Management

The management structure of GridPP has evolved a great deal since its inception. Click on the boxes below to read more about the various governing bodies and leadership roles within GridPP. Descriptions of the management structure, the Risk Register and Project Map can be found on the PMB Documents page. The project follows the STFC Project Management Framework guidelines. Collaboration members can find operational details here.

    •   The Collaboration Board

      The Collaboration Board is the governing body of GridPP. It consists of the Group Leaders from each of the collaborating institutes. Its purpose is to exercise a general supervision over all aspects of the project, to react to problems with available resources, as well as to ensure that the interests and priorities of the wider Particle Physics Community are fully taken into account in the construction of the Grid.

      Membership
      Institute CB Representative
      University of Birmingham Paul Newman
      University of Bristol Joel Goldstein
      Brunel University Peter Hobson
      CERN Ian Bird
      University of Cambridge Val Gibson
      University of Durham Jeppe Andersen
      University of Edinburgh Pete Clarke
      University of Glasgow Tony Doyle
      Imperial College London Paul Dauncey
      Lancaster University Roger Jones
      University of Liverpool David Hutchcroft
      University of Manchester Stefan Soldner-Rembold
      Oxford University Daniela Bortoletto
      Queen Mary University of London Steve Lloyd
      Royal Holloway, University of London Pedro Teixeira-Dias
      Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Dave Wark
      University of Sheffield Neil Spooner
      University of Sussex Fabrizio Salvatore
      University of Wales Swansea Simon Hands
      University College London Mark Lancaster
      University of Warwick Paul Harrison
      Experiment Representative
      ATLAS Roger Jones
      CMS Dave Colling
      LHCb Pete Clarke
      Ex Officio
      CB Chair Steve Lloyd
      Project Leader Dave Britton
      Project Manager Sam Skipsey

      For archived minutes and documents relating to the Collaboration Board, see the Collaboration Board archive page.

    •   Project Leader

      The GridPP Project Leader, assisted by the Deputy:

      1. leads the GridPP project;
      2. organises the Collaboration Meetings;
      3. reports back to the Collaboration Board, summarising the status and establishing goals;
      4. reports back to STFC, summarising the status and establishing goals;
      5. ensures appropriate project management reporting mechanisms are in place;
      6. ensures that the project is managed using appropriate management tools;
      7. monitors external developments in order to recognise overlapping solutions and encourage standards;
      8. facilitates recognition of individual contributions to the project;
      9. convenes and chairs the Project Management Meetings;
      10. reports to the Project Manager on matters relating to any project deliverables and milestones defined within her or his purview.
        • Professor David Britton
        • GridPP Project Leader
        • School of Physics and Astronomy
        • Kelvin Building
        • University of Glasgow
        • Glasgow, G12 8QQ
        • Scotland, United Kingdom
    •   Project Manager

      The GridPP Project Manager:

      1. Establishes and maintains the project management reporting tools;
      2. Works with each area of the project to establish and record the high-level deliverables;
      3. Gathers and collates information on the Applications through the Applications Coordinator;
      4. Gathers and collates information on the Middleware/Security/Networking developments through the Middleware Coordinator;
      5. and collates information on Production Grid through the Operations manager;
      6. Gathers and collates information on the Tier-1 Centre through the Tier-1 Manager;
      7. Gathers and collates information on Tier-2 centres through the Tier-2 Board Chair;
      8. Gathers and collates information on dissemination activities through dissemination officer;
      9. Gathers and collates information on the use of project resources (money and effort);
      10. Reports problems with project deliverables/timelines to the PMB;
      11. Reports to the Collaboration Meeting on the attributes of the Project;
      12. Reports back to the Oversight Committee, summarising the overall management status using the project management tools.
        • Sam Skipsey
        • GridPP Project Manager
        • Shool of Physics & Astronomy, Uni. Glasgow
        • Kelvin Building
        • Glasgow, G12 8QQ
        • United Kingdom
    •   The Project Management Board (PMB)

      The PMB is the central part of the management structure and encompasses the major elements of the GridPP project. Having determined the detailed objectives of the project, the PMB meets approximately weekly to:

      1. Approve the allocation of resources to meet these objectives;
      2. Ensure timely progress is made towards meeting the objectives;
      3. Report on progress to the Oversight Committee;
      4. Inform the community of progress, formally via the Collaboration Board;
      5. Ensure that GridPP is visible externally and is recognised as a flagship project;
      6. Liaise with the UK e-Science Centres and ensure participation in the UK e-Science programmes;
      7. Promote the use of the Grid for the whole of the UK Particle Physics community.

      Members of the GridPP Collaboration can find PMB operational information here.

  •   The User Board

    The main responsibility of the User Group (formerly the User Board/Experiment Board) is to oversee the successful deployment of applications on the Grid. In particular, it acts as an interface between the scientific experiments/projects and the GridPP service providers and management. Currently, the GridPP Project Manager (see above) is the acting User Coordinator.