What Is The Purpose Of The Project Charter?

posted 2¼years ago by Natalie2000
© Copyright: Project Management Professional (PMP) Study Guide by Kim Heldman, Sybex Inc., Alameda, CA, USA, 2002, page 33,question 18
Integration Management | Project Charter

What is the purpose of the project charter?

A. To recognize and acknowledge the project sponsor
B. To recognize and acknowledge the existence of the project and commit organizational resources to the project
C. To acknowledge the existence of the project team, project manager, and project sponsor
D. To describe the selection methods used to choose this project over its competitors

george (2¼years ago):
The answer is B, to recognize and acknowledge the existence of the project and commit resources to it. Other answers are not correct:

A: Project sponsor is not always recognized by the project charter. It's not necessary to know who exactly is the sponsor, more important to know that resources exist.

C: Existence of project team is acknowledged later, during human resource management steps.

D: Selection methods could be mentioned in the project charter, but that's not the purpose of the document.

Michele (9¼months ago): the answer is waiting for approval by moderator