Project Charter is a pathway through which Project Managers can make sure they have a strategic voice in projects.

As a project manager, you may have experience working with sponsors who start projects without understanding what it takes to get them done and you wish that they would talk to you as a project manager to get feedback before launching projects.

Actually, the best chance for you to have strategic input is at the start of a project. As a professional project manager, you can ask for a clear charter before starting the work to have a definition of your authorities. Moreover, you have to listen to sponsors when they are talking or making assignments or providing project charter. Be prepared to take advantage of these brief opportunities to have a voice in organizational strategies. Asking for certain information to clarify your authorities and project scope is the point that has the potential to position you as a strategic thinker in an organization. Ask critical questions about project assignments to examine if the relationship between the project scope and the overall strategy of the organization is clear. It shows your maturity and may reinforce your strategic position even more.

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