eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update 2/27/2009 

eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) pilot has been going very well and continues to make good progress towards the eRPM campus-wide release.

eRPM ALL CAMPUS RELEASE LATE MARCH 2009

  • Working to resolve a few items identified by pilot users before campus release in late March 2009.
  • Continuing efforts to prepare campus through training and planning assistance to units.
  • See the February 2009 edition of the Research Reporter to hear what pilot users are saying about the experience.

eRPM TRAINING

  • Goal to provide training "just-in-time" training (very close to when individuals need to begin to use the system).
  • Working with units to schedule training based on when their unit will require eRPM.
    • Scheduling specific training courses for UMHS, College of Engineering, LSA, ISR, Kinesiology, School of Information, Public Health, Dentistry, Dearborn & Flint.
    • Units will share more details.
    • Contact your Research Unit Liaison for more information.
    • For smaller units, check-out the general training sessions.

AWARD NOTIFICATION

  • Since 1/5/09, award information (PANs, PACs, award documents) has been generated in and distributed directly from the eRPM system.
  • Improvements made based on research community feedback:
    • Subject line improved
    • PAN text moved to improve printability
    • PAN/PAC numbering improvements
    • Coming soon - PAN/PAC e-mail recipients listed in message
    • Tip for Plain Text E-mail Users, (e.g., Groupwise):
      • Turn on the option to view html messages so that document links in PANs/PACs are clickable.
    • Learn more about PANs/PACs and these improvements.

For more information about eRPM, go to:
http://eresearch.umich.edu