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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