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LG & E
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Charter Approval
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This document represents the approval and authority to begin the project and represents
a consensus agreement from the participants about the goals, responsibilities, schedule,
costs and product quality for the project.

Name Date
Title
Project Sponsor

Name Date
Title
Business Owner

Name Date
Title
Product Manager

Name Date
Title
Project Manager

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Table of Contents

Section Description Page

Charter Approval 1

1.0 Project Charter 3

1.1 Project Name x

1.2 Project Officers x
1.3 Purpose of Document x
1.4 Background x
1.5 Description x
1.6 Funding Approval and Amount x
1.7 Previous Efforts x
1.8 Goals and Objectives x
1.9 Scope and Deliverables x
1.10 Assumptions x
1.11 Constraints x
1.12 Project Risks x
1.13 Project Steering Committee x
1.14 Project Participants x
1.15 Project Stakeholders x
1.16 Estimated Milestones x
1.17 Estimated Cost x
1.18 Project Communications & Reporting x

2.0 Attachments x

Document Control
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Final

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SECTION 1.0 PROJECT CHARTER

This section provides preliminary information used to charter the project.

1.1 Project Name. The name of the project is x. The project name can be
abbreviated to x.

1.2 Project Officers. The project officers are:

• Project Sponsor:
• Business Owner:
• Project Manager:
• Product Manager:

1.3 Purpose of Document. The purpose of the project is:

1.4 Background. The background of the project …….

Many Kentucky residents lost power during and after the big storms. The trees or
broken branches fell on the power lines because of either strong winds or ice.
Residents themselves did not maintain trees or the tree branches, which caused the
power outage. LG & E owns power lines and is responsible for maintaining the trees
that could become potential points of power outage.

1.5 Description. The project can be described as x.

Always Bright Project is a series of activities that in a sum could provide continuous
power to residents and businesses. Essentially, it is a framework to set up a system,
which will proactively maintain power lines.

1.6 Funding Approval and Amount. Funding approval for the project was provided
by xxxxx. The project has been funded for $x. The estimated capital cost is xxxxx. The
estimated expense cost is xxxxxxxxx.

1.7 Previous Efforts. Previous efforts related to this project include:

• Right tree in the right place (see PDF)

• It’s Time to Trim the Trees (see PDF)

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1.8 Project Goals and Objectives. The goals and objectives of the project follow.

Goals. The goals of the project include:

• x

Objectives. The objectives for each goal of the project include:

• x

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1.9 Scope and Deliverables. The scope and deliverables are:

The estimated scope of the project does not include efforts for:

• x

1.10 Assumptions. Assumptions are conditions or factors that are understood to be in

place during the project. Assumptions for the project include:

• x

1.11 Constraints. Constraints can affect the project or set a parameter for the project
(e.g., budget, available resources, technology). Constraints for the project include:

• x

1.12 Project Risks. Risks are potential events that can positively or negatively affect a
project if they occur. Identified risks for the project include:

• x

1.13 Project Governance Committee and Core Team. The Project Governance
Committee and Core Team for this project consists of members who have the authority
to approve project schedules, deliverables, budgets, change requests, and the
recommendations from the project team. Their role will be to provide approvals and
directions when needed. The members are shown on the following table.

Steering Committee Member and Department/Area

1.14 Project Participants. The Project Participants will be directly responsible for
performing the tasks or assigning the tasks to other resources to complete the project
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deliverables according to schedule. The Resource Assignments for the project are:

Project Team Department/ Role

Area

1.15 Project Stakeholders. The following individuals may be involved in the project.
Their interests may be affected by the project execution and / or completion or they
may influence the project and its results. Project participants are also considered
project stakeholders and are included in the above list. The stakeholders list is used to
identify individuals who will receive various communications about the project.

Project Stakeholders Department/Area

1.16 Estimated Milestones. The estimated major milestones for the project are:

Activity Estimated Completion Date

Business Case
Project Charter
Start Date
Project Management Plan
Work Breakdown Structure
Analysis
Design
Implementation
End Date
Project Close
Post-Project Review

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1.17 Estimated Cost. The estimated costs of this project are:

Total
Capital Expense
Items Estimated
Costs Costs
Costs
DEVELOPMENT
Hardware (servers and component)
Software (name of software)
Warranty and Annual Maintenance
Software - Other (Additional server
licenses, user licenses, etc.)
Consultants Costs
Consultants Travel
Manpower - Internal (G&A)
Manpower - IT
Other Consultants
Training (Materials)
Other Expenses:
Travel
Hotel
Food
Auto Rentals
Miscellaneous
Total Estimated Project Cost

Costs will be budgeted to x Department, and the job code for the project is x.

1.18 Project Communications and Reporting. Communications and reporting

guidelines follow:

• Project meetings will be held biweekly beginning x

• Project reports from participants are due at the close of business every
Friday
• Problems/issues should be reported to the Project Manager as they occur
• Documentation from deliverables will be distributed to the team for approval
• The Work Breakdown Structure is considered a work in progress
• The Project Management Plan and Work Breakdown Structure contain
additional details regarding project communications and reporting

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SECTION 2.0 ATTACHMENTS

The following is a list of attachments related to this Project Charter:

• Work Breakdown Structure

• WBS Dictionary
• OBS
• Terminology Glossary

(Add any other document that is helpful and pertinent)

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