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title: Project Charter|Requirements Analysis|PMP|SAP ASAP|SAP Activate
description: Master creating powerful project charters for SAP projects. Get tips and best practices to ensure success from the start. Click now for expert insights!
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## [SAP BW](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/understanding-the-most-common-sap-data-warehousing-concepts) Project Charter

### Part of Our Complete [Project Management Content](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/enterprise-services/sap-industry-solutions/sap-project-management-archived-2) Offering

![Project Charter Template](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/hs-fs/file-16579317-jpg/images/project_charter_book-resized-161.jpg?width=161&name=project_charter_book-resized-161.jpg)  
   
Developed and proven by a PMP, use our [Project Charter](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/improve-your-sap-bw-project-requirements-gathering) Template to get your [SAP project](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/9-reasons-sap-bw-projects-fail-maybe) started right.  This SAP Project Charter will work for both standard [SAP ASAP](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/enterprise-services/engineering/sap-asap-methodologies) and SAP Activate type projects.  

## Adaptable for SAP ERP Projects

This isn't just for SAP BW, it is for any SAP Project which includes these modules:

- [SAP FICO](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/sap-fico-consulting)
- SAP IM
- SAP TM
- SAP SD
- SAP MM
- SAP PS
- SAP PM
- SAP EWM
- SAP PLM
- SAP ABAP
- SAP HCM

In addition, many SAP projects are based on SAP Industry Specific Solutions, such as:

- SAP DFPS
- SAP Professional Services
- SAP iMRO
- SAP EC&O
- SAP Postal
- SAP Dairy
- SAP Well Drilling
- SAP Oil & Gas
- SAP DIMP

and many others.  This Project Charter Template can be adapted to support these and many other scenarios.

 

 

## Tap the Power of a [Project Charter](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-set-the-scope-of-your-sap-refx-project)

### Without a [Project Charter](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/improve-your-sap-bw-project-requirements-gathering), You Don't Have a Project

Do you know you need a [project charter](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-use-a-project-charter-to-start-a-project) before you have an "official" project, according to the [Project Management Institute](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/enterprise-services/sap-industry-solutions/sap-project-management)?  We have developed a SAP BW Project Charter template to help you get started.

 

![Project Charter](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/hs-fs/file-16544797-png/images/check_off_with_pencil_400_clr_7226.png?width=259&height=227&name=check_off_with_pencil_400_clr_7226.png)

**Don't Miss a Thing on Your Project Charter!**

 

Our SAP BW Template for Project Charter will help you define your project's [scope](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/why-sap-value-management-is-the-key-to-unlocking-your-businesss-full-potential), including:

-     Technical
-     [Functional](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/sap-fico-consulting)
-     Organizational
-     [Business Case](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/senior-executives-use-strategic-analysis-to-create-shareholder-value)
- Learn to under-promise and over-deliver

Our SAP BW Project [Charter Template](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/profile-sap-plant-maintenance-resume) covers all the bases, so you won't get half way through your project and realize you missed something critical.

 

 

### Download the Project Charter Template Here

## Developed By A PMP

### Part of Giving Back to the Professional Community

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