Consortium coordination
and project management
Objectives
The main objective is to guarantee the targeted and efficient implementation of the VIRTIGATION project, as well as the effective administration and management of the project throughout its lifetime.
Approach
To ensure adequate consortium coordination and project management, the following activities will be conducted:
• Progress monitoring & active risk management;
• Quality assurance & timely submission of deliverables;
• Maintain communication with the EU funding authority (Research Executive Agency);
• Keep the project within budget & schedule;
• Coordinate the project’s external expert advisory board;
• Uphold all requirements for ethics & security, as well as management of research data;
• Manage innovation through understanding of both technical and stakeholder-imposed challenges, in order to let the consortium respond to external or internal opportunities
Key partners involved
The VIRTIGATION project coordinator KU Leuven is leading consortium coordination and project management, in collaboration with all project partners.