September 2015
- Report Date
- September 2015
Section One: Programme Commentary, RAG and Resources Update
Section Two: Projects Not Started
Section Three: Projects In Progress
Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects
Section One: Programme Commentary, RAG and Resources Update
During August
In commencing the prgramme for 2015-16, the overal project budget has been set at 246 days with regards to the following programme activity;
| Project Code | Description | Days |
| ACSP01 | Programme Related activity for Accommodation Services | 6 |
| ACS033 | Student Application - Enhanced Student Data Feed Project continued from 2014-15 | 8 |
| ACS034 | UniWare Cashless Catering Project continued from 2014-15 | 2 |
| AP56-056 | Upgrade Kx Test Infrastructure | 50 |
| AP56-057 | Booking Agent Interface | 10 |
| AP56-058 | Migration of Kx to Cloud Environment | 100 |
| AP56-059 | Delivered Catering External | 30 |
| ACSPB2 | Balance Row - Sponsored Funded equates to 20% for sponsor funded projects approved for 2015-16 | 40 |
| Total | 246 |
The planned activity regarding active projects throughout SEptember was very limited, with the main activity associated with the amended feed from the Student System.
During October, there will be the requirememnt to determine feasibility of commencing the following projects;
- AP56-056: Upgrade Kx Test Infrastructure
AP56-057: Booking Agent Interface
Additionally there is the requirement to consider any further projects for 2016-17 and beyond as part of the annual planning activity according to the issued timetable
Section Two: Projects Not Started
The scheduled projects for 2015-16 are
| Project Info | Programme Managers Commentary |
AP56-056 Upgrade Kx Test Infrastructure Funded Planning: October 2015 Delivery: March 2016 | Plan This project has been declared as part of the annual planning process . - project to commence in October 2015 - initial planning phase scheduled to be completed in November 2015 - delivery date scheduled for March 2016 Dependencies - will require a large commitment from Accommodation Services team to oversee user acceptance testing - will require a significant input from IS Applications Development Technology team in preparing the new infrastructure - requirement to understand any potential impacts if a Kx upgrade is scheduled through this period |
AP56-057 Booking Agent Interface Funded Planning: September 2015 Delivery: February 2016 | Plan This project has been declared as part of the annual planning process . - project to commence in September 2015 - initial planning phase scheduled to be completed in October 2015 - delivery date scheduled for February 2016 Dependencies - largely dependant on supplier delivering module - will require a large commitment from Accommodation Services team to oversee user acceptance testing - will require input from IS Applications Development Technology team to assist with systems integration |
AP56-058 Migration of Kx to Cloud Environment Funded Planning: January 2016 Delivery: July 2016 | Plan This project has been declared as part of the annual planning process . - project to commence in January 2016 - initial planning phase scheduled to be completed in January 2016 - delivery date scheduled for July 2016 Dependencies - totally dependant on supplier hosting capability - will require a large commitment from Accommodation Services team to oversee user acceptance testing - will require input from IS Applications Development Technology team to assist with systems integration and performance testing |
AP56-059 Delivered Catering External Funded Planning: January 2016 Delivery: May 2016 | Plan This project has been declared as part of the annual planning process . - project to commence in January 2016 - initial planning phase scheduled to be completed in January 2016 - delivery date scheduled for May 2016 Dependencies - totally dependant on supplier delivering new application module - will require a large commitment from Accommodation Services team to oversee user acceptance testing - will require input from IS Applications Development Technology team to assist with systems integration |
Section Three: Projects in Progress
| Project Info | Project Managers Commentary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student Application - Enhanced Student Data Feed Discretionary Milestones
RAG Status Green | Report by Colin Forrest for September 2015 Achievements in the last period
Issues
Next steps
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UniWare Cashless Catering Discretionary Milestones
RAG Status Blue | Report by Andrew Stewart for September 2015
Achievements in the last period
Issues
Next steps
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Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects
| Project Info | Project Managers Commentary |
Section Five: Programme Risks
| Date | Risk Ref. | Programme Risks | Rag Status | Risk Owner |
| 30/06/15 | 1 | Unable to commence scheduled project - Migration of Kx to Cloud Environment | Red | Claire Barnish |
| 30/06/15 | 2 | Unable to commence scheduled project Delivered Catering External | Red | Claire Barnish |
Section Six : Programme Meeting Minutes
This section details the minutes from the programme meetings held in 2014-15
| Date | Comments |
| 16/09/15 | Minutes from Programme Meeting |