Effort administration is an essential and often daunting job in the grants management software administration process.

When managing a grant, time and effort reporting is one of the numerous problems that research administrators have to face. Problems arise in this area of grant management due to the various federal reporting guidelines that need to be interpreted. Additionally, it can be difficult to gain the much needed cooperation from other research staff. In the end, if an institution fails to comply with federal regulations, the consequences can be financially crippling.

At IT Works, our Effort Administrator software is comprised of a web-based time and effort certification and reporting system. Specifically designed for administrators and research faculty and/or higher education and independent research institutes, our Effort Administrator software is equipped with the ability to interface to as well as receive current effort information from some of the following sources:

• Payroll
• Human resources
• General ledger
• Other ERP solutions

This allows research faculty and staff the opportunity to review, update and/or certify their own efforts with the added ability for administrators to both verify and approve the process. Take a look at our website here for more details on the benefits of our effort certification and effort administrator reporting software.