Project Mandate Template - Don Lowe



Introduction

(Brief description as to what motivated the sponsor to consider this project)

Mandate

Desired Delivery

This project must be completed by the following date yyyy-mm-dd

OR

This project will generate revenue and should be completed a.s.a.p.

Strategic Objective

(Describe the strategic objective that this project will fulfill)

Example strategic perspective objectives

1. Financial: Relating to tangible measures that satisfy stakeholder expectations

2. Core Service: Tending to relate to increasing efficiency, quality or output

3. Stakeholder or customer: Relating to ensuring that reputation is managed and demand for services remains strong and predictable.

4. Organisational capability: Relating to ensuring that the organisation remains relevant and able to meet future needs (e.g. innovation and new service development)

5. Resource: Relating to ensuring that staff and suppliers are providing the skills and commodities required by the organisation.

End result

(Give a short description on the final product/service that the sponsor is looking for)

Description and Requirements

(Give a description and requirements that are important for the sponsor in the project achieving the end result. This may include important milestones)

Outline the Business Case

(The Project Executive and Project Manager will start to develop the Business Case during the ‘Start Up Process’. It is useful for the sponsor to give some business justification for issuing the project mandate.)

Appointments for this project

Project Board:

Project Executive:-

Senior User(s):- (If identified at this stage)

Senior Supplier(s):- (If identified at this stage)

Day to Day Project Management

Project Manager:-

User Team Manager:- (If identified at this stage)

Supplier Team Manager:- (If identified at this stage)

Project Mandate Authorised By: __________________

(The sponsor of the project mandate will be a senior member of staff who has the authority to issue the mandate and a business interest in the project being successful)

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