Re: Banner--Preaward Andrew Parkerson-Gray 22 Feb 2007 16:39 EST
We use it at the University of Alaska. The "Proposal Module" as it's called is really just a basic database. Here is most of what we capture with it: Originating parent unit/department of proposal Long/Short Title Funding Agency PI Amount Requested Status (In Progress, Submitted, Withdrawn, Awarded, etc.) Start/End Dates Type of Proposal (Competitive, Non-Comp., etc.) CFDA Number Project Personnel Budget Specifics (the budget isn't normally entered, but the F&A rate, code where F&A is distributed, etc.) Theme Codes Flags for requirements like matching, subawards, tuition, etc. Other Alaska-specific metric fields... There is more, but you get the idea. Here are my personal pros and cons: Pros: Web-based (Banner 7) - can use it anywhere or through VPN without a hard client required Cons: Only compatible with specific web browsers (not Firefox 2.0+) Not user friendly - typically only department-level and central administrators use it, it's not useful for PIs. Requires knowing where to look for information and how to query it, which requires either a lot of time fooling around or a lot of training. Have to build browsers to run customized reports, which is not easy to learn Not overly customizable to fit our business processes/needs and reporting requirements Doesn't track compliance issues (at least our instance of it doesn't) I know that SunGard had several focus groups meet and are trying to tailor Banner 8 to be more in line with something like InfoEd or Click Commerce. From what I've personally seen, they have a long, long way to go and it still would not address compliance issues. We're currently pursuing an eRA option that can tie into Banner, feed it the data it needs, get data back from it, and reconcile the two together. I'm willing to talk more about this offline with anyone interested. Cheers, Andrew Pamela Miller wrote: > > Has anyone had experience with Sungard (Banner) relative to preaward > support? > > They seem to have something to “set up and maintain” and track a > proposal. Is anyone using this software? > > If so, can you give me an evaluation of strengths and weaknesses (on > or off line)? > > Thanks, > > pam > > Pamela F. Miller, Ph.D. > Director, Office of Sponsored Projects > The University of San Francisco > 2130 Fulton Street > San Francisco, CA 94117-1080 > TEL 415-422-5368 > FAX 415-422-6222 > EMAIL xxxxxx@usfca.edu <mailto:xxxxxx@usfca.edu> > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== > ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================