How to manage a project?

FP6 Step by Step contains a section on "Managing a project". This provides useful information to help project contractors in the management, problem solving and reporting activities of their projects.

In addition, the specific activity area Web services present information on the management of the projects.

Financial Guidelines

This Guide to Financial Issues relating to indirect actions of the Sixth Framework Programme is intended to provide to the participants in FP6 projects, as well as to the Commission services, in a single and, as far as possible, complete document:

• information on the financial aspects of the main indirect actions of the Sixth Framework Programmes;
• relevant references to the applicable legal framework;
• concrete examples, as well as suggestions for good financial practices to be applied when carrying out EC-funded RTD projects.

Audit certificate guidance notes

CORDIS launches new FP6 and FP7 services for Audit and Certification policy

Reporting

1. Collaborative research :: IP, NoE, STREP, CA, SSA, COOP, COLL
   • Reporting Guidance Notes

   These guidance notes provide guidance and instructions to assist consortia in preparing the reports and deliverables which are required by the Commission during the lifetime of the project. They also describe the procedures for their submission to the Commission and contain brief explanations of the review procedure.

   • Project reporting in FP6- Financial Statements (Form C) - FORCE (Forms C on-line tool)

   Presentation of FORCE (Forms C on-line tool)
   Access to FORCE via ECAS (Forms C on-line tool) (preferred access)
   

   • Financial statements (Form C) - Electronic version 1.1

   This is an Excel workbook for completing and submitting the financial statements in FP6 for Integrated Projects, Networks of Excellence, Specific Targeted Research or Innovation Projects, Coordination Actions and Specific Support Actions.

   • Reporting Questionnaires (using the SESAM online submission)

   For assistance and support, please contact:
   ec-fp6-it-helpdesk@ec.europa.eu

   For IP, NoE, STREP, CA, SSA, COOP, COLL

   This web based application allows the online submission of questionnaires for Integrated Projects, Networks of Excellence, Specific Targeted Research or Innovation Projects, Coordination Actions, Specific Support Actions, Co-operative Research Projects and Collective Research Projects.

   Access the tool (access using secure protocol).

   • User manuals for the online submission tool:
     • General user manual
     • Marie Curie User Manual for the online submission tool (SESAM).
     • User Guide for the Science and Society, GAPs and Workforce statistics Reporting Questionnaires
     • Socio-Economic User Manual for the online submission tool (SESAM)
   
   





2. Marie Curie Actions (EST, TOK,RTN, SCF, LCF, EXC, EXT, IEF, IOF, IIF, ERG, IRG)
   • Reporting Guidance Notes

   Provide guidance and instructions to assist contractors in preparing the reports and deliverables which are required by the Commission during the lifetime of the project. They also describe the procedures for their submission to the Commission.

   • Reporting (using the SESAM online reporting tool)

   For assistance and support, please contact:
   ec-fp6-it-helpdesk@ec.europa.eu

   This application provides the necessary tools for preparation and submission of all contractual project reports.

   Access the tool (access using secure protocol).




3. Research Infrastructures Action
   • Reporting Guidance Notes

   Provide guidance and instructions to assist contractors in preparing the reports and deliverables which are required by the Commission during the lifetime of the project. They also describe the procedures for their submission to the Commission.

Marie Curie Questionnaires

The online Questionnaire will guide you to the different types of questionnaires, it is also intended for users (other than contractors), who in a project have to submit assessment and follow-up questionnaires. The submission of questionnaires is anonymous and requires no username or password.

Access the tool (access using secure protocol).

Review Reports

This link gives access to the Review Report form, to be completed by the reviewer of the project, and to the Project Quality Indicators (PQI) form, to be completed by Project Officers in the services using these.

Access the tool (access using secure protocol).

Alternatively, the template can be completed off-line in Word format

For assistance and support, please contact:
ec-fp6-it-helpdesk@ec.europa.eu

Guidelines on amendments to FP6 contracts.

These guidelines provide the basic principles for making amendments to FP6 contracts and apply to all instruments. They deal with the form of the amendment and the process for approval (explicit or tacit). They also include model letters and explanations for using them.

Communication and dissemination

This web service is intended to assist project coordinators and team leaders to generate an effective flow of information and publicity about the objectives and results of their work, the contributions made to European knowledge and scientific excellence, the value of collaboration on a Europe-wide scale, and the benefits to EU citizens in general.

Promote your FP6 project on CORDIS

• Propose your news to the News editor, who will publish the most interesting and relevant stories such as calls, success stories, project's achievement, publications etc...
• Submit a release and publish directly your news and events on CORDIS Wire

Competitive calls (for IP and NoE only)

This document provides guidance to assist coordinators of Integrated Projects and Networks of Excellence in preparing and launching a competitive call for additional contractors.

Last update on: 2009/12/21