# Project Charter
- Documenting resources: Budget, people, and materials.
- Project Proposal - start of initiation
- Project Charter - end of initiation
- A formal document that clearly defines the project and outlines the
necessary details needed to reach its goals.
- Reference throughout the the life cycle
- Elements
- introduction/project summary
- goals/objectives
- business case/benefits and costs
- project team
- scope
- success criteria
- major requirements or key deliverables
- budget
- schedule/timeline or milestones
- constraints and assumptions
- risks
- [[okr|OKRs]]
- approvals