Status report for January 2016
- Report Date
- January 2016
Report compiled by Dawn Holmes (Programme Manager) for Liz Welch & Lee Hamill (Programme Owners)
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Section 4: Closed or Withdrawn Projects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
- FIN081 Document Management - this project is currently suspended and the programme has insufficient budget to re-open. High-level scoping meeting suggests that the bulk of the remaining work could be undertaken by Finance staff. It is recommeded that this project now be withdrawn.
- FIN104 Scan & Destroy - Business Analyst assigned to undertake up to 5 days analysis as agreed with the FIN(FIS) Programme Owner
- FIN111 eExpenses - eAuthorisations changes related to eExpenses were more extensive than anticipated, which will impact on our ability to deliver the 7th development iteration.
- AP56-039 Version One - project was due to start this month but assigned Project Manager is on extended sick leave
- FIN106 ALBACS Replacement - a live payment run still hasn't been undertaken which will soon start to impact on the project timeline & estimate. This has been escalated to Programme level.
- FIN113 Migrate eTime/JAMS - project started this month as planned
- Strategic review - still no agreed funding or scope of work. This has been escalated to Portfolio level.
Section 2: Projects Not Started
| Project Info | Programme Managers Commentary |
AP45-020 Estates & Buildings - Finance interface requirements Core funded Planning - Aug 2016 Delivery - Jan 2017 RAG Status : GREEN | Due to delays in the work being undertaken in Estates & Buildings, this project has been deferred to 16/17 |
AP56-016 eFinancials upgrade Core funded Planning - Jun/Jul 2016 Delivery - May 2017 RAG Status : GREEN | ABS have informed us that v5 of eFInancials will be released in March. As this will be the Beta version, it's unlikely that the full version will be released until around June. The project has been delayed in the plan accordingly. |
AP56-039 Financial documents revitalisation (Version One) Core funded Planning - Jan 2016 Delivery - May 2016 RAG Status : GREEN | Assigned Project Manager is currently off sick. Will start once they return in Feb. |
AP56-054 Finance BI improvement Core funded Planning - May 2016 Delivery - Jan 2017 RAG Status : GREEN |
Section 3: Projects in Progress
| Project Info | Project Managers Commentary | ||||||||||||||||
FIN081 (AP12-024) Document Management for Finance Applications Category: Discretionary Milestones (TBC) RAG Status : BLUE (Suspended) | Project is currently suspended and the programme has insufficient budget to re-open. High-level scoping meeting suggests that the bulk of the remaining work could be undertaken by Finance staff. Decision needed on whether this project can be withdrawn. | ||||||||||||||||
FIN104 (AP45-018) Supporting scan & destroy policy using Serengeti Category: Compliance Milestones (TBC) RAG Status : BLUE (Suspended) | Project is currently suspended and the programme has insufficient budget to re-open. 5 days have been allocated from the programme budget to undertake some analysis and a Business Analyst has been assigned. | ||||||||||||||||
FIN106 (In-year) ALBACS Replacement Category: Compliance Milestones
RAG Status : GREEN | Report by Anne Mathison for January 2016 Achievements:
Issues:
Next Steps:
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FIN108 (AP56-042) Essential Enhancements (FIS) Category: Discretionary Milestones
RAG Status : GREEN | Report by Jill Nicoll for January 2016 Achievements in last period
Issues
Next Steps
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FIN109 (AP56-042) Essential Enhancements (SAS) Category: Discretionary Milestones (TBC) RAG Status : BLUE (suspended) | Report by Jill Nicoll for January 2016 Project is currently suspended | ||||||||||||||||
FIN110 (AP56-015) Coldfusion upgrade for finance applications Category: Compliance Milestones
RAG Status : GREEN | Report by Ben Armstrong for January 2016 Achievements this period
Issues
Next steps
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FIN111 (AP56-036) eExpenses enhancements Category: Discretionary Milestones
RAG Status : AMBER | Report by Dawn Holmes for January 2016 Achivements this period
Issues
Next steps
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FIN112 Strategic Review of Financial Review Category: Funded Milestones tbc RAG Status : RED | Report by Dawn Holmes for January 2016 Achievements this period
Issues
Next steps
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FIN113 (AP56-017) Migrate JAMS & eTime applications Category: Compliance Milestones tbc RAG Status : GREEN | Report by Anne Mathison for January 2016 Achievements in last period:
Issues:
Next Steps:
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Section 4: Closed or Withdrawn Projects
| Project Info | Project Managers Commentary |
FIN105 (AP45-019) Financial reporting changes for FRS102 David Watters Category: Compliance | Project closed 07/09/2015 Link to completion report https://www.projects.ed.ac.uk/project/fin105/completion_report |
FIN102 (In-year)eExpenses Phase 2 Dawn Holmes Category: Discretionary (Sponsor Funded) | Project closed 11/09/2015 Link to completion report https://www.projects.ed.ac.uk/project/fin102/completion_report |
FIN101 (AP23-003)SSO/Launchpad Phase 2 Morna Findlay Category: Discretionary | Project closed 18/09/2015 Link to completion report https://www.projects.ed.ac.uk/project/fin101/completion_report |
FIN086 (AP23-004) ePay Reconciliation Category: Compliance | Project closed 07/10/2015 Link to completion report https://www.projects.ed.ac.uk/project/fin086/completion_report |