The NETLIPSE Organisation

NETLIPSE is a network, consisting of various partners involved in the delivery of large infrastructure projects, who want to develop and exchange the knowledge of the management an organisation of these projects. Parties have become and can become involved in the network in many ways, varying from being a project that was researched in the first NETLIPSE phase (2006-2008) to organisations that have supported the NETLIPSE initiative in other ways, such as supporting the NETLIPSE application for further funding, hosting meetings, carrying out further research and the development of the IPAT etc. Among others, partners consist of:

• The European Commission
• Financial Institutions (European Investment Bank, etc.)
• Ministries of Transport
• Project Delivery Organisations
• University and other knowledge and research institutes.

The group of partners actively involved in NETLIPSE currently represent approximately twenty countries in Europe.

NETLIPSE Project Management

NETLIPSE is funded by clients and sponsors. The Board of Governance is responsible for the overall results of NETLIPSE and reports to this clients and sponsors. The NETLIPSE Board of Governance can be seen as the 'internal client' of the NETLIPSE network. Main decisions will be made in the Board of Governance, such as the approval of results.

Board of Governance

The main responsibility of the Board of Governance is to monitor the progress of the Action and the accomplishment of the objectives. The Board of Governance will authorize the annual plan and budget, as well as the annual report and the annual account. The Board of Governance can consist of about five to eight members. The Board of Governance appoints the project management, thus: the Service Provider and the different SIG Issue Managers.

For this purpose the Board of Governance:

• approves the final version of all deliverables;
• approves specific intermediate and final results;
• supervises the execution of activities by NETLIPSE, according to the contract with the European Commission and other(s);
• acts timely in case of differences, opportunities and unacceptable increase of risks;
• instructs the Service Provider;
• approves financial matters in relation to scope.

The Board of Governance as consists of six persons.

Advisory Council

The Board of Governance collects information from the Advisory Council. The Advisory Council advises the Board of Governance on strategic issues regarding NETLIPSE. The Council can be consulted on demand by the NETLIPSE Board. The members of the Advisory Council represent the member states that supports the NETLIPSE initiative.

Service Provider

The NETLIPSE Board of Governance appointed a party that can both manage and organise the executive actions within this project; a Service Provider.

The Service Provider takes care of the Programme Management and staffing the Executive Team. The Service Provider takes care of the daily management of NETLIPSE and the realisation of the objectives and deliverables. The Service Provider is responsible for carrying out the operational work according to the goals agreed with the EC with regard to cost, time, quality and scope agreements. This includes developing an annual plan and budget, as well as an annual report. In addition, the Service Provider a project secretary and Executive Team, responsible for realising all dissemination activities.

Supporting services and subcontractors are directly supervised by the Service Provider.