You found a partner search. It looks exciting, ticks several boxes, and your team starts to get enthusiastic. But does your organisation genuinely match what the coordinator is asking for? This post draws on real practitioner experience — the kind built through...
What makes or breaks an Erasmus+ project? It is rarely the idea. More often, it is the people you choose to build it with. This post draws on direct professional experience working with Erasmus+ KA2 Cooperation Partnership projects. Erasmus Plus partnership quality...
You have written the need statement. You have described the problem. But if you cannot name exactly where that need came from, your evaluator will quietly mark it down. This post draws on Lesson 1.3 — Source of Need Identification from Module 1 Framing the Need...
You sat down to write your organisational baseline. What came out sounded like a brochure. And now you are wondering why evaluators are not convinced. This post is based on Lesson 1.2 — Organisational Baseline — from Module 1, Framing the Needs Analysis, in the EU...
"Organisational Baseline Questions for Partners" is based on Lesson 1.2 — Organisational Baseline — from Module 1, Framing the Need Analysis, in the EU KA2 Need Analysis course. In this blog post we share what more information we need to learn from partners rather...
You submitted the application. You waited months. Then the rejection arrived — again. If this sounds familiar, you are not alone. "Erasmus+ project funding - 19 Rejections to 10 Grants" is based on a personal journey of discovering how Erasmus+ project funding...
Most KA2 proposals do not fail because of a bad idea. They fail in the first paragraph. This post (Core Need: KA2 Need Analysis) is based on Lesson 1.1 — Core Need — from Module 1, Framing the Need Analysis, in the EU KA2 Need Analysis course. In this lesson, we...
Most project managers are working harder than ever. Yet somehow, they are falling further behind. The gap between professionals who have embraced AI and those who haven't is no longer theoretical — it is showing up in proposals, promotions, and project outcomes...
Why do some Need Analysis Structure feel powerful from the first page while others read like a list of activities searching for a problem The difference usually starts much earlier than most people think. It starts with the need analysis. A strong need analysis is...