Identification of possible scenarios and specific actions Sample Clauses

Identification of possible scenarios and specific actions. According to the previous experience in previous distributed EU funded projects some financial deviation could occur into the project life-time. Of course deviations between a preliminary plan (as the one provided at the proposal stage) and the real detailed action plan (as the one produced at the beginning of the project according to the inception report details) will always occur. 3EMOTION project will have therefore a degree of flexibility in accepting minor deviation between original plans and actual reporting, as outlined in the following paragraphs. Nevertheless, according to our experience, some deviations could occur having a destabilization impact on plans and project outputs. Below are listed some of the “usual” deviations that could occur during the project lifetime and that the Quality financial control should identify and solved: - Deviation in PM allocations: o Partner will use a number of PM in a ratio not allowed by the project, especially if analysed at WP level. Deviations at WP level (even if this deviation will not appear globally to the partner level) will not be accepted by the management team. In order to avoid deviations at WP level, the financial control will be done at WP level. o Sometimes partners use an actual average monthly salary rate different from the one identified at the project proposal stage. In order to reach the expected personnel cost value, partners tend to adjust accordingly the number of persons/months. This adjustment to reach expected value on personnel cost will not be accepted. In order to avoid this solution, 3EMOTION will apply an analysis of deviation to persons/months rate by itself. - Deviation in Cost allocations: o Sometimes, partner budget allocation to different cost categories, as identified at the proposal stage, differs from the real implementation plans. 3EMOTION will try to avoid any budget transfer between different cost categories inn order to keep a strong coherence with planned budget structure. According with this basic approach 3EMOTION will evaluate deviations in cost categories, measuring cost deviations (planned versus actual) within each of the following categories: ▪ Personnel cost ▪ Travel costs ▪ Other direct costs ▪ Indirect costs Not accepting any major deviation (see its definition in the following paragraph) within each of the mentioned category In order to apply a standard contingency plans on previous outlined deviations, 3EMOTION project has applied its own micro-management r...