Chapter 4 Making the rules ideas

In order to make a successful project there should be rules to solve problems such as disagreement or changes. There are three crucial factors in writing of the project rules. First, get agreement on project rules. Second, keep the scope of a project clearly defined. Third, have management support.
Writing project rules include statement of project charter, the statement project, the statement of work, the responsibility matrix, and the communication plan.
Project charter states the purpose of the project and demonstrates management support for the project and the project manager. The intent is to give notice of the new project and new project manager. It is sent to everyone who may be associated with the project.
Project charter describes three techniques that document the project rules: the statement of work, the responsibility matrix, and the communication plan. So, project charter should come first to get the agreement written and if a change occurs a new charter should be issued.
Statement of work includes purpose statement, scope statement, deliverables, cost and schedule estimates, objectives, stakeholders, and chain of command.
The statement of work is a tool for managing expectations and dealing with change. When there is disagreement it can be solved by reviewing SOW or change the SOW when it needs to be changed.
Responsibility matrix is ideal for showing cross-organizational interaction. And when there is a change responsibility matrix answer to the question of who is responsible for the decisions.
A communication plan is the written strategy for getting the right information to the right people at the right time. And when make the status report, keep it simple so that project leaders can spend time to solve problems. It is best to have regularly scheduled progress meetings written into the communication plan.