee recognition framework

Sponsor

Project Manager

Project Team Resources Communications, Policy, Healthy Workplace Advisory group, Attraction & Retention working group

2.0 BUSINESS REASONS FOR PROJECT

 Improve government’s ability to attract and recruit high quality candidates and to compete more effectively (with the private sector and other levels of government for candidates)

 Respond to the level of employee engagement and employee perceptions relayed though the corporate employee surveys.

 An element of the Corporate Human Resource Plan

 Component of a healthy workplace

 Element of the Public Service Commission’s Business Plan for 2006/2007

 Complements and builds upon existing departmental recognition activities

 Complements corporate human resource values

 Element of performance management

3.0 PROJECT OBJECTIVES (PURPOSE)

 Overall, to create a workplace culture that includes regular recognition and feedback

 To recognize employees for their high-quality service and commitment to public service

 To reinforce linkages between employee performance and department business goals to achieve corporate goals

 To develop tools, guidelines and support for departments to assist with departmental recognition activities

 To develop and implement corporate recognition activities

4.0 PROJECT SCOPE

 To include recognition activities for all government departments

 To address two components of recognition - a corporate component and a department component

 Includes guidelines to govern corporate and department activities

 Does not include mandatory requirements

 Framework, research summary, guidelines and tools to be developed and implemented by March 2007

5.0 KEY PROJECT DELIVERABLES

Name Description

Framework Overall roadmap outlining key components of recognition activities

Project charter

Logic Model Outlines key activities, outcomes and measures

Project backgrounder A supplement to the project charter outlining definitions and outcomes

Research summary To include general, jurisdictional and corporate research

Guidelines To include general program guidelines and financial guidelines

Tools and resources To include templates, guides, sample surveys, quotes, tips, etc… for use by departments

Communication/ Implementation plan Communication of framework, tools resources to stakeholder groups, communication plan

Website To contain framework, guidelines, general information, tools and resources for use by departments, along with information on current activities/events.

6.0 MILESTONE DATES

Item Major Events / Milestones Dates

1. Develop framework

2. Complete a research summary

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