PROJECT CHARTER — BLANK EDITABLE TEMPLATE
Original ShowMeYourSaaS worksheet. Checked 2026-10-28.
https://showmeyoursaas.com/articles/project-charter-template/
Framework: https://www.atlassian.com/work-management/project-management/project-planning/project-charter

IDENTITY
Project reference:
Title:
Version and date:
Project owner:
Accountable sponsor / existing authority:
Other reviewers:

PURPOSE
Observed problem:
Evidence references and limits:
Why a bounded project is useful now:
What remains an assumption:

AUTHORIZED OUTCOME
Observable delivery or investigation result:
Expected benefit that still needs evidence:
Success criteria and review method:
What this project cannot establish:

BOUNDARIES
In scope:
Out of scope:
Environment and audience:
High-level milestones:
Resource and capacity limit:
People/skills needed:
Dependencies:
Material risks and next investigation:
Link to detailed PRD:
Link to schedule:
Link to responsibility record:

APPROVAL TO START
Decision owner:
Version reviewed:
Evidence required:
Decision / date:
Conditions:
Filling this field records an actual decision; it does not grant authority by itself.

SEPARATE RELEASE OR EXPOSURE DECISION
Accountable owner:
Required acceptance and permission evidence:
Disabled path and recovery evidence:
Approved audience:
Operational support:
Decision / date:
Unresolved condition:

CHANGE CONTROL
Trigger returning the project for review:
Proposed change:
Reason and evidence:
Effect on scope, resources, dependencies and risk:
Owner / decision / date:

CLOSURE
Authorized outcome compared with delivered or learned result:
Verification:
Expected benefit observed or still unknown:
Unfinished work and owner:
Follow-up:
Record references rather than private payloads. A completed form is not proof that work was approved or delivered.