PMC21 (GN4-3 & GN4-3N)

Name: PMC21 (GN4-3 & GN4-3N)
Start: 2021-02-02T10:30:00+01:00
End: 2021-02-04T17:00:00+01:00
Location: No location set

Starts 2 Feb 2021, 10:30

Ends 4 Feb 2021, 17:00

(Timezone - Europe/Amsterdam)

(Online)

Online

Matthew Scott

Description

Project Management Convention for GN4-3 & GN4-3N

This online event is meant for Work Package Leaders, Task Leaders, Coordinators plus the PMO only.

For registrants, please go to pmc21.geant.org.

The objective of this online get-together of GN4-3 / GN4-3N project management is to jointly review the GN4-3 / GN4-3N projects, their achievements and activities for the first two project years and to kickoff the last 24 months ensuring the project continues to meet its future objectives.

Schedule in short:

Tuesday, February 2: 11:00 - 17:30 CET

Wednesday, February 3: 11:00 - 16:20 CET

Thursday, February 4: 11:00 - 17:00 CET

(All days have 1-hour lunch breaks)

Please check out 'Timetable' in the menu on the left for a detailed schedule.

Registration is now closed

Contact

steffie.bosman@geant.org

Tuesday, 2 February
- 11:00 → 11:10
  
  Welcome & Introduction of today's focus: STRATEGY (PLENARY) 10m
  
  Agenda review and Convention objectives
  
  Speakers: Erik Huizer (GÉANT), Matthew Scott (GÉANT)
  
  PMC21 Introduction and welcome slides.pptx
- 11:10 → 12:00
  
  5-min Work Package presentations | Where are we now? (PLENARY) 50m
  
  Where are we now?
  Project achievements update for each WP update (WP1-9 and GN4-3N)
  
  Moderator: Matthew Scott, GÉANT
  
  GN43-N_work_done
  
  WP1_work_done
  
  WP2_work_done
  
  WP3_work_done
  
  WP4_work_done
  
  WP5 _work_done
  
  WP6 _work_done
  
  WP7_work_done
  
  WP8_work_done
  
  WP9_work_done
- 12:00 → 12:15
  
  BREAK & Drop-In: Project questions ‘clinic’ 15m
  
  Drop-In: Project questions ‘clinic’
  Any projected-related questions? Please feel free to join the room where the PMO (team) will be available to answer your questions.
- 12:15 → 13:15
  
  Product Launch Simulation (Interactive Game - Part 1) 1h
  
  Introduction followed by interactive team simulation first session in groups to launch a product.
- 13:15 → 14:15
  
  LUNCH BREAK & Drop-In: Project questions ‘clinic’ 1h
  
  13:45-14:15 CET
  Drop-In: Project questions ‘clinic’
  Any projected-related questions? Please feel free to join the room where the PMO (team) will be available to answer your questions.
- 14:15 → 14:45
  
  Introduction to longer term strategy (PLENARY) 30m
  
  Looking at future strategy, Horizon Europe FPA and SGA goals and timelines.
  
  Speakers: Erik Huizer (GÉANT), Matthew Scott (GÉANT)
  
  PMC21 day 1 Long term strategy view.pptx
- 14:45 → 15:35
  
  5-min Work Package presentations | Looking ahead 2021 (PLENARY) 50m
  
  WP 5 min per WP1-9, GN4.3N on plans for year 3 (1 year plan)
  
  Moderator: Tryfon Chiotis, GÉANT
  
  GN43-N_looking_ahead from slide 13
  
  WP1_looking_ahead
  
  WP2_looking_ahead from slide 5
  
  WP3_looking_ahead
  
  WP4_looking_ahead
  
  WP5_Looking_ahead from slide 11
  
  WP6_looking_ahead from slide 10
  
  WP7_looking_ahead
  
  WP8_looing_ahead
  
  WP9_looking_ahead
- 15:35 → 15:45
  
  Introduction for Breakout session 'Alignment with current and future strategies' (PLENARY) 10m
  
  Breakout topics
  a) EC Recommendations on aligning GN4-3 actions to current strategy
  b) How the future draft actions in the next FPA could impact our work in GN4-3 and beyond.
  
  Speaker: Tryfon Chiotis (GÉANT)
- 15:45 → 16:00
  
  BREAK & Drop-In: Project questions ‘clinic’ 15m
  
  Drop-In: Project questions ‘clinic’
  Any projected-related questions? Please feel free to join the room where the PMO (team) will be available to answer your questions.
- 16:00 → 16:40
  
  Alignment with current and future strategies (BREAKOUTS) 40m
  
  Breakout topics:
  a) EC Recommendations on aligning GN4-3 actions to current strategy
  b) How the future draft actions in the next FPA could impact our work in GN4-3 and beyond.
  
  To find out what group you are in, check out 'Breakout Room Allocations'.
- 16:40 → 17:00
  
  BREAK & Prepare conclusions of breakout 20m
- 17:00 → 17:30
  
  Present Breakout Conclusions (PLENARY) 30m
  
  Moderator: Bram Peeters, GÉANT
Wednesday, 3 February
- 11:00 → 11:30
  
  Welcome & Introduction of today's focus: SERVICE DELIVERY & UPTAKE (PLENARY) 30m
  
  Introduction to services focusing on delivery and uptake (our unique service delivery).
  
  Moderator: Matthew Scott, GÉANT
  
  Speakers: Beatrix Weber (GÉANT), Ivana Golub (PSNC), Marina Adomeit (Sunet)
  
  GEANT_PMC21_Service_Delivery_final (1).pptx
- 11:30 → 11:45
  
  Introduction for Breakout session 'Improving service delivery and uptake' (PLENARY) 15m
  
  Addressing EC review recommendations in the services area: how to improve and measure service uptake/utilisation.
  
  Speakers: Klaas Wierenga (GÉANT), Matthew Scott (GÉANT)
- 11:45 → 12:00
  
  BREAK & Drop-In: Project questions ‘clinic’ 15m
  
  Drop-In: Project questions ‘clinic’
  Any projected-related questions? Please feel free to join the room where the PMO (team) will be available to answer your questions.
- 12:00 → 12:45
  
  Improving service delivery and uptake (BREAKOUTS) 45m
  
  How we make services work with the unique NREN relationship, Service channel, delivering something people use. Understand the channel, EC recommendations, Usage measurement ideas? Uptake, KPIs, when do we retire a service?
  
  To find out what group you are in, check out 'Breakout Room Allocations'.
  
  GÉANT PMC21 Service Delivery - break-out.pptx
- 12:45 → 14:00
  
  LUNCH BREAK & Drop-In: Project questions ‘clinic’ 1h 15m
  
  13:30-14:00 CET
  Drop-In: Project questions ‘clinic’
  Any projected-related questions? Please feel free to join the room where the PMO (team) will be available to answer your questions.
- 14:00 → 15:00
  
  Product Launch Simulation (Interactive Game - Part 2) 1h
  
  Interactive team simulation 2 - Plan, choose activities, manage risk, create community leadership, then meet back in the plenary to review the results.
- 15:00 → 15:20
  
  BREAK & Prepare conclusions of breakout 20m
  
  Drop-In: Project questions ‘clinic’
  Any projected-related questions? Please feel free to join the room where the PMO (team) will be available to answer your questions.
- 15:20 → 15:50
  
  Breakout session wrap up (PLENARY) 30m
  
  Speaker: Maria Ristkok (Harno (EENet))
- 15:50 → 16:20
  
  SGA proposal planning (PLENARY) 30m
  
  Engaging with GPPC on SGA proposal writing
  
  Moderator: Toby Rodwell, GÉANT
  
  Speaker: Matthew Scott (GÉANT)
  
  PMC21 day 2 SGA Preparation v2.pptx
Thursday, 4 February
- 11:00 → 11:25
  
  Welcome & Introduction of today's focus: INNOVATION & INCUBATORS (PLENARY) 25m
  
  'The story so far'
  Introduction to project innovation and incubators and relationship with PLM.
  
  Moderator: Tryfon Chiotis
  
  Speakers: Mr Claudio Allocchio (GARR), Licia Florio (GÉANT), Tim Chown (Jisc), Tryfon Chiotis (GÉANT)
  
  PMC21-Innovation.pptx
- 11:25 → 11:50
  
  Innovation and incubators (PLENARY DISCUSSION) 25m
  
  Lessons learned from the first 2 years, EC recommendations and how to improve.
  
  Moderator: Tryfon Chiotis, GÉANT
- 11:50 → 12:05
  
  BREAK & Drop-In: Project questions ‘clinic’ 15m
  
  Drop-In: Project questions ‘clinic’
  Any projected-related questions? Please feel free to join the room where the PMO (team) will be available to answer your questions.
- 12:05 → 12:10
  
  5-min Update: 2021 - Building the resilience of skills development for GEANT project (PLENARY) 5m
  
  The focus of activities in 2021: to re-align the portfolio of services for in-demand technical skills and professional competencies to mitigate the impact of pandemic and to ensure the resilience of skills development
  
  Speaker: Irina Matthews (GEANT)
  
  GLAD at PMC 21.pptx
- 12:10 → 12:15
  
  5-min Update: Software Development Best Practices (PLENARY) 5m
  
  Software Dev Common Best Practices for GEANT teams, and how we plan to measure their adoption and impact” as the description.
  
  Speaker: Marcin Wolski (PSNC)
  
  PMC_LT_software-best-practices.pptx
- 12:15 → 13:15
  
  Product Launch Simulation (Interactive Game - Part 3) 1h
  
  Interactive team simulation 3- Conduct final simulation, review results and final day conclusions from the exercise.
- 13:15 → 14:15
  
  LUNCH BREAK 1h
- 14:15 → 14:35
  
  Introduction to impacting factors outside GN4-3 (PLENARY) 20m
  
  What other projects, technology and other key changes / events outside the project will impact our work and developments: new use cases, new projects, timing and planning Changes going on with NRENs, Impacts on Network and other services eg EOSC, HPC, E-gov etc. COVID impact.
  
  Moderator: Annabel Grant, GÉANT
  
  Speakers: Annabel Grant (GÉANT), Beatrix Weber (GÉANT), Christos Kanellopoulos (GÉANT), Vincenzo Capone (GÉANT)
  
  Pres 1.msg
- 14:35 → 15:15
  
  Plenary Discussion: Impacting factors outside GN4-3 (PLENARY) 40m
  
  Moderator: Annabel Grant, GÉANT
- 15:15 → 15:30
  
  BREAK & Drop-In: Project questions ‘clinic’ 15m
  
  Drop-In: Project questions ‘clinic’
  Any projected-related questions? Please feel free to join the room where the PMO (team) will be available to answer your questions.
- 15:30 → 16:00
  
  WP1-9 and GN4-3N in own WP groups 'Second half reset' (BREAKOUTS) 30m
  
  Second half reset: what have we learnt in our WP: new work areas, goals, practices?
- 16:00 → 16:15
  
  BREAK & Prepare conclusions of breakout 15m
- 16:15 → 17:00
  
  Present Breakout Conclusions (PLENARY) 45m
  
  Plenary discussion wrap up of new work areas, goals, practices
  
  Moderator: Cathrin Stöver, GÉANT
  
  PMC WP3 2020 2021.pptx