The document summarizes the development of a new system for managing limited submission research funding opportunities at the University of Washington. It describes limited submissions as research funding restricted by sponsors in terms of the number of proposals an institution can submit. It outlines two phases of development: phase 1 involved maintaining underlying data in a new mechanism, while phase 2 added a graphical user interface and data enhancements. Testing showed the new system met performance and user expectations, resulting in a successful replacement of the old administrative interface and campus site.

1. Limited Submissions - Retrospective
Puja Parakh
Business Analyst, University of Washington
Office of Research Information Services
Revised April 2013

2. What are Limited Submissions?
Research funding restricted by sponsors
In terms of the number of proposals that may be
submitted by a single institution.

3. So... what’s the
Problem?

4. ! Old Admin Interface
Ugh. Also, fails to capture/reuse data.

5. ! Old Campus Site
Could use some improvement....

6. Phase 1:
To provide a mechanism by which
the underlying data may be
maintained

7. Phase 1:
To provide a mechanism by which S!
CES
the underlying data may be SUC
maintained

8. Phase 1:
To provide a mechanism by which S!
CES
the underlying data may be SUC
maintained
Phase 2:
To provide a graphical user interface
(GUI) and enhancements to the data
collected in Phase 1.

9. What
Actiontaken...
was

10. User Experience:
Wireframes, Interaction Design, Information Architecture!

11. Development:
New code + Setting up a new framework/concepts

12. Test:
Meeting performance and customer expectations!

13. The
Result?

14. Success:
Something good happened. Here’s how awesome that is.

15. Link to demonstrate the new site
http://www.washington.edu/research/funding/limited-submissions/