Complete your project charter

Review the scenario below. Then complete the step-by-step instructions. Yellow line Now that Peta has clarified and updated the project goals, she checks in with Deanna, Carter, Gilly, and Alex to discuss their concerns about the project’s scope. Step-By-Step Assignment Instructions less Step 1: Access your draft Begin by opening the project charter draft you updated in your last activity, Update your project charter goals. As you complete these instructions, you will update the following sections of your project charter: Scope and Exclusion Benefits & Costs Appendix Step 2: Access the supporting materials The following materials will help you complete this activity. Keep them open as you proceed with the next steps. Each link will open a new Coursera tab. Meeting: Scope Details Tablet Implementation Cost Note: To review supporting materials introduced in earlier activities, you can find them in the Resources section. Step 3: Determine the scope of the project Review the meeting transcript to determine aspects of the project that are in scope or out-of-scope. Make note of any confusion or disagreement among the team regarding what should be included—or not included—in this project. (You are encouraged to make note of any other relevant project information as well. You may add this information to your notes or the project charter.) Add any items that are part of this project to the In-Scope section. Any items that should be excluded from the project to the Out-of-Scope section of your charter draft. Step 4: Identify the benefits and costs of the project Review the Cost Sheet and add project costs to the Benefits & Costs section of your project charter draft. Then, review existing project documentation for more details that you can add to the Benefits & Costs section. Consider the following Guiding Questions when determining the benefits and costs of this project: What is the biggest problem you are trying to solve? What defines “success” or “completion” to you? What are the biggest risks for this project? What are the resources and timeline needed? What are the outcomes? What is the indirect or long term impact? Who is the audience or beneficiary? Step 5: Identify misalignments Review the meeting transcript to identify misalignments among stakeholders. You should have a total of 4-6 misalignments documented in your charter. Add these to the Appendix of your project charter. Be sure to record whether they were resolved, and what the resolutions were. If they were not resolved, note any next steps for resolving them. Step 6: Save your work Be sure to save the project charter you drafted for this activity. You will revise and refine project artifacts, including the project charter, as you progress through the course. Review criteria less There are a total of 18 points for this activity. At least two of your peers will evaluate your project charter. Your final grade will be the median of these scores. You must get 15 out of 18 total points to pass.