Project Charter Generator — illustrative example

INPUT
Draft a charter for replacing one manual weekly purchasing report. Sponsor: operations lead. Included: source mapping, report draft and reviewer handoff. Excluded: replacing the purchasing system. Budget and date not approved.

RESULT
Purpose: replace the manual preparation of the weekly purchasing report with a reviewable process.
Scope: source mapping, report draft and reviewer handoff.
Exclusion: replacement of the purchasing system.
Sponsor: operations lead.
Success evidence: the reviewer can reconcile the report with its source and follow the documented handoff.
Open approvals: budget and delivery date.
Scope changes: submit the impact to the operations lead before treating additional work as committed.

REVIEW
A charter establishes purpose, scope and decision authority. Keep it short enough to guide decisions when the project becomes uncertain.

This is a teaching example, not a live execution record.