Project with subplans, do you add a project charter for each subproject or subplan
Oraib NawashInnovation Project Manager| Free LancerOrland Park, Il, United States
Hello Everyone
I am planning a project about "planning experiment for different Organizations". The mean output will be an experiment plan with subplan for each organization. The subplan will be a next project for each organization. Shall I add project charter for each organization as they slightly differ in their business plan? what do you think? Saving Changes...
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
It seems to me you are talking about a program. Then, you will have a program charter. At the end, you can split the program charter in project charter for each project. The important thing is the reason to have a project charter: put clear for each person that you need to participate in the project why/what/when/who/how thing will be done in not more than two page document. Saving Changes...
As Sergio has indicated, this could be handled as a program but if there isn't any real integration between the different organization projects or an overarching outcome being achieved by the total scope of work, it could just be treated as a set of separate projects or even one large project with multiple phases (i.e. first phase produces the plan and charters for the organizations and subsequent phases address each organization).
Depending on how you structure it, this could be done as a single charter which is kept high-level enough that it doesn't get into the details for a given organization (those would be captured in downstream planning documents) or a set of charters.
Kiron
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1 reply by Oraib Nawash
Jun 22, 2023 4:03 PM
Oraib Nawash
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under this definition, this could programme for my organization and project for the participating ones. The participating ones are in a membership relationship with mine.
AS Sergio and Kiron mentioned, it could be a program. However, I would say you better add the Charter for each of them and include as much as you can. You need to clarify the purpose of each project. Saving Changes...
At the top level, I would not advise individual charters for each organization.
For consistency and support across organizations, you need buy in from the org leaders to support according to a set scope and execution parameters. Differences in their lower level business plans can be addressed within their individual projects so long as they all comply with the top level charter direction.
If you try to have a top level planning experiment which includes multiple orgs, attempting to have separate charters at the outset will likely backfire. Each org will want to do things their own way and you will lose consistency across inputs, sub-optimize for individual orgs, and you will likely find yourself very frustrated trying to negotiate and bring them into alignment. You may also find that they try to write their charters where you as the PM are working for and reporting to those organizations as an admin rather than leading the top down experiment and resulting projects. Saving Changes...
Oraib NawashInnovation Project Manager| Free LancerOrland Park, Il, United States
I am really grateful for everyone for providing an answer to my question. This is really helpful. :) Saving Changes...
Oraib NawashInnovation Project Manager| Free LancerOrland Park, Il, United States
Jun 22, 2023 8:24 AM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Oraib -
As Sergio has indicated, this could be handled as a program but if there isn't any real integration between the different organization projects or an overarching outcome being achieved by the total scope of work, it could just be treated as a set of separate projects or even one large project with multiple phases (i.e. first phase produces the plan and charters for the organizations and subsequent phases address each organization).
Depending on how you structure it, this could be done as a single charter which is kept high-level enough that it doesn't get into the details for a given organization (those would be captured in downstream planning documents) or a set of charters.
Kiron
under this definition, this could programme for my organization and project for the participating ones. The participating ones are in a membership relationship with mine.
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1 reply by Kiron Bondale
Jun 23, 2023 7:28 AM
Kiron Bondale
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The key with structuring the work is a program is to evaluate whether the benefits of managing it that way (rather than as discrete projects) outweigh the costs of doing so.
In general, if there isn't an overarching higher objective or outcome for the overall initiative or there isn't a tight degree of integration between the component projects, a program might not be warranted.
under this definition, this could programme for my organization and project for the participating ones. The participating ones are in a membership relationship with mine.
The key with structuring the work is a program is to evaluate whether the benefits of managing it that way (rather than as discrete projects) outweigh the costs of doing so.
In general, if there isn't an overarching higher objective or outcome for the overall initiative or there isn't a tight degree of integration between the component projects, a program might not be warranted.
Kiron Saving Changes...
Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
A charter is an agreement between a sponsor representing an organisation and a PM. The sponsor has the authority to spend organisational resources on this project and grants this to the PM.
So, if the different organisations have different sponsors, you should consider creating different charters. Saving Changes...
