Monthly Progress: No.4 Decembre 2014

Core objective: OUTREACH

Indicator: Quantitative stakeholder outreach
Metrics: Website
Number of visits by type of stakeholders: total: 589
of which 42% from the US, 52% from the project area (19% PT, 13% ES, 10% UK, 8% FR, 2% IE), and 6% from other countries.
Number of exchanges on website forums:
Twitter
CORE TEAM: 160 tweets 129 followers
ES: 159 tweets 58 followers
FR: 1858 tweets 158 followers
IE: 39 tweets 34 followers
PT: 8 tweets 11 followers
UK 48 tweets 34 followers
Linkedin
Total members of the group: 15
New members of the group: 6
Metrics: Events
Number of events attended by focal points: 8
Metrics: Relationship-building
Number and type of stakeholder contacts:
ES >30 Type: Research centres, national authorities, regional authorities, SMEs, clusters, port authorities.
FR >20 Type: Leisure boat manufacturers, leisure port authorities, the national federation of leisure ports
IE n/a Type: n/a
PT >50 Type: Academia, industry associations
UK n/a Type: n/a
Metrics: Helpdesk
Number and type of stakeholder queries registered: 10
Metrics: Communication products

Core objective: PRO-ACTIVE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

Indicator: Stakeholder project support
Metrics:
Number of alerts concerning funding opportunities: 2

Core objective: SOUND AND EFFICIENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Indicator: Project overall project management
Metrics: Compliance of activities/outputs undertaken with the Inception report, work plan and timetable: the project is being implemented within schedule.
  • The focal points are attending not only local bat also national events, engaging with stakeholders, collecting queries, and preparing contributions to the 5 national events to be organised by them in France, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom during the first half of 2015.
  • The project website and social media collaborative tools are constantly updated and enriched with content.
Metrics: Adherence of the Support Team activities to the project ‘history’ on Basecamp (to-do lists, milestones, events):

Core objective: POSITIVE REACTION AND RESPONSES PROVIDED TO CHANGES AND ISSUES

Indicator: Risk and change management
Metrics: Continuous listing/recording and analysis of risks and challenges identified:
The only issue registered in December is a slowdown of relevant events organised by third parties in some countries due to the Christmas holidays.
Metrics: Disappearance/control of risks resulting from mitigating actions undertaken:
KQ carried out a plan to keep the overall participation to events stable.