Part Six - sustainability

Once the collaborative project is underway, as it approaches completion and as it enters into a post-funding phase where the results can be exploited, a new set of pressures will appear. It is rarely possible to mitigate for these completely, although some steps can be taken to reduce the likelihood of problems. At the very least, identification of one or more of the problems listed below will provide 'early warning' that the consortium’s future may be compromised.