```markdown --- # --- Essential Identification & Versioning --- title: "Project Charter Template" short_title: "Project Charter" protocol_id: "DEFINE-Project_Charter_v1.0" version: "1.0" status: "Active" created: 2025-04-29T15:00:00Z modified: 2025-04-29T01:29:36Z author: "CEE Collaboration Process (User & LLM)" # --- Task & Usage Context --- task_type: "Definition" # Planning/Definition Document primary_focus: "Purpose/Goal" purpose: "Provides a standardized template for defining the high-level scope, vision, goals, strategy, principles, and context for a major foundational research project operating under the CAFE methodology." target_output: "A completed Project Charter document establishing the foundation for a specific research project." usage_context: "Use this template at the initiation of a new major research project (e.g., 'PBRF v2', 'New Emergence Model'). It serves as the top-level guiding document." instruction_facets: [Purpose/Goal, Structure/Organization, ContentSpecification, Domain/Context] dependencies: ["[PROCESS-Adaptive_Framework_Exploration_v1.4] (Defines the governing OMF)"] # --- Content & Keywords --- key_components: - "Project Identification" - "Vision Statement" - "Core Problem / Motivation" - "Goals & Scope (inc. Target VS)" - "Foundational Principles Reference" - "Key Strategic Approach" - "Initial Resource Considerations" - "Stakeholder Roles" - "Governing OMF Reference" tags: [project_charter, strategy, planning, research_program, foundational_research, CAFE_process, scope, vision, goals] aliases: [Project Definition, Research Project Charter] # --- Usage Guidance for Human User --- human_usage_notes: | **How to Apply These Instructions:** * **Purpose:** Fill out this template collaboratively at the very beginning of a new major research project. * **Initiation:** Create a new file (e.g., `PBRF2_Project_Charter.md`) and paste the template structure below the YAML frontmatter. * **Collaboration:** Work through each section with the LLM to define the project's parameters clearly. * **Reference:** This document serves as a high-level reference throughout the project lifecycle. * **Dedicated "Tone/Style" Box:** **DO NOT** use. * **System Prompt:** **DO NOT** use. # --- Obsidian Path --- obsidian_path: "templates/defs/DEFINE-Project_Charter_v1.0.md" # Placing planning docs under 'defs' for now --- # Project Charter: [Project Name, e.g., PBRF v2] (v1.0) --- ## 1. Project Identification * **Project Title:** [Full Name of the Research Project] * **Project Abbreviation/Code:** [e.g., PBRF2] * **Charter Version:** 1.0 * **Date Created:** [YYYY-MM-DD] * **Lead Author(s):** [User Name(s), CEE Collaboration Process] ## 2. Vision Statement * [State the ultimate, aspirational vision for what this project aims to achieve if fully successful. What fundamental understanding or capability will it provide? Keep it concise and motivating.] * *Example: "To develop a quantitatively validated, principle-based framework (PBRF v2) capable of explaining the emergence of fundamental particles, forces, and spacetime from simpler underlying dynamics, resolving key paradoxes of standard physics."* ## 3. Core Problem / Motivation * [Clearly articulate the specific problems, inconsistencies, gaps in knowledge, or previous framework failures (link to relevant lessons learned, e.g., [[0210_Lessons_Learned_IO_LCRF]]) that motivate this project.] * *Example: "Failure of previous IO/LCRF attempts at Layer 2 formalism validation necessitates a new approach grounded directly in principles, avoiding premature formalism commitment. Standard models remain incomplete (QM/GR incompatibility, dark sector)."* ## 4. Goals and Scope * **4.1. High-Level Goals:** * [List the primary strategic goals. What major milestones define success?] * *Example Goal 1: Successfully achieve Validation Stage VS3 (Quantitative Modeling & Core Validation) within the CAFE framework.* * *Example Goal 2: Demonstrate robust emergence of stable, localized patterns with distinct properties (minimal particle analogues).* * *Example Goal 3: Establish a consistent conceptual link to observed phenomena (e.g., gravity, basic interactions).* * **4.2. Target Final Validation Stage (VS):** [Specify the minimum VS level (from [[PROCESS-Adaptive_Framework_Exploration_v1.4]]) this project aims to definitively achieve. e.g., VS3, VS4] * **4.3. Key URFE Questions Addressed:** [List the primary sections or specific questions from the [[Ultimate_Reality_Framework_Examination]] this project intends to provide robust answers for.] * **4.4. Scope:** * **In Scope:** [Clearly define what areas, concepts, phenomena *will* be investigated.] * **Out of Scope:** [Explicitly state what areas *will not* be addressed initially to maintain focus.] ## 5. Foundational Principles Reference * **Governing Principles Document:** [[Link to the primary document defining the Layer 0 principles for this project, e.g., 0216_PBRF_Layer0_Axioms_v1.0 or a newly defined set]] * **Initial Interpretation Notes (Optional):** [Any high-level interpretations or implications of the principles relevant to the project start.] ## 6. Key Strategic Approach * **Core Methodology:** Explicitly state adherence to the Convergent Adaptive Framework Exploration (CAFE) protocol [[PROCESS-Adaptive_Framework_Exploration_v1.4]]. * **Specific Emphasis:** [Highlight any particular strategic choices for this project.] * *Example: "Emphasis on exploring Network-Based Models (NBM) in Layer 2, prioritizing simulation-based validation (VS3), strict parameter parsimony."* * **Learning from Past:** [Briefly mention key lessons from previous projects being actively incorporated.] ## 7. Initial Resource Considerations * **Conceptual Resources:** Existing knowledge base nodes, relevant literature (if applicable). * **Computational Resources:** Anticipated need for simulation/analysis capabilities (qualitative description initially). * **Time Horizon:** High-level estimate or expectation for achieving initial phases/VS levels (recognizing adaptability is key). ## 8. Stakeholder Roles * **User Role:** Strategic direction, goal setting, critical assessment, validation of LLM outputs, final decision making. * **LLM Role:** Conceptual exploration, formalism sketching, micro-cycle execution, critical reporting (inc. failures/limits), documentation, synthesis assistance, consistency checks. ## 9. Document Control * **Version History:** [Track changes to this charter] * v1.0 (YYYY-MM-DD): Initial draft. * **Approval:** [Indicate User approval/sign-off] --- ```