Common use of Joint Development Program Management Clause in Contracts

Joint Development Program Management. (a) One (1) designated employee of each Party shall act as overall project managers (which roles are hereinafter referred to as “Project Managers”) for his/her respective employer for work conducted by the separate Parties under a SOW. Each Party agrees to promptly notify the other Party if, from time to time, the then current Project Manager is replaced by a newly designated individual. The Project Managers shall be individuals deeply familiar with the goals and the background of the particular Joint Development Program and familiar with the technology related thereto. (b) The duties of the Project Managers include but are not limited to (i) coordination and scheduling of all tasks between the Parties relating to the SOW; (ii) coordination between the Parties for supervision and management of the tasks undertaken by each Party or its affiliates, respectively; (iii) administration and reporting of activities under the SOW; (iv) interfacing as a point of contact to the other Party; (v) resolving issues and disputes regarding day-to-day work related tasks among the Parties on a reasonable and appropriate basis; and (vi) referral to management of those issues which cannot be resolved by the Project Managers.