Report for April 2021

Report Date
April 2021

Report by Muriel Mewissen for Gavin McLachlan (Programme Owner) and Stephen Roy (DTI Portfolio Manager).

 

Section One: Programme Commentary, RAG and Resources Update

During April, the planning for DTI057 EventsAir - Embed and Optimise continues in consultation with all stakeholders. These discussions are still ongoing and we expect planning to be slightly delayed to the end of May.

Therefore, the status of the programme is set to GREEN.

Please note that the project RAG status is following the revised guidelines: A one-page summary of the IS RAG status indicators is available on this page.

 

Programme RAG Overview & Forward Look - April 2021

 

 

Programme Resource to end of April 2021

 

Section Two: Projects Not Started

No further project due to start in 2020/21.

 

Section Three: Projects in Progress

Project Info Project Managers Commentary

DTI057 EventsAir - Embed and Optimise

 

Milestones

Target Date Title
03-May-2021 End of Planning

 

RAG Status

GREEN

Report by Andy Stewart for April 2021

Achievements in Last Period

  • Project Scope
    • The project scope is now being finalised after discussions with stakeholders in the Large Events Platform governance group with the following topics under discussion
      • Payments integration 
      • Integration with SRA CRM 
      • Single Sign-On authentication 
      • Service optimisation in terms of both functionality and reporting 
      • Service sustainability 
      • Accessibility 
      • Service resources and standardisation 
  • Project Governance
    • It has been agreed that the Large Events Platform governance group will oversee the project 
    • Fortnightly meetings have been scheduled for the governance group 
    • Fortnightly meetings have also been scheduled with the chair of the governance group
  • Finance Related
    • Contact has been made with both Finance along with People and Money regarding potential financial integrations for paid for events

Issues

  • Due to on-going discussions regarding the project scope, there has been a delay in completing the project brief and the planning phase 

Next Steps

  • Complete planning phase 
  • Commence project activity 

 

Section Four: Closed Projects

Project Programme Manager's Commentary
DTI054 Large Events Platform This project was started in June 2020 and was closed on 5 March 2021. The Closure Report is available to view.
DT055 Unibuddy Procurement This project was started in June 2020 and was closed on 17 December 2020. The closure report is available to view.
DTI056 Virtual Visits This project was started in July 2020 and was closed on the 4 December 2020. The closure report is available to view.
DTI053 Online and Digital Events Service This project was started in May 2020 and was closed on the 18 September 2020. The closure report is available to view.
Programme Status
RAG Status
Overall
GREEN
Has formal escalation taken place?
No