Project Charter

The Project Charter Project Name: Ellis Household Home Improvement Project Project Manager: Project Tracking Number: EHHI 001 Date: April 2, 2013 Project Justification: This project will address the severe design flaws and the renovation needed to make the Ellis Household a more comfortable living place. The severe lack of quality materials has shown through in our first couple months here and we need to change that. The house needs to be renovated, but to save money we will only be working on the first floor. A second project consisting of the second floor and basement will come at a later date. Doing this home improvement also gives us the opportunity to increase the value of our home. Overview of Deliverables:
1.0 Renovate the floors
2.0 Renovate the walls
3.0 Renovate/Redesign the kitchen
4.0 Redesign the office
5.0 Renovate the ceilings Specific Project Objectives and Success Criteria:
A. The project goal is to completely renovate and redesign the first floor of our new house within one month from the start date of the project.

B. The Project Manager, Keith Ellis, will be accountable for giving the sponsor (his wife) Ashley Ellis with the scheduling status on a day to day occurrence.

1. Cost

A. The remodeling of the first floor of the Ellis Household will be done on an estimated funding of $20,000 dollars.

2. Quality

A. The first floor remodel of the Ellis Household will be need to meet all city, state, and national building codes before completely finished.
B. All deliverables will be inspected by a quality inspector before completion.
C. Goal is to increase house value by double the funding. Primary Stakeholders and Roles: Mr. Keith A. Ellis – Project Manager/Co-sponsor/Cost and Financing/Procurement/ – Manage the overall project and meet with all sponsors to make sure project is to their terms. Ms. Ashley Ellis – Signoff Charter/Scope/Project Sponsor – Communicate with stakeholders, and have entire say