Cluster networks are stimulating environment to initiate partnership projects. The article presents results of studies conducted in the second quarter of 2015, among the 13 active clusters in Śląskie Voivodship (Poland's NUTS 2 region) to identify the most important issues related to cluster’s preparedness for partnership projects management. As the main internal obstacles limiting partnership projects in clusters most often (85%) pointed the lack of activity of cluster members. and lack of sufficient financial resources (62%). As the main external obstacles limiting partnership projects pointed the lack of currently available sources of founding (100%), and long approval period for EU Programmes within the FP 2014–2020 (69%). About the Partner selection for projects realization decides good relationship however the higher the degree of complexity of the project partnership members aim to formalize the rules of the partnerships in writing and standardize project management principles. National policies and availability of the Structural Funds for 2014-2020 promotes the development of cluster initiatives and partnerships, cluster initiatives after incubation phase show ever greater awareness and maturity for the projects.
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