Initiation
Project charter
Objective, scope, deliverables, roles and budget
- Form no.
- PSA-PMO-F04
- Template edition
- 3.0
- Version
- V2
- Form date
- 2024-08-30
Auto-filled — Filled by the platform from the project record, not typed.
- Project code
- PRJ-2026-006
- Project
- Sheikh Najjar Industrial City Rehabilitation
- Portfolio
- Health, Education & Industrial Recovery Portfolio
- Sector
- Local Development & Governorates Sector
- Sponsor
- Eng. Bashir Al-Tai
- Project manager
- Eng. Youssef Shehabi
1Objective
Background
Rehabilitating Sheikh Najjar Industrial City’s infrastructure — internal roads, water and drainage networks, power stations and ground improvement on damaged plots — so factories can resume production.
Project objectives
- Stimulate growth, restore production and attract investment
- Rehabilitate core energy, water and transport infrastructure
2Scope
In scope
- Rehabilitating Sheikh Najjar Industrial City’s infrastructure — internal roads, water and drainage networks, power stations and ground improvement on damaged plots — so factories can resume production.
- Syrian Arab Building Code compliance
- Consultant-approved drawings
Out of scope
- Operation and maintenance after the warranty period
- Work outside the approved site or system boundary
3Deliverables and milestones
| Deliverable | Due |
|---|---|
| Project management plan | 2024-10-09 |
| Main deliverable — stage 1 | 2025-12-25 |
| Main deliverable — final stage | 2026-11-19 |
| Final report | 2027-03-31 |
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Charter approved | 2024-08-30 |
| Contract signed | 2025-01-30 |
| 50% of works complete | 2025-12-25 |
| Provisional acceptance | 2027-01-15 |
| Closure | 2027-03-31 |
4RolesAuto-filled
- SponsorAuto-filled
- Eng. Bashir Al-Tai
- Project ownerAuto-filled
- Eng. Wassim Al-Azm
- Project managerAuto-filled
- Eng. Youssef Shehabi
| Stakeholder | Role |
|---|---|
| Project sponsor | Decisions and funding |
| Project owner | Accepts deliverables, owns benefits |
| National Project Management Office (PMO) | Governance and compliance |
| Governance body | Role | Cadence |
|---|---|---|
| Change Committee | Approves scope, cost and schedule changes | Weekly |
| Project Approval Committee | Methodology compliance, data quality, stage gates | Fortnightly |
| Project management team | Day-to-day control, risks, impediments, the periodic update card | Weekly |
5BudgetAuto-filled
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Main contract | SYP 5.1B |
| Supervision & consulting | SYP 1B |
| Internal team | SYP 642.5M |
| Contingency reserve (5%) | SYP 357.5M |
| Approved budget | SYP 7.2B |
Funding
The delivering body’s investment-plan allocations
6Success criteria and constraints
Success criteria
- Delivered within the approved budget
- On the approved date ±5%
- Target benefits within 12 months
Constraints
- Stay within the approved budget
- Comply with the unified contracts law (Law 51 of 2004)
Assumptions
- Named internal staff available throughout
- Approvals land within the workflow’s action time limits
Approval logChain: Project charter approval · version 1
Every decision on the form — who, their role, the note and the time. It prints with the form.
| # | Step | Kind | Name | Decision | Note | Date & time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Author | — | Eng. Youssef ShehabiSenior Project Manager — Governorate Projects | Submitted | — | 2024-08-21 10:00 |
| 2 | PMO compliance | Methodology review | Dr. Reem Al-QabbaniPMO — director | Approved | — | 2024-08-24 12:30 |
| 3 | Project owner | Technical acceptance | Eng. Wassim Al-AzmProject owner | Approved | — | 2024-08-27 09:45 |
| 4 | Budget funding confirmed | Financial approval | Rasha Al-MudarresFinance | Approved | — | 2024-08-28 11:10 |
| 5 | Sponsor approval | Technical acceptance | Eng. Bashir Al-TaiProject sponsor | Approved | — | 2024-08-30 11:00 |
Signatures
PMO compliance
Dr. Reem Al-Qabbani
Approved2024-08-24
Project owner
Eng. Wassim Al-Azm
Approved2024-08-27
Budget funding confirmed
Rasha Al-Mudarres
Approved2024-08-28
Sponsor approval
Eng. Bashir Al-Tai
Approved2024-08-30