Aspen Enterprises Ltd

1. Aspen Enterprises Ltd Management, coordination, communication and IT support - Specialising in pan-european collaborative enterprises Aspen Enterprises Ltd

2. Location & Contact details Aspen Enterprises Ltd, Aspen House, Burton Row, Brent Knoll, Somerset, TA9 4BW. UK • Telephone • +44-1278-761000 (switchboard) • FAX • +44-1278-760006 Red= location of Aspen Enterprises; Green= major airports (in order of convenience and driving time – Bristol (25 mins), Cardiff (1 hour 30 mins), Birmingham (1 hour 45 mins), London Heathrow (2 hours), London Gatwick (3 hours) Electronic mail General Information: info@aspen.uk.comSales:tony@aspen.uk.comCustomer Support:mark@aspen.uk.comWebmaster: webmaster.aspen@aspen.uk.com Aspen Enterprises Ltd

3. Scope of Services Aspen Enterprises Ltd

4. Our Key Staff Tony Gore BSc Position - Managing Director and principal consultantResponsibilities - Managerial, financial, consulting, IT development and support. Mark Swabey BSc Position - ConsultantResponsibilities - Project Management, Business Management, Bid management, Web development and support. Lynn Templeman – Clerical Assistant Beverly Gore – Company Secretary Aspen Enterprises Ltd

5. Bid Management • Influencing and interpreting customer requirements • Creation of Unique Selling Points (USP's), win themes, storyboards, subliminal messages • Bid team management • Risk identification, assessment, limitation and even elimination • Contingency analysis • MoD bid management & processes • Defence Standards including Safety & Hazard Analysis. Based upon over 30 man-years success in bids ranging from £10K to £25M+. Aspen Enterprises Ltd

6. Project Management Support • Compatible Consortium Partner Selection • Creating realistic project plans • Defining the Work Breakdown Structure • Realistic Resource allocation • Task Allocation • Risk Management • Managing Customers • Managing Subcontractors • Managing Staff Based upon over 40 man-years experience in managing high-technology projects Aspen Enterprises Ltd

7. EU Project Management • “Like herding cats!” • Unique project management issues for EU collaborative projects • Not “Project Manager” – more “Project Coach” • Loosely-coupled, dispersed project • Ever-changing and varying goals & pressures on the partners • Very strict financial controls – change has to be “sold” very carefully to the EC • Linguistic & Cultural differences • Technical problems – requires interest and understanding of the detailed technical issues to resolve problems to all collaborators’ satisfaction • Exploitation problems – ensuring that each collaborator’s exploitation goals do not create conflict or tension within the project • Changing partners during the project Based upon more than 20 man-years experience of EU RTD projects, from ESPRIT 1 onwards. Aspen Enterprises Ltd

8. Business Management • Training & Consultancy in: • Producing Business Plans • Analysing Business Structures and Refocussing Business • Managing Change in Business • Key aspect - catering for the human element at all stages • Based upon more than 35 man-years experience, including • business consultancy supplied to a range of companies, • setting up companies, • working as directors in young, developing companies, building business, • adapting the business to changing market demands, • managing redirection and relocation • managing business closure. Aspen Enterprises Ltd

9. Project Risk Management • Comprehensive support for risk management. This includes: • Process from bid to project completion • risk identification & risk assessment • defining preventative and limiting actions • risk and action prioritisation & allocation • contingency analysis, providing potential financial and timescale impacts • risk management plan production • a comprehensive risk management support database • risk monitoring and action decision analysis. Based upon 12 years experience of project risk management for MoD projects, and risk methods research Aspen Enterprises Ltd

10. Example Projects & Services Aspen Enterprises Ltd

11. Web Services • Comprehensive Web sites offering: • Collaborative community interactive facilities • News, • Events, • Knowledge Resources, • Discussion groups, • Libraries • Combined web/email discussion forums • Project Management Tools • On-line Surveys • Conference Registration & management tools • Multi-level and domain security models • Comprehensive site statistics with drill-down to detail • Web Site Hosting • Scalable server capacity • List Server facilities • High-bandwidth (Gigabyte/sec) gateway Based upon 10 man-years experience of developing web sites and web-related technologies Examples: Prometeus: www.prometeus.org K2: www.know-2.org Learning Futures: www.learningfutures.co.uk Aspen Enterprises Ltd

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13. Why are we successful? • We • believe that we should learn every day • listen, watch, analyse, use best practice • are very practical – we implement solutions • are hard-working • bounce ideas off each other, our customers and our suppliers • enjoy helping and working with others • enjoy challenges • have a good sense of humour • have wide-ranging experience. Aspen Enterprises Ltd

14. Project Risk ManagementRisk Identification & Assessment Process Aspen Enterprises Ltd

15. Project Risk Management Database Aspen Enterprises Ltd

16. Project Risk Management Database • Features • support for the whole Risk management process • an easy to use, flexible user interface • the right tools at each stage of the risk processes. • all the reports required for the Risk Management Plan and Risk Reviews • comprehensive contingency calculation estimates for cost and programme delay, even taking liquidated damages into account • historical data on projects, risks and actions, allowing trends to be spotted and acted upon. Continue Aspen Enterprises Ltd