FP7 Project Management
Eurescom offers comprehensive services for initiating and managing research projects in FP7, the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development of the European Union.
As the R&D organisation of European telecommunication network operators and service providers, Eurescom has two decades of experience in initiating and managing collaborative research projects.
Eurescom has been involved in a number of FP5, FP6, and FP7 projects in the ICT area. Our large experience covers all development stages and roles in a project, from the first idea to the exploitation of results, from project coordinator to support service provider.
Services in the preparation phase
Feasibility analysis
We check the relevance and substance of your project idea and analyse, if it
is feasible under any of the EU funding programmes. This analysis will be
the basis for all further steps.
Identification of the right funding programme
Based on the feasibility analysis, we identify the right funding programme
for your project as well as the best suitable instrument. In Framework
Programme 6, for example, this would be the choice of the appropriate
strategic objective and the right instrument in the open or forthcoming
Calls.
Project definition
We can help you define your project compatible to the chosen Call and
strategic objective. This would also include support in structuring the
project.
Consortium building
Eurescom has a large network of contacts to the major players in European
ICT research, including the EU’s New Member States and the Accession
Candidate Countries. Through our network you will be able to assemble
suitable partners in your consortium in order to create the critical mass
for achieving your project goals. We help you to find the right partners.
Furthermore, we support you in negotiating a consortium agreement among the
partners.
Consortium support
Eurescom provides administrative and technical support for the consortium to
work efficiently. This includes the management of IPRs, non-disclosure
agreements and letters of intent.
Proposal writing and submission
We offer proposal writing by Eurescom’s experienced programme managers and
editors, who will make sure that all formal requirements and evaluation
criteria are met and that the proposal is written in the format required by
the Commission. If required, Eurescom can also handle or control the
electronic proposal submission.
Proposal evaluation
Before submission, we recommend to have an independent test evaluation of
your project proposal by our experienced evaluators.
Hearings and contract negotiation
When the proposal is accepted, hearings and contract negotiations pose
another hurdle. We offer advice in the preparation for hearings and
negotiations and can take over the writing of the technical description for
the contract annex.
Services in the implementation phase
Management support
Eurescom has outstanding professional skills in supporting collaborative
European research projects, particularly in the European Framework
Programmes, including FP7. Our management support services are offered to
FP7 projects on a subcontractual basis and comprise a comprehensive range of
administrative and logistics services to offload the coordinator and the
other partners to a wide extent of non-technical tasks.
Further information on
Eurescom Management Support
EuresTools project management tools
EuresTools is a comprehensive, modular set of online tools for
managing European research projects. They are based on our long-term project
experience from European research projects. The tools are specifically
designed to the needs of FP7 projects and can either be used as standalone
service or in combination with our management support services.
Further information on EuresTools
Management consulting and coaching
We offer consulting and coaching on issues, which have a major impact on the
efficiency of the project management. This includes the financial
management, controlling procedures, and auditing preparation compliant with
EU rules as well as the development of a management handbook for organising
procedures and responsibilities, especially in larger projects (IPs,
STREPs).
References
Eurescom has been providing management and support services to
a number of EU research projects in the Framework Programmes 5 (FP5), 6
(FP6), and 7 (FP7). See the list of current and past projects:
Eurescom EU Projects
Contact
Please send an e-mail to services@eurescom.eu if you are interested in our management and support services.
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