High Level Description / Objectives

The Capability Requirement Area of Organisational Infrastructure consist of a set of process areas that support the development and maintenance of a viable preservation organisation. The processes include a clear definition and delimitation of the mission and scope of the organisation; to keep its operations aligned to relevant legal and regulatory frameworks; to have have adequate funding, valid budget planning, and sufficient numbers of appropriately qualified staff, managed through a clear system of governance, where roles and responsibilities are clearly defined, to effectively carry out the mission of the organisation. In short, the overall aim of this CPA is to have an appropriate organisational structure that fits the objectives, tasks and processes of the organisation.

In the CESSDA SaW context the aim is to establish, operate and strengthen (CESSDA) service providers for the social sciences.

Introduction

The CRA Organisational Infrastructure is divided in five Capability Process Areas, which each has it own purpose. Within each CPA there are several activities defined to achieve the specific objective(s) of that CPA. For each CPA a capability completeness is defined.