Contract Negotiation Wizard for VO Creation

The establishment of collaboration commitments, represented by contracts or agreements, is a crucial step in a virtual organization (VO) creation process. The contract negotiation shall proceed in parallel with the other phases of the VO creation process, namely preparatory planning, consortia formation, and VO launching. In each step specific elements for the contract / agreement are collected as a result of a focused negotiation processes. The specifications for a contract negotiation wizard in this context are proposed.

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