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Project Charter

The Project Charter Template is an essential document in the Define phase of the DMAIC process. It outlines the project scope, objectives, team members, and timeline, providing a clear roadmap for project execution. This template helps ensure that all stakeholders are aligned and understand the project’s goals and deliverables.

Six Sigma Project Charter Template

Project Charter Template

Our Project Charter Template includes the following sections:

  1. Project Details:
    • Project Name, ID Number
    • Black/Green Belt Name, Sponsor Name
    • Start Date, Projected Annual Savings, Type of Savings
    • Team Leader, Telephone Number, Target Completion Date
  2. Opportunity Statement:
    • A brief description of the problem or opportunity the project addresses.
  3. Project Objectives:
    • Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound goals.
  4. Business Case:
    • The rationale and urgency for the project.
  5. Approach:
    • The methodology to be used (e.g., DMAIC, Lean, Just-Do).
  6. Opportunity Definition:
    • Describe what provides the opportunity to produce (or NOT produce) a defect. For example, a customer transaction that may or may not have a mistake, a patient treatment that may or may not have a complication, an item produced that may or may not be defective.
  7. Defect or Error Definition:
    • What is an unacceptable value for the metric? How would you describe it when things go wrong? For example, a customer transaction done incorrectly, a line of code with an error, a patient treatment that results in a complication, a defective item produced.
  8. Metrics for DPMO Calculations:
    • Metrics before and after the project.
  9. Scope:
    • Process Scope: Work process impacted, start and end points.
    • Project Scope: In-scope and out-of-scope work.
  10. Potential Adverse Impacts:
    • Possible unintended consequences to monitor.
  11. Potential Barriers:
    • Anticipated obstacles and challenges.
  12. Milestones:
    • Key project milestones and dates.
  13. Core Team Members:
    • Team members and their roles (DACI – Decision, Approve, Consult, Inform).

Use this template to kickstart your Six Sigma project and ensure all stakeholders are on the same page from the beginning.

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