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2 How to complete the PIP

The PIP is a representation of a project plan in a format that is standard across all projects funded by

the Financial Mechanisms. It is not a substitute for a detailed project plan prepared in accordance with

relevant project stakeholders – such a plan is a prerequisite for completion of the PIP.

General form usage points:

The PIP is a Microsoft Excel workbook. It is compatible with versions of this software from Excel

97 onwards, although the use of versions more recent that Excel 2000 is strongly

recommended;

The PIP contains no Excel macros;

Editable cells are light blue in colour, all other cells are locked and not editable by the user;

Do NOT use cut/paste to move data from one part of the form, as this disrupts the form’s

structure;

Do NOT drag entire cells by selecting the periphery for the same reason;

To copy data from another sheet / another place in the same sheet:

copy the data from the source sheet (ctrl-C)

select the destination cells, and use ‘Paste Special’ with the ‘Values’ checkbox selected.

to paste the data:

Extending data from one cell to another by dragging the bottom right hand corner of the border is

acceptable.

Selection of Activities for reporting

The first thing to decide when filling in the PIP is which activities will be used as a baseline. In every

case the FMO insists that Project Management is treated as a separate activity.

The FMO does not require the lowest level to be used for reporting – the applicant can select about 10

activities across the project on which to report, as long as the sum of these activities results in the

whole project. Small projects may not need as many as 10 activities, larger projects may need more.

The FMO suggest keeping the number of activities at maximum 10.

Financial Mechanism Office, 12/16, Rue Joseph II, 1000 Brussels, Belgium . Tel: +32 (0)2 286 1701 . Fax: +32 (0)2 286 1789 . Email: fmo@efta.int .

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