Team Charter - Example Template 1

Team Charter: [Team Name]

1. Purpose & Mission

  • Why we exist:
  • What success looks like:
  • How we create value for the organisation:

2. Scope & Responsibilities

  • We own:
  • We influence:
  • We explicitly do not own:

3. Ways of Working

Communication

  • Preferred channels:
  • Expected response times:
  • Meeting cadence and norms:

Decision-Making

  • How decisions are made (e.g., consensus, delegated, leader-decides):
  • How decisions are documented:
  • How decisions are revisited:

Collaboration

  • How we start work:
  • How we hand off work:
  • How we review and improve work:

4. Roles & Expectations

Role Person Responsibilities Authority
Team Lead
Member
Specialist

5. Commitments & Behaviours

  • What we expect from each other:
  • How we maintain psychological safety:
  • How we handle conflict:
  • How we give and receive feedback:

6. Operating Constraints

  • Time constraints:
  • Budget constraints:
  • Regulatory or compliance constraints:
  • Dependencies on other teams:
  • Known risks or limitations:

7. Review & Continuous Improvement

  • How often we review this charter:
  • How we measure team health:
  • How we adapt when things change:

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