Edited by Luke Jones September 2014
KTP Associate Factsheet – preparation for LMC 1
What is an LMC?
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The LMC (The Local Management Committee, involving university and company partners and the KTP adviser) is
responsible for ensuring the project achieves its objectives, within budget and to agreed quality standards. It is also
responsible for financial expenditure, effective management of the Associate and all related resources. LMC 1 will
take place 4 weeks after the Associate has started and henceforward, every 4 months.
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The Associate will be expected to present at LMC meetings once they have started the KTP project.
Role of KTP Associate:
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Lead / manage / deliver the project objectives.
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Deliver a power-point presentation on project progress and personal development. Typically, this presentation will
take 15 – 20 minutes for regular LMC meetings and is the main item in the meeting covering:
a) a report on project progress;
b) the proposed project plan for the next 4 months;
c) a report on training/personal development that has been completed;
d) proposals for further training/personal development.
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For LMC 1, as the Associate is new into the project, it will not be expected for him/her to present in a great amount
of detail. The requirement is to project a clear vision instead.
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Issue a 2 – 3 page executive summary, (including a Gantt chart) for each LMC and emails the summary a week in
advance to Kate Jermey at Research & Innovation Services.
Examples of the Associate executive summary and presentation (these are strictly confidential and not for circulation).
Executive Summary
1_kkV2.doc
Associate
presentation LMC 4 - MC Modified examples.pptx
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Reserved business in the LMC Meeting:
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Don’t be concerned that at the end of each LMC you will be asked to leave the room for reserved business to be
discussed -we do this for all KTP projects! In the reserved business any confidential information from the company
or the university that may affect your project will be discussed. This is to ensure that you and the project do not
suffer as a result of any other events taking place. Your professional development will also be discussed.
Websites:
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KTP Information: www.ktponline.org.uk – recommended useful source of information and worth exploring – it is
expected that you will be familiar with the KTP portal and its resources.
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Join _Connect which provides an effective and powerful way for to collaborate online, network and share
knowledge with other innovators. Please note it is recommended for Associates to create an account and set up a
profile.
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_Connect group for KTP associates:
There are over 40 KTP Associate Users already in the group and you have permissions to write articles in this group
so you can share knowledge with each other about what you are up to, learn best practice and tell others your
success stories. Why not first join the main KTP Connect Group and then the sub group for Associates past and
present?
University KTP Contact details
Kate Jermey - KTP Manager
Research and Innovation Services, The
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston,
Birmingham B15 2SQ
KTP lead for the University of Birmingham
Tel: (0121) 414 8246 (Internal 48246)
e-mail k.jermey@bham.ac.uk
Luke Jones – Research Development
Administrator (Knowledge Transfer)
Research and Innovation Services, University of
Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham. B15 2SQ
Your first point of contact for any issues or concerns
regarding any aspect of your project
Tel: (0121) 414 5888 (internal 45888)
e-mail l.jones.2@bham.ac.uk
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