Executive Summary

This document is a practical guideline and handbook of procedures to facilitate the technical management of the project for all partners and participants. It provides an overview of the project, its objectives and work packages. It identifies contractual rules and management procedures relevant to the technical management of the project as well as both internal and EC level reporting.

The management structure and procedures (according to DoA) with relevance for the technical management is presented, as well as procedures to ensure proper monitoring of technical and dissemination progress. This is in alignment with the procedures in the forthcoming Project Quality Assurance Handbook (i.e. D10.3A).