Report for May 2018

Report Date
May 2018

Highlights This Period

  • Mitigations were put in place to address the resourcing impact on DTI030. Project moved to Amber as plan in place to reflect the following:

    • DTI041 initiation was delayed;
    • PICCL raised to engage UX team;
    • Programme management engaged additionally with the project to assist and student resource also made available.
    • PICCL agreed for new milestone dates aligned with resources engaged and plan progressed (see programme risk  and PICCL );
    • Communication plan progressed and invitations are out with the first workshops taking place next week. 
  • Initial template for PM Showcase has been shared with PMO.

 Priorities Next Period (June/July 2018)

  •  Review and agree the drafts of the reports to be produced;
  • Carry out Stakeholder Workshops with additional effort from UX team as proposed;
  • Gather further requirements and identify candidates from the pipeline of SharePoint work that would benefit our requirements gathering as case-studies.
  • Based on above, agree which method used for requirements ranking and service definition;
  • External Document Management Services best-practice review and report preparation;
  • Programme planning for FY18/19 i.e. DTI041 and DTI043.
  • Programme board meeting took place on 05/06/18;

Key Programme Risks and Issues:

Ref

Title

Current Risk

Management Approach

Risk Owner

1

Service Management unable to deliver the required effort in the compressed time period of January to July 2018

AMBER

Reduce

Don MacIver

3

Document Management service will be unsustainable following the end of the Digital Transformation funding

AMBER

Reduce

Alex Carter

7

Unclear scope for work being funded by Digital Transformation

AMBER

Reduce

Catherine Hetherington

13

Failure to engage senior management

AMBER

Reduce

Mark Ritchie

14

Availability of Service Management leadership team

AMBER

Reduce

Alex Carter

15

Reliance on contractors and other short term resources

AMBER

Reduce

Catherine Hetherington

17

Fragmentation and confusion introduced by non Digital Transformation project and BAU service SharePoint activities

AMBER

Reduce

Catherine Hetherington

18 RMS impact from DMS programme engagement AMBER Reduce Tracey Slaven

 

RAG Status and Forward Look

Resource Summary

 

The programme consists of:

  1. DTI030– Define Document Management Service – In Design after replanning.
  2. DTI041– Develop and Deploy Document Management System – Not started.
  3. DTI042– Show Case Template Service for Document Management System – Project withdrawn (agreed WIS 20/04/18);
  4. DTI043– Embed and Optimise Document Management System --- Initiation documentation being done but project not to commence this  financial period

 

 

Projects & deliverables

Projects

Deliverables (Main Components)

DTI030– Define Document Management Service

 

Discretionary

Milestones

Target Date

Title                    

30-Mar-2018   

09-Jul-2018

 

16-Jul-2018

23-Jul-2018

27-Jul-2018                          

End of Planning (Done)

Review of requirements for ranking;

Complete Requirements Gathering;

Deliver Service Definition;

Closure Review;

 

RAG

AMBER

 

Report by Don MacIver for May 2018

  • Statement of requirements with use cases for service
  • Recommendations based on review of third party tools
  • Business case for adoption of third party tools that are considered essential
  • Service definition for DMS
  • Costed plans to build and implement the service
  • Communications and engagement plan

Achievements in Last Period

  •  PICCL to amend milestones accepted at WIS 01/06/18

Next Steps 

  • Commence the workshops w/c 11/06/18. Rooms booked and event management in place for  delegates to choose initial workshop to attend.
  • Gather the information for the reports to be produced;
  • Review contacts provided and confirm schedule for remaining workshops;
  • Based on above, agree which method used for requirements ranking and service definition;
  • External Document Management Services best-practice review and report preparation;
  • Further broad communications via blogs, newsheets etc.

DTI041– Develop and Deploy Document Management System

 

Discretionary

Milestones

Target Date

Title                    

15-Aug-2018                                   

Start-up

RAG

Green (Not Started)

Report by Don MacIver for May 2018

  • Analysis of SharePoint capability based on the business requirements
  • Defined use cases for SharePoint
  • DMS Toolkit created
  • Procure and implement any essential add-on tools including any required Proof of Concept and transition to business as usual. Testing and PoCs.
  • Training, documentation and marketing materials
  • User forum
  • Sales strategy

Achievements in Last Period

  • PICCL to delay start submitted. 
  • Issues
    • N/A

Next Steps 

  • Submit initiation report to WIS
  • Produce and Agree Brief 

DTI042– Show Case Template Service for Document Management System

 

Discretionary

Milestones

Target Date

Title                    

n/a                                

 

RAG

n/a  Withdrawn (agreed WIS 20/04/18)

Report by Don MacIver for May 2018

  • Produce a SharePoint DMS showcase to demonstrate capabilities and toolset.
  • This project was superseded by deliverable in DTI030 and DTI041.

Achievements in Last Period

  • Withdrawn (agreed WIS 20/04/18)
  • Issues
    • None

Next Steps 

  • n/a

DTI043– Embed and Optimise Document Management System

Discretionary

Milestones

Target Date

Title                    

01-Mar-2019                                   

Start-up

 

RAG

Green (Not Started)

Report by Don MacIver for May 2018

  • Review success criteria, targets and measures of the newly launched Document Management Service and implement any changes identified. 
  • Provide further recommendations;
  • Identify specifications for future projects will be identified including recommendation of any essential add-ons (if future funding secured).

Achievements in Last Period

  • None
  • Issues
    • None

Next Steps 

  • Produce and agree Brief
  • Submit initiation report to WIS 
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