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title: Project Charter
description: Without a signed charter, you do not have a project, only a good idea. The Project Charter brings together everything you defined and turns it into an agreement with your sponsor. Watch the short video, then work with the toolkit…
url: "https://skillagility.com/en/resources/project-charter/"
updated: "2026-10-07"
category: 01 DEFINE
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# Project Charter

Without a signed charter, you do not have a project, only a good idea. The Project Charter brings together everything you defined and turns it into an agreement with your sponsor. Watch the short video, then work with the toolkit PDF: it explains the method, shows a worked example and gives you a blank template to fill in.

Tool video

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## Project Charter in short

1. **Collect your Define results.** Problem statement, COPQ, SMART goal, scope, stakeholders and milestones.
2. **Fill in the template.** Use the SKILLAGILITY template or your organization’s standard.
3. **Keep it short.** One or two pages are enough; link to details instead of copying them.
4. **Review it with your sponsor.** Discuss open points before asking for the signature.
5. **Get it signed.** The signature officially launches your project.

Key points

- The charter is the contract between your team and leadership.
- Business case, goal, scope, team and milestones.
- Short, focused and signed by the sponsor.
- Update it when the agreement changes.

**Related tools:** [SMART Goals](https://skillagility.com/en/resources/smart-goals/) · [In/Out-Frame](https://skillagility.com/en/resources/in-out-frame/) · [DMAIC Milestone Plan](https://skillagility.com/en/resources/dmaic-milestone-plan/)