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Lesson 3: Project Charter

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Videos: Creating a Project Charter

Watch the following YouTube videos, which introduce how to create a project charter:

  • How To Create a Project Charter: You will be getting answers to the followings by Jason Dodd.(2013):

    • What is a project chater?
    • Why do I need a proejct charter?
    • How detailed should a project charter be?
    • What information goes into a charter?
    • What process should you sue to draft the charter?
  • Project Charter- PMI- PBA- PMP PMBOK 5: The video exams the followings by Ahmed Ali (2014):

    • What is a project charter?
    • What's included in teh project charter?
    • Benefits of the project charter?
    • Is project charter a contract?
    • Who authorizes/issues the charter?

Progress Reports

As indicated in the course requirements, there will be seven program reports from the week of Lesson 3 to the week of Lesson 12. Progress Report (Done & To-do lists) describes what you did and what you will do in the past and next week regarding your field-based project.

Visit the following websites:

  • How to write a weekly progress report: "Weekly reports are common in many business and retail environments, as well as for research projects and internships. Write a solid weekly report so that your superiors have a clear idea of what kind of progress you’ve made" (Muleller, 2019, para. 1)
  • How to write a weekly report: All you should know about effective weekly report writing (2008).


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