Report for November 2014

Report Date
November 2014

Report compiled by Dawn Nicholls (Programme Manager) for Liz Welch (Programme Owner)

Section 1: Programme Commentary, RAG and Resources Update

Section 2: Projects Not Started

Section 3: Projects In Progress

Section 4: Closed or Withdrawn Projects

Section 1: Programme Commentary, RAG and Resources Update   

Commentary

FIN086 ePay Reconciliation - suspended pending provision of files of WPM (action with Finance)

FIN098 Replacement for eExpenses - RED due to issues with set-up of live expense type data preventing pilot launch

FIN081 Document Management for FInance Systems - suspended pending decision on folder structure (action with FInance)

FIN094 Student Fees - SAAS & SLC Fees Reconciliation - AMBER pending testing of impact on financial reporting (action with Finance)

FIN097 Archiving eFInancials Data - closed this period

FIN100 ABS Systems security patching for Java 7 - closed this period

 

Section 2: Projects Not Started

 

Project InfoProgramme Managers Commentary

AP34-016

Student Fees - Interest charging on invoices

Core funded

Planning - August 2015

Delivery - December 2015

RAG Status : GREEN

Deferred to Aug 2015 to support funding shortfall for RMAS

AP45-018

Supporting scan & destroy policy using Serengeti

Core funded

Planning - January 2015

Delivery - June 2015

RAG Status : GREEN

Plan

 

Dependencies

AP45-019

Financial reporting changes for FRS102

Core funded

Planning - Feb 2015

Delivery - July 2015

RAG Status : GREEN

Plan

 

Dependencies

AP45-020

Estates & Buildings - Finance interface requirements

Core funded

Planning - August 2015

Delivery - January 2016

RAG Status : GREEN

Deferred to Aug 2015 to support funding shortfall for RMAS

Budget allocation reduced to 50 days as this work overlaps with the corresponding  E&B project

 

 

Section 3: Projects in Progress

 

Project InfoProject Managers Commentary

FIN081 (12-024)

Document Management for Finance Applications

Category: Discretionary

Milestones (TBC)

RAG Status : SUSPENDED

Report by Karen Stirling for November 2014

FIN086 (AP23-004)

ePay Reconciliation

Category:  Compliance

Milestones (TBC)

 RAG Status:  BLUE

Report by Sally Hayward for November 2014

 

  • Agreement given by Programme Manager and Programme Owner to suspend the project
  • A further review of project will be completed at Finance Programme Monthly Review meeting in February- milestone included for 16th February 2015

 

FIN094

SAAS/SLC Reconciliation

Category: Compliance

Milestones

Target dateTitle
28-Nov-2014Integration sign-off
28-Nov-2014Acceptance sign-off
26-Jan-2015Go-live
09-Feb-2015Deployment sign-off
23-Feb-2015Closure

 RAG Status: AMBER

Report by Dawn Nicholls for November2014

 

Achievements this period

  • SSP have completed their acceptance testing
  • Re-work from testing has been completed and re-deployed to Test

Issues

  • Testing of impact on financial reporting has not been completed

Next steps

  • Complete Finance acceptance testing

 

Full details on project activities can be seen in the Project Journal

FIN098

eExpenses Replacement

Category:  Discretionary

Milestones

Target dateTitle
19-Dec-2014End of Maintenance
16-Jan-2015Closure

 RAG Status: RED

Report by Dawn Nicholls for November 2014

Achievements this period

  • Two further development iterations have been completed. Details of the functionality delivered are details in the iteration 1.11 and iteration 1.12 pages
  • The eAuthorisations changes required to support the application have been signed-off in Test and are ready to go live.

Issues

  • Delayed launch of pilot due to issues with the quality of the data set-up on the live system
  • The Project Sponsor has indicated that an additional piece of functionality is required prior to pilot launch but there is no remaining budget or resource availability for this

Next steps

  • Complete maintenance iteration
  • Complete BI Universe and Webfirst reports
  • Agree launch of pilot in Information Services and Finance

  

Further details on project activities can be seen in the Project Journal

FIN099

Essential Enhancements for Finance Applications 2014/15

Category: Disctretionary

Milestones

 

12-Dec-2014Work Package 2 Delivered
16-Jan-2015Work Package 3 Specified
27-Feb-2015Work Package 3 Delivered
13-Mar-2015Work Package 4 Specified
24-Apr-2015Work Package 4 Delivered
08-May-2015Work Package 5 Specified
17-Jul-2015Work Package 5 Delivered
31-Jul-2015Project Closure

 RAG Status: GREEN

 

Report by Stephanie Ruthven for November 2014

Achievements in Last Period

  • PDF module for purchase orders signed off in TEST
  • Supplier Self Service patch signed off in TEST
  • eAuth enhancements tested, 4 out of 6 signed off in TEST

Issues

  • Problems encountered with the Bank Wizard configuration, call now raised with ABS.

Next Steps

  • PDF module for purchase orders scheduled go-live 4 December
  • eAuth remaining 2 enhancements to be re-tested and go-live scheduled for 4 December
  • Agree date for Supplier Self Service patch to deploy to LIVE
  • Closure of Work Package 2, identification of enhancements under Work Package 3

FIN101

SSO/Launchpad Phase 2

Category: Discretionary

Milestones

10-Dec-201410-Dec-2014Deployment sign-off - Phase 1
16-Jan-201528-Nov-2014Build Review - Phase 2
06-Feb-201523-Jan-2015Acceptance Review - Phase 2
13-Feb-201524-Nov-2014Delivery
27-Feb-201505-Dec-2014Deployment Review
06-Mar-201512-Dec-2014Close

 

 

 

 

 

RAG StatusThe project status is GREEN
Report by Morna Findlay for November 2014 

Achievements this period

Phase 1 build achieved

Phase 1 acceptance achieved

Phase 1 delivery achieved

Issues

No issues

Next Steps

Phase 1 deployment sign off to be achieved

Project to be re-planned and re-estimated

Phase 2 build to proceed

 

Section 4: Closed or Withdrawn Projects

 

Project InfoProject Managers Commentary

FIN097

Archiving for eFinancials

Category:  Funded

Project closed 27/11/14

Closure milestone

Completion report

 

FIN100

ABS Systems Patching for Java 7

Category:  Funded

Project closed 14/11/14

Closure Milestone

Completion Report

 

Documentation

Not available.