Construction of a New Retail Store Project Charter

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Construction of a New Retail Store
Project Charter
11/16/2018

Construction of a New Retail Store
Letter to Sponsor
Sponsor (Name)
17th November 2018
Sub: Project Charter
Dear (Name),
The purpose of the letter is to present the project charter for the construction of the retail store
for your company. The charter includes the high-level details of the project. The start date of
the project is 16th November 2018 and it will end on 29th November 2019. A timeframe of
271 days is estimated for the project with the budget as AUD 349,960. The project will be led
by the Project Manager and there will be 9 other resources involved as Finance Expert,
Painter, Carpenter, Construction Workers, Legal Advisor, Technical Writer, Marketing
Manager, Data Analyst, and Environmental Specialist. The charter covers the details of the
project risks and the stakeholder information as well.
Please review and let us know the approval status of the same. Also, please feel free to
highlight changes to be made, if any.
Best Regards,
Project Manager
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Construction of a New Retail Store
Table of Contents
Letter to Sponsor...................................................................................................................................1
Scope Overview....................................................................................................................................3
Business Case – Objective.....................................................................................................................3
Background...........................................................................................................................................3
Milestone Schedule...............................................................................................................................3
Success Criteria.....................................................................................................................................4
Major Risks, Assumptions, and Constraints..........................................................................................4
Resources Needed.................................................................................................................................8
Stakeholders List...................................................................................................................................9
Team Operating Principles..................................................................................................................10
Lessons Learned..................................................................................................................................10
Signatures & Comments......................................................................................................................11
References...........................................................................................................................................12
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Construction of a New Retail Store
Scope Overview
XYZ is a retail chain of food & lifestyle products in Australia and currently has five stores in
Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne. The company is now looking to open another retail store
in Sydney and the scope of the project includes the construction and launch of the new store.
The project scope includes the activities as initiation and planning processes for the building,
construction of the building, migration of information, tools, and equipment to the building,
change control, quality management, launch of the building, and the closure activities
(Kloppenborg, Anantatmula and Wells, 2014).
The major deliverables that will be provided to the stakeholders during the project timeline
will be project charter document, project plan, design document, constructed building, quality
report of the new retail store, and the closure report of the project (Desmond, 2016).
Business Case – Objective
The company is opening the retail store to maximize its offline sales by 40% and enhance the
customer base in Sydney by another 35% in the first year after the launch of the store.
There is only one retail store that is set up in Sydney and the customers may not be able to
visit the store due to its location. The retail store being opened now is in the heart of the city
and will be able to enhance the market shares of the company by at least 40%.
Background
XYZ is an organization that opened its first retail store in Sydney in the year 1995. The
company has now expanded to five stores across Australia and has online presence as well in
the form of its website and mobile application. The company has decided to open its sixth
store which will be set up in Sydney so that more number of customers may be reached out
through the same.
Milestone Schedule
The milestone schedule of the project has been shown in the image below.
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