INAIR Project Management Handbook
Creators: name: Lanzetta, Miriam
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Project Management
Quality Management
Scope Management
Cost and Schedule Management
Risk Management
Communication Management
Impact Analysis
Earned Value Analysis
Progress Measurement

description: Project Management Handbook of the project "Increasing the Uptake of AI Technology in Retail" (INAIR), Coordination and Support Action (CSA) funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No. 101133847. 

This document outlines the project management approach, procedures and tools for the INAIR, delineating the strategy and actions for the coordination, monitoring and controlling of the project. 

Chapter 1 introduces the Handbook, outlining its purpose and nature.

Chapter 2 presents the projects, providing the context for the management actions needed to achieve the project's objectives. A detailed overview of the project is presented, including the project objectives and the project scope statement, addressing deliverables, acceptance criteria and exclusions from the project’s scope. The Chapter also presents the milestones, schedules, key stakeholders and coordination requirements with other projects and initiatives.

Chapter 3 focuses on the structure and processes that govern the project, detailing the roles of the project’s governance bodies and the responsibilities assigned to each project partner.

Chapter 4 outlines the channels, timing and frequency of the project’s internal communications.

Chapter 5 introduces the risk management approach, including the identification, analysis and mitigation of potential threats and opportunities.

Chapter 6 addresses the strategies for identifying, tracking and resolving issues that may arise during the project implementation.

Chapter 7 provides guidelines for documenting, assessing, approving and implementing change requests.

Chapter 8 outlines the quality management approach, including quality assurance and quality control measures.

Chapter 9 details the process for the formal acceptance of project deliverables, including the criteria and procedures for evaluating and approving the outputs.

Chapter 10 elaborates on the methods and tools for monitoring and controlling project progress, including scope, cost and schedule. It also outlines the tools and techniques for measuring project achievements, dissemination, exploitation, communication and outreach efforts and the project’s sustainability.

Chapter 11 provides foundational information about the document management requirements within the consortium.

Chapter 12 focuses on the structure and frequency of project reports and reviews, including internal reports and the reports and reviews due to the granting authority.
description: This project received funding from the European Union''s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme - Grant Agreement No. 101133847. Views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.