A Project Charter Map: Ensuring Effective Communication

Managing projects can be challenging.  A key challenge on projects is ensuring clear communication between project team members and project stakeholders.

A project charter is used at the beginning of the project to clearly communicate all aspects of the project.  This ensures everyone is on the same page regarding the project’s purpose, scope, duration, goals, and expected results.

Recently, I created a Project Charter map for capturing, managing, and communicating all aspects of a typical project.  These aspects include:

• Project Team and Key Stakeholders
• Mission and Business Drivers
• Deliverables: Key Milestones
• Project Duration
• Project Scope and Alignment to Other Projects
• Communication Plan
• Challenges for Success
• Expected Results
• Charter Revision Tracking

With this map you can easily see and manage the big picture and details of your project. 

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You can also share the map in multiple ways.  You can share it with those that have MindManager and those that don’t.  For those that don’t, simply convert it to an interactive PDF map (File > Export > Export as MindManager Viewer (PDF)):

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Additionally, you can upload it to Mindjet Connect, a free web-based visual mapping application.  This enables you to collaborate on the map with your team in ”real-time”.  Because your team members can be logged in from anywhere in the world, this enables global collaboration on the project charter.

You can download the project charter map from Biggerplate.com.

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