Team Charter

Sabine, yes, the PMBoK agrees to your view by saying 'the team charter works best when the team develops it'.

'Best' means there can be other ways and some say the PM could impose an initial team charter. Which then should be an output of the resource management plan process.

It is also said that 'team charter can be reviewed and updated periodically'. So as you add team members you are able to adapt the team charter in following processes.

Keep in mind that the PMBoK is not a methodology but a guide. How you use it in a project requires tailoring. You decide when you create the initial team charter and if there is one at all.

And one example: You are invited to a rafting with friends over the weekend. You arrive at the river to attend the rafting kickoff and everybody is handed a team charter which includes safety and behavior requirements for the team.

Team Charter is similar to Project Charter. As in my actual work place we defined is "the contract" between all the people that will work in the project. So, the right place to have Team Charter is into Plan Resource Management because it will define ground rules between other type of things. Develop Team and Manage Team are the places where you "execute" what stated into Team Charter. The difference between both is while you Develop Team you will find some things could be updated into the Team Charter. Not the same when you Manage Team because at this time all must be clear mainly regarding ground rules.

Also remember that most artifacts in the PMBOK are living ones expected to be inspected and adapted, so one could expect a Team Charter to evolve through both Develop AND Manage Project Team...

I agree with Sergio