WP1 - Management

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Objectives

The objectives of the project management activity are to:·

• facilitate communication and co-operation between project participants;
• monitor project progress, report to the EC and provide a point of communication for the project with the EC, which takes into account the needs of EC with respect to FP6;
• ensure that goals are set for each project activity;
• maintain accurate records of cost and effort;
• promote quality in project work;
• and· anticipate and manage changes related to the project.

Description of work

The Project Manager (PM) will be responsible for performing the co-ordination activities that are required under the EC contract: i.e. being the intermediary between the participants and the EC for all communications including cost statements and deliverables; and for distributing funding. The PM will be responsible for implementing systems and processes for tracking and reporting on effort, deliverables and progress. The PM will keep a track of identified risks to the project to ensure that problems can be predicted and their impact reduced. The PM will set agendas for all project meetings including review meetings and will be responsible for ensuring that minutes are recorded and distributed. The PM will define and implement document standards and will define and implement QA processes for project deliverables and published material. The PM will be responsible for the implementation of a web site supporting secure access, for the consortium, to definitive versions of documents, drafts of work in progress, and an email archive. The effort allocations to participants other than the co-ordinating partner are to cover local management and contributions to management reporting including the final report.

Deliverables

• Q'ly: D1.1-D1.9 Quarterly management reports
• Each 6 months: D1.10-D1.14 Periodic progress reports (including Special Interest Group report and a list of papers on project results published in conferences)
• PM30: D1.15 Final project report

Milestones and expected result

The project review meetings are the major milestones for the project management activity. Effective management will result in a well focused project where the objectives have the best possible chance of being achieved given the environment in which the project will take place and the available resources. Effective management will enable the expectations of all stakeholders to be understood by all those working on the project, and as far as practicably possible it will enable those expectations to be met.

BSCW link: http://bscw.uni-koblenz.de/bscw/bscw.cgi/0/82378

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