Research Program and Project Management (RPPM) Website

Treasure Hunt

The RAC Coordination and Collaboration Task Force (CCTF) is hosting a digital treasure hunt on RPPM.The first person to respond with all of the tasks completed will be the lucky winner. Also, there will also be a number of runners-up. Recognition and fabulous prizes await the winner and runners-up at the summer RAC meeting in Portland.

RPPM is a collaborative website on the SharePoint platform that allows members to share announcements, events, discussion topics, documents, and links on all matters related to research program and project management. It follows the research cycle from setting the research agenda to conducting research, delivering results, and communicating value, with the overarching theme of collaborating in research activities. Anyone can view the content on RPPM, but to realize its full potential, you must register as a member and add content.

The purpose of this treasure hunt is for you to become familiar with the RPPM website by performing various tasks. RPPM can be of incredible value to all of us as we participate and share our knowledge.

Below are the tasks that need to be completed. Please use this document as your answer sheet.You can submit your response by email to . The final deadline for all responses is July 22, 2015. Please complete all tasks prior to submission and include all attachments with your submission. Incomplete entries will not be considered. Thank you!

Hints

If you are unsure of how to do any of the tasks listed in this treasure hunt, check out the RPPM Website User Guide ( and RPPM Posting Guidance (

You will need to be able to take screenshots of your computer screen in order to submit your entry. Instructions on how to do this are found in Task 2.

Treasure Hunt Tasks

  1. How do you register for RPPM?
  2. Register for RPPM and log-in to RPPM (or just log-in if you are already registered). Provide a screen shot proving you are successfully logged-in showing your e-mail log-in in the upper right of your screen (use a screen shot tool, such as SnagIt, MS Office Snipping Tool, or press “Shift” (or CTRL) and “Print Scrn” together, and then paste into the Paint program from your Accessories folder or you can paste directly into a Word or Text document).
  3. What event is scheduled June 23, 2015? What color and type of event is it?
  4. Update your “My Settings” information (click on the down arrow next to your e-mail when logged-in and click on “Edit Item”. Provide a screen shot of your “User Information” to show that it has been modified.
  5. How many implementation documents are posted on RPPM? Please provide a screen shot to provide proof.
  6. How do you add an alert or subscribe to an RSS feed on the RPPM website?
  7. What steps do you take to add a calendar event to the RPPM calendar?
  8. What is the most recent document on intellectual property? When was it posted? Who posted this document? Include the date you answered this question in your response.
  9. What 10 publications are the last items entered into TRID, as per RPPM? Please provide a screen shot listing these publications.
  10. Who do you contact if you have any comments or are having any difficulties with RPPM? Hint: there are two answers.

Bonus Task: This task will move your submittal up 24 hours. Add a pertinent announcement, calendar event, discussion topic, or document. Go into the details for that item, by clicking on it and provide a screen shot to show it was added by you and when you added it.