Governance
Defines approval authorities, escalation paths, and decision-making cadence to prevent scope drift and clarify who signs off at each stage.
A well-constructed Project Management Infrastructure Project reduces ambiguity, aligns stakeholders, improves regulatory and fiscal compliance, and lowers rework risk. It supports consistent procurement, accelerates approvals, and provides an auditable record of decisions and responsibilities throughout the project lifecycle.
Organizations and teams that deliver public works, utilities, campus infrastructure, or large private development projects prepare this document to coordinate multi-discipline delivery and oversight.
Signatories often include the project sponsor, PMO lead, contracting officer, and the organization’s legal representative to ensure operational and contractual accountability.
Defines approval authorities, escalation paths, and decision-making cadence to prevent scope drift and clarify who signs off at each stage.
Specifies RACI assignments for sponsors, program managers, contractors, and regulators so responsibilities are explicit and traceable across the project lifecycle.
Describes in-scope systems, exclusions, deliverable acceptance criteria, and measurable milestones tied to payments and hold points.
Includes a high-level milestone plan, key dependencies, critical path assumptions, and schedule change procedures to manage timelines.
Maintains the risk register, mitigation plans, insurance requirements, and contingency triggers tied to budget and schedule impacts.
Defines change request submission, impact assessment, approval thresholds, and contract amendment workflows to control scope changes.
| Routing order | Sequential signer order with conditional branches for optional approvers. |
|---|---|
| Authentication method | Email link for internal users; SMS or ID verification for external signers. |
| Reminder schedule | Automated reminders at 3, 7, and 14 days for outstanding signatures. |
| Conditional fields | Show or hide budget or permit sections based on project type selection. |
| Retention policy | Set retention per regulatory and internal recordkeeping rules. |
| Document Type | Project Management Infrastructure Project | Project Charter |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | operational governance | project authorization |
| Detail Level | high operational detail | high-level scope |
| Typical Signatories | sponsor, pmo, legal | sponsor, steering committee |
| Use Timing | throughout delivery | project initiation only |
| signNow | DocuSign | Adobe Sign | PandaDoc | HelloSign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $8/user/mo | $15/user/mo | $14/user/mo | $19/user/mo | $15/user/mo |
| Free Trial | 7-day free trial | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies |
| Bulk Send | Yes | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies |
| Audit Trail | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA Compliant | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |