Post-Award

How we work

We are qualified project managers and can call upon a vast arsenal of processes, however, we understand that each set of investigators and projects are unique, requiring varied support approach, with demands that change over time as the project progresses. We aim to work with you to manage the things important to your project and find a balance between the needs of the project team and funder to provide the right amount of support. Not too informal (nothing gets done!) or too formal (onerous ball-and-chain meetings and long winded reporting).

In the sections below we present a light overview to the areas we cover.

LIFT OFF

Due Diligence & Kick Off

Once you've received your award letter, the project set up process kicks in. At this stage the funder may contact you with further questions and changes to the project plan, Gantt and milestone success criteria. All contracts with external collaborators or sub-contractors will need to be set up in this period as well. We are here to help smoothen this due diligence process and get you ready for your project kick off. We facilitate:

Contracting
Finance handover
Staff recruitment
Project kick off meetings (including attendance of funder programme manager)
Establishing key steering or safety management groups

Project maintenance

Project Running

During the lifetime of the project we will look after the running of your project by making the processes below as painless as possible. Of main focus are anything that will have an impact on the project costs, quality of the work, scope of your endeavours and risks (CQSR).

Project monitoring: monthly/quarterly/annual meetings, sub-contractor management
Risk & Issue management: Dealing with problems before they can have an impact on your project
Sponsor reporting (progress & financial, quarterly)
Request for change (change management, delays, budget overspend etc.)
Intellectual Property management (IP Capture, patent filing) in close collaboration with the Business Managers
Follow on funding identification and planning

Close Out

Project End

The end of a project doesn't mean the end of our involvement! We will continue to provide support with:

Financial Management (how to handle overspend or underspend)
Final Sponsor Report
Annual IP Reports
Follow on funding support (Return to Pre-Award application process)

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