# Charter Stage — Elaboration

## Criteria Guidance

### Good criteria — concrete and verifiable

- "Project charter defines scope boundaries with explicit in-scope and out-of-scope items and rationale for each exclusion"
- "Success criteria are quantified with measurement methods, data sources, and target thresholds"
- "Stakeholder map identifies each stakeholder's interest, influence level, and required engagement approach"

### Bad criteria — vague (no clear check)

- "Charter is written"
- "Scope is defined"
- "Stakeholders are identified"

