fEC Costing Tool (Restricted)

Costing Tool Menu (pFACT and CPM)

 

• Costing and Pricing Module (module within FMS)
• How to register for CPM
• Training
• Departmental Contacts for CPM
• FAQs
• Contacts

Costing and Pricing Module (CPM)

The Costing and Pricing Module (CPM) replaces pFACT: software tool designed to support the costing of projects under Full Economic Costing principles.
 
CPM is linked to payroll information (including banded levels where appropriate) and is set up to automatically calculate the associated Indirect costs and Estates Charges within each faculty.
 
CPM has replaced pFACT and is currently being rolled out across the University for processing of Research Activity.  The authorisation process will be co-ordinated using the online tool.  

CPM can be accessed via FMS (link via Pegasus / Finance tab)

Please note that access to CPM will only be available to registered users ( see How to Register for CPM)

How to register for CPM

Heads of Department were asked to specify personnel within their Departments who should have access to CPM. If your name was put forward, you should have received an email informing you of your username and password for the system. If you have not received this email, ask your Head of Department to write to costingfec@strath.ac.uk giving permission for you to be registered to use the system. The following details should be included in the e-mail :

• Subject Line: CPM Account Not Received Yet.
• Message: Your Name, Faculty, Department, DS user ID (username when you log in to server/Pegasus) and email address.

If your name was not originally put forward but it has now been decided that you will require access to CPM, ask your Head of Department to write to costingfec@strath.ac.uk  giving permission for you to be registered to use the system. The following details should be included in the e-mail :

• Subject Line: New Account.
• Message: Your Name, Faculty, Department, DS user ID (username when you log in to server/Pegasus) and email address.

If you have forgotten your ds username and password, you should contact the IT Helpdesk .

CPM Training Materials

Training materials for CPM are available on the Development and Training Gateway:

CPM:  https://moss.strath.ac.uk/developmentandtraining/resourcecentre/costprice/SitePages/StrathDefault.aspx 

 

Dates for CPM training

 The initial rollout of CPM is being co-ordinated via Departments.  If you have missed your departmental training or are a new user, please book training via the Development and Training Gateway booking page:

https://bookings.strath.ac.uk/Home/Course/4106 

 

For additional support, please contact the costing help desk: costingfec@strath.ac.uk

 

CPM Departmental Contacts

 

Faculty	Department	Name
HaSS	All subject Areas	RaKET hass-rke@strath.ac.uk
HaSS	EPRC	Lynn Ogilvie
Engineering	Architecture and Building Sciences
Engineering	Biomedical Engineering
Engineering	Chemical and Process Engineering	Jacqueline Brown
Engineering	DMEM
Engineering	AFRC
Engineering	EEE
Engineering	PNDC
Engineering	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	tbc
Engineering	Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	Lynne Samson
Science	Computer and Information Science	Julie Sobocinski
Science	Institute of Photonics
Science	Mathematics and Statistics	Mary McAuley
Science	Physics	Not to be disclosed on this page
Science	Pure and Applied Chemistry	Ian Graham
Science	SIPBS
SBS	Accounting and Finance
SBS	Economics/FoA
SBS	Human Resource Management
SBS	Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship
SBS	Management Science	Alison Kerr
SBS	Marketing	Maria Moran

Please contact the staff named above for departmental support with the Costing and Pricing Module.

 

 

 

There are a series of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for the Costing and Pricing Module (CPM) available on the Development and Training Gateway:

• CPM FAQs

For Frequently Asked Questions and Answers related to the pFACT costing software please refer to the following.

Frequently Asked Questions

There are a series of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for the Costing and Pricing Module (CPM) available on the Development and Training Gateway:

• CPM FAQs

For Frequently Asked Questions and Answers related to the pFACT costing software please refer to the following.

• General pFACT FAQs
• Technical FAQs
• Creating projects in pFACT
• Costing projects in pFACT
• Authorising projects in pFACT
• Full Economic Costing queries

 

contacts

If you have any queries regarding the use of, access to or training for CPM, contact costingfec@strath.ac.uk.