AGENDA
Managing complex international projects – Lessons
from EU project NM2
Seminar –
Heidelberg, 25 January 2006
09:00 – 09:10 Opening remarks
Milon Gupta,
Eurescom
09:10 – 09:30 Characteristics of
projects in EU research programmes
Kai Tullius, European Commission
09:30 – 09:50 The life cycle of a
complex project
Anastasius Gavras, Eurescom
09:50 – 10:20 Building and running
collaborative projects
Douglas Williams, BT, Technical Project
Manager of NM2
10:20 – 10:50 Effective project
management structures
Peter Stollenmayer, Eurescom, Co-ordinator of NM2
10:50 – 11:10 Coffee break
11:10 – 11:30 Management tools, part I:
Mailing-lists and audio-conferencing
Klaas-Pieter Vlieg, Eurescom
11:30 – 11:50 Management tools, part II:
Shared workspace with BSCW
Thomas Koch, OrbiTeam
11:50 – 12:10 Management tools, part
III:
Reporting with Eurescom Project Reporter
Uwe Herzog, Eurescom
12:10 – 12:30 Cultural diversity in
multidisciplinary international projects
Marian F. Ursu, Goldsmiths College, University of
London
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 Panel discussion:
Knowledge management in projects – more than
a buzzword?
13:30 – 13:40 Teaser speech by Anja Walter, LearnAct
Participants:
Peter Stollenmayer, Eurescom
Folkert Teernstra, TNO
Kai Tullius, European Commission
Anja Walter, LearnAct
Moderator:
Milon Gupta, Eurescom
14:30 – 14:50 Coffee break
14:50 – 15:20 IPR issues in R&D projects
Folkert Teernstra, TNO
15:20 – 15:40 Quality assurance in
complex projects
Peter Stollenmayer, Eurescom
15:40 – 16:00 Summary and closing
Milon Gupta, Eurescom