This deliverable is the first report of the LUMEN project. It sets out a clear framework for coordinating the project and provides a comprehensive assessment of the risks identified after two months of running the project. The LUMEN project brings together 20 organisations from 10 different countries, involving around 90 people. Its main objective is to enhance cross-disciplinary collaboration by improving two existing platforms and developing two new ones through the creation of a White Label software system. This system will be designed for reuse, enabling the creation of Discovery Platforms for various scientific domains, ensuring adaptability and scalability. All four platforms will be integrated within a federated and interoperable Data Mesh architecture, allowing researchers across different disciplines to seamlessly access, share, and enrich research data and outputs. By bringing together domain-specific communities and technical partners, LUMEN aims to create a sustainable, scalable ecosystem that fosters interoperability, openness, and cross-domain knowledge exchange. A key challenge for LUMEN is to ensure the effective uptake of the tools developed. In particular, the project partners will work to ensure compatibility with EOSC, the long-term sustainability of the business model and effective communication with the scientific community. This deliverable clarifies the project governance structure, communication channels, information sharing methods and procedures for publishing deliverables and milestones, as well as the organisation for regular reporting of each partner's activities. It also includes a detailed risk analysis and outlines measures to mitigate potential problems. A detailed description of the operational framework of the project, a SWOT analysis and a comprehensive risk matrix are the main outputs of this deliverable. To achieve its results, LUMEN has drawn on best practices from existing European projects and adapted them to the specific context of the project. Input has been sought from the WP leaders and the technical and scientific coordination teams to ensure that the document reflects the diverse needs of the project. This deliverable is currently under review by the European Commission