jisc project management guidelines
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JISC eInfrastructure Programme Meeting7 February 2008
Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting education and research
Joint Information Systems Committee
Start-Up for New Projects
JISC Project Management GuidelinesAlison TurnerProgramme Manager, eResearch
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JISC Development Group
Outcomes
– Enhanced capacity, knowledge and skills to enable positive and informed change in the sector (through piloting new technologies and approaches);
– Guidance to the sector on ‘best practice’ models for using technology that can be used at departmental, institutional, regional or national levels;
– Strategic leadership to the sector and other bodies in specialist areas and to influence national and international agendas;
– Knowledge and experience as a basis for future funding decisions for the JISC and its sub-committees;
– New or enhanced services, infrastructure, standards or applications that may be used at departmental, institutional, regional or national levels.
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eResearchJISC
ProgrammeDirector
Matthew Dovey
eInfrastructureAdvisory Board
JSR
VRE ProgrammeFrederique van Till
eInfrastructure Programme
James FarnhillAlison Turner
VREAdvisory Board
ProjectManager
ProjectTeam
ProjectSteering Group
JISC Committees.Funding, steering, policy, strategy
JISC Executive, Development GroupProgramme management
Host Institution, JISC ProjectProject management
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What you can expect from JISC
Links to otherJISC funded
work
JISC eResearchmailing list
FeedbackTraining &
development
Documenttemplates
Responsesto queries
Advice &guidance
Your programme manager
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JISC Terms and Conditionshttp://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/bidguide/proj_tocgrants.aspx
JISC Project Management Guidelineshttp://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/proj_manguide.aspx
What we expect from you
Communication
Early warning of risks and issues
Sharing lessons learned
Attendance at programme events
Documentation
Start up documentation
Reporting
Final and completion reports
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The Project Plan
Confirms and expands on the material in your proposal and explains in detail how you will carry out the work involved
Supported by detailed plans for workpackages, evaluation, quality, dissemination, and sustainability
After approval, any major changes must be agreed with your Programme Manager
You will be reporting against your project plan
Due : within 3 months of start date
See Project Management Guidelinesfor templates and project planning guidance
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The Consortium Agreement
Ensures the collaboration is successful and delivers what is promised in the letter of grant signed by the lead institution
Should document roles and responsibilities of partners, how work will be conducted, and what will happen in the unlikely event that things go wrong
Due : within 3 months of start date
See Project Management Guidelinesfor template and FAQ
www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/funding/project_management/consortiumagreements.pdf
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Web pages
www.jisc.ac.uk
Using JISC’s CMS
Contents:
– Overview of project
– Proposal (redacted)
– Project Plan (redacted)
– Final Report
– Link to project website
– Link to programme website
Archived according to JISC policy
Project web site
Hosted by institution
Contents may include:
– Aims and objectives
– Methodology
– Partners
– Contact details
– Project outputs and reports
– News, events and updates
Must be maintained for minimum of 3 years after project closure
Due : within 3 months of start date
Due : within 1 month of start date
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Reporting
For example:
Project start
Oct 07
Project end
Mar 09
Interim reports every 3 months
Annual report
Final and completion reports
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JISC Project Management Guidelines
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/proj_manguide.aspx
Covers a range of important activities and issues to consider:
– eFramework
– Communications and dissemination
– Licensing and open source
– Intellectual Property
– Legal issues
– Evaluation
– Stakeholder management
– Risk management
– Sustainability
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Getting in touch
James Farnhill
07766 442259
Alison Turner
07875 338052