Project Charter Canvas Use this template to track the various big-picture aspects of your open textbook project. This will help you manage information and keep you on-task. Project Name: Version #. Month, Day, Year Include names for project champion, sponsor, and BCcampus manager. Partners Also include governance groups if applicable (e.g., Steeing Committee, Reference Group, Working Group). Include a statement(s) that clearly defines the scope of the project. Scope Include a budget with 4-5 key costs and the amount of money Budget allocated to these costs. Overall budget Subject-matter experts (SMEs) Logistics Total Include high-level risk statements and a mitigation or contingency plan to Risks and prepare for/respond to the risk should it arise. You can include constraints Planning here as well. Include the high-level goals that this project is aiming to support. These Goals may come from existing documents, such as the grant proposal or the contract. Include each deliverable with a short description. Consider when “open” constructing these statements. Describe the audience for the project. This can include groups such as Audience post-secondary institutions, communities, government, and entire sectors that are may be contributing to and benefiting from the project deliverables. Include milestones that support your path to meet the deliverables.
Project Charter Canvas Use this template to track the various big-picture aspects of your open textbook project. This will help you manage information and keep you on-task. Project Name: Version #. Month, Day, Year Partners Include names for project champion, sponsor, and BCcampus manager. Also include governance groups if applicable (e.g., Steeing Committee, Reference Group, Working Group). Scope Include a statement(s) that clearly defines the scope of the project. Budget Include a budget with 4-5 key costs and the amount of money allocated to these costs. Overall budget Subject-matter experts (SMEs) Logistics Total Risks and Planning Include high-level risk statements and a mitigation or contingency plan to prepare for/respond to the risk should it arise. You can include constraints here as well. Goals Include the high-level goals that this project is aiming to support. These may come from existing documents, such as the grant proposal or the contract. Include each deliverable with a short description. Consider “open” when constructing these statements. Audience Describe the audience for the project. This can include groups such as post-secondary institutions, communities, government, and entire sectors that are may be contributing to and benefiting from the project deliverables. Include milestones that support your path to meet the deliverables.
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