One of the objectives of this assignment is for you to demonstrate appropriate information content that would be provided in a project charter. As such, the amount of information provided to you is limited you are expected to make up information where gaps exist in the provided information, and present what information you feel would be appropriate to complete the assignment. (Note: You are not expected to be an expert in house design, and you will not be assessed on the accuracy of the information provided only on the appropriateness of the information and how the information is presented.) Dream Home Details For this project, you take on the role of the homeowners (project sponsor) creating a project charter (as defined in section 4.1. of the PMBOK Guide) to define your dream home. The bank has approved you (or you have your own funding) for a $1,000,000 loan to build your dream home, mansion, condo, or whatever is your dream on lakefront (or riverfront) property or in a town/city of your choice. The work on the project can be divided up into several main areas: o 1) Landscaping (excavation, foundation, grading, driveway); o 2) House Construction (frame, roof, siding); o 3) Inside Work (floors, ceilings); o 4) Infrastructure (electrical, plumbing and mechanical); o 5) Management (management activities); and o 6) Other (inspections and milestones). With this minimal, high-level information, you can now begin the journey to your dream home by defining the project charter.

Project Charter Template For this assignment you will be creating a project charter loosely based on the template introduced in the PMBOK Guide section 4.1. However, you can simply follow this assignment outline and address topics outlined below. Length: This assignment should be approximately 5-8 pages (not including cover page, Table of Contents or bibliography), however there is no page limit. Marks Allocation: The following grading template will be used to assess the assignment: Section Maximum Mark FORMAT: (Professional, business-quality document) 3 GENERIC CONTENTS: (title page, Table of Contents, bibliography) 3 PRESENTATION / GRAMMAR AND SPELLING: (Articulate, clear, concise, well developed (avoid verbose and excessive prose) 3 3 Project Charter Sections Project Background 6 Project Purpose (Goal) 6 Project Objectives 6 Out-of-Scope Items 3 High-Level Assumptions 7 High-Level Constraints 7 Known Problems, Anticipated Issues, and Potential Risks 7 High-Level Requirements 7 Deliverables 7 High-Level Milestones 7 Project Stakeholders 7 Project Managers Responsibilities and Authority 7 Payment Schedule 7 Approval Statement and Sign-off 7 Total 100 Please note: There is a project charter writing guide below that provides detailed and specific instructions as to what information content needs to go into each section. The writing guide and the instructions contained within it are to be considered essential and are part of this assignment.