MŌDERAS

I've received more requests to post a presentation that we provided during one of our webinars.  This one was related to tips we offer related to the process of implementing an eRA solution.  As I mentioned in the session the information we provided is not Kuali Coeus specific and in fact isn't even eRA specific and would be helpful for any complicated software solution.

This presentation touches on project managment principles as well as lays out what we feel is a very successful model that is highly repeatable.  Like most presentations it really has 40% or so of the information provided so please feel free to contact us at info@moderas.org or (518) 412.2020 if you have any questions.

-Chris

Ben DiMolfetta of Winmill Software, a leading approved Coeus vendor presented this topic at our recent Kuali Coeus User Conference in July 2010 and again as a part of the ongoing Webinars shared by MŌDERAS. The presentation met with great response from the conference and folks on the recent webinar asked if we wouldn't mind sharing the presentation so I've attached it here.  Ben and I worked hard from our relative strengths, his with Coeus and mine with KC to try and provide a good picture of the hurdles we feel lie ahead with migration. I encourage you to contact either Ben (ben@winmill.com, (914) 772-0658) or myself (cthompson@moderas.org, (518) 412-2020) if you have any questions.

Best Regards,

Chris

The staff at MŌDERAS noticed that the Kuali website offers a "Test Drive" for both the Kuali Financial System (KFS) and Kuali Coues (KC) but only KFS has a Driver's Manual available for getting new users going with that product.  It seemed obvious that someone needed to create a Driver's Manual for those interested in putting KC through it's paces so we've created one and hope you'll find useful.

Please share your thoughts on this document as there's always room for improvement.  We look forward to any comments and suggestions you may have.

Best Regards,

Moderas

While we would have loved to have had more attendees (who wouldn't) most of our attendees said they really enjoyed the more intimate environment and the ability to get all their questions answered.  We could not be happier with the feedback we received during the conference and the unanimous statements in our post conference survey that everyone would recommend this conference to a colleague!  We feel that's the highest praise we could have hoped for so.   

I want to thank all our attendees for taking a chance on us (a relative newcomer) and we hope to see you and many others at next years conference. Please register on the website to start a discussion on next years location, ideas for new sessions, or add your comments about the conference.

Best Regards,

Chris Thompson

Lori Hume of the University of Rochester was the big winner of the Apple iPad giveaway at KC2010.  We're glad we gave it away in the morning so we could see how pleased she was all day said MŌDERAS president Chris Thompson. MŌDERAS event planner Fozia Tahir said "she just seemed so happy" when she was taking it back to her room for safe keeping.  We asked Lori not to attempt to play with her new iPad on her way home. Lori was one of only a few attendees within driving range of the conference and we didn't want to read about an iPad related car accident in the paper.

Congratualtions Lori, we really hope you enjoy it!