5.1 Governance structure A Connected Campus Executive Steering Group, chaired by a Vice-Principal, monitors progress of the programme against objectives and timelines. This Steering Group is supported by the Connected Campus Project Office, which lies within the management framework of ISS at KCL, and which is tasked with coordinating the various projects making up the programme. Within this framework, the VRE project is sponsored by a member of the Executive Team in ISS, and reports monthly to the Project Office on progress and issues encountered. The VRE project is managed to PRINCE2 guidelines with a Project Board chaired by the VP for Research and Innovation. It also reports to a Connected Campus Task Force set up to coordinate projects across the programme. Requirements on the functionality to be provided by the VRE, and the principles for its development, are validated against a number of independent stakeholder groups, including the Customer Services division within ISS, the college’s research and business office, and the RAE (now REF) Committee which comprises academic and academic-related staff from across the college. In parallel to this, the Director of CeRch is part of the ISS Leadership Team, which has responsibility for strategic-level decision making, developing and leading strategic projects, collaborative working across teams within ISS, and discussing and deciding on future developments. The Leadership Team meets on a monthly basis and the Connected Campus programme, including the VRE, is a regular item for reporting and discussion.