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What is the difference between Smart Goals and Deliverables?

A deliverable is a contractual item, whether it is a formal contract between a buyer and seller or simply a promise of a product or service delivery. A goal can become a deliverable by simply putting ...
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Does Project Charter change when the Project manager changes?

Project Charter is a document that formalizes the existence of a project and gives authority to the project manager to use organizational resources for the completion of that project. Having said ...
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Whose responsibility is it to create the Project Charter?

Your statement is on point. If the project charter gives authority to the project manager, then the project charter should be handed down to the project manager by the project sponsor. But it's not ...
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How to write a very specific objective for a project?

SMART objectives SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-bound. Setting goals according to this methodology is said to help one set goals that inspire people to strive ...
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What is the difference between Smart Goals and Deliverables?

SMART and WBS/deliverables are two different analytical frameworks. It is like asking whether my daughter is a female or a relative. SMART is (IMO) a quality standard for goals (SMART goals are ...
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Is initiating a project part of the project management?

TL;DR I am working on my own project where I don't have any business case, and the charter template doesn't help me to fill itself. If you think project managers generally get well-defined ...
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Global project without a charter, manager nor dedicated resources

David Espina's answer covers most of what I wanted to say. I just wanted to add: Keep a paper trail. You not that you're afraid that the project's failure will ham you. So, whenever you bring these ...
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Global project without a charter, manager nor dedicated resources

It sounds like your company understands the need for project and operations excellence as it relates to what they manufacture but seems to have a blind spot for other non-core projects. As we all ...
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How to define Budget in Project Charter when Cost is unknown?

You cannot know the exact cost until you have your quotes from your vendors and you have chosen your vendor. In fact, unless you go with a firm price, you won't know your exact cost until the project ...
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Are there (IEEE) standards for project management

There is the IEEE Standard IEEE/ISO/IEC 16326-2009 which seems to lean heavily on the PMP. See this PDF for a table of contents. Chapter 5 TOC shown below.
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