In my environment, all projects, well almost all, start with a business case. A large number of projects utilize the services of vendors. We have begun a healthy debate in the office regarding the project phases.
The Process is once the business case is approved, we then go through a procurement phase. This phase is completed once a supplier contract is in signed and in place. Now the point of debate is what comes next . Some say The Project Charter and Project Management Plan should be developed however some say that if you have a project charter there's no need for a pmp because it is included in the charter. ???
I really thought that these were two distinct documents and you should have a Project Charter and PMP per project.
what is your opinion especially regarding projects where customers rely on vendors to perform the project work.
Can there be two project charters ? One from the customer and one from the supplier or should their charters be integrated?
Mark Price PerryBusiness Driven PMO Evangelist| BOT InternationalOrlando, Fl, United States
Jikesh, great post and replies by all. The most important three words of your post, IMHO, were the first three words "In my environment". I quite agree with Matt. Don't get too caught up in the terminology. Julie also brings up a good point. The overall span of the change being implemented could also be treated as multiple projects as is often the case with construction projects, A&E projects, and large mega projects. And yes, you can have two project charters - one from the vendor and one from the customer. Saving Changes...
