Report for September 2022

MVM140 CMVM eAssessment RAG Status:  SUSPENDED

Report by Alistair Wallace

Achievements this period

• None

Issues

• This project is suspended until delivery received from supplier

Next Steps

• None

MVM145 Accessibility for MVMLAT applications RAG Status:  GREEN

Report by Karen Howie

Achievements this period

• None

Issues

• None

Next Steps

• Project closure report will be completed in October.

MVM148 Upgrading of teaching spaces 2021/22 RAG Status: AMBER

Report by Alan Gilchrist

Achievements this period

• AV installation work continues in Vet School rooms G.36, G.49 and 2.35.
• AV installation work has begun in Vet School rooms F32A and B, as well as EDSCCU rooms G.14 and G.15.

Issues

• Staff resourcing from the College has had to be focused on large scale procurement projects for the past month, so there has been limited effort spent on this project.

Next Steps

• Organise the most suitable time for the electrical work in the Chancellor's Building to be carried out (lecture theatre A - 2 weeks, lecture theatre B - 1 week).
• Receive estimated installation dates from the AV contractors for the remaining work.

MVM152 BMS HHW & HHW2 upgrades RAG Status: GREEN

Report by Andrew Millington

Achievements this period

• Complete peer review of upgrade
• Create a test site for user accessibility testing. Mayank confirmed site is functioning
• Mike Shipston has given approval for the switch to the new applications
• New sites deployed on chost. EASE certificates and new domains created. Awaiting final confirmation from Mike before adding redirects from old application locations

Issues

• None

Next Steps

• Implement redirects from old application locations to the new applications
• Close the project

MVM153 Upgrading of student computer labs, teaching and meeting room PCs 2022/23 RAG Status: GREEN

Report by Alan Gilchrist

Achievements this period

• Project initiated on the website and project brief written.

Issues

• None

Next Steps

• Discuss replacements with local IT teams to ensure they are aware of the locations receiving upgrades.
• Purchase the replacement computers.

MVM154 Upgrading of teaching spaces 2022/23 RAG Status: GREEN

Report by Alan Gilchrist

Achievements this period

• Project initiated on website and project brief written.

Issues

• None

Next Steps

• Rooms requiring upgrades for the different campus locations need to be identified and added to the project brief.
• Prioritise list of rooms to upgrade this year based on available funding.
• Create AV designs and then tender documents for each of the new room upgrades.

EEMeC and EEVeC

The programme has been and continues to complete projects to close down functionality on both EEMeC and EEVeC with a view to eventually decommissioning.  This work has to be completed before October 2023 when the technology in use is end-of-life and unsupported.

TEL057: Learn Foundations - RAG Status: BLUE

The project has closed. Closure Report is available.

TEL068: e-Assessment Procurement and Implementation - RAG Status:  BLUE

The project has closed. Closure Report is available.

TEL071: Provisioning of Teams for Teaching - RAG Status: BLUE

An interim options appraisal report updated on the 19th of Jan can be found here. https://www.projects.ed.ac.uk/project/p0345

This project has completed with the delivery of the MS Teams Options Appraisal in May 2021.  

TEL072: Zoom integration for Teaching - RAG Status: BLUE

An interim options appraisal report can be found here. https://www.projects.ed.ac.uk/project/p0345

This project has completed with the delivery of the MS Teams Options Appraisal in May 2021

TEL076 Support and Guidance for Teams for Teaching - RAG Status: BLUE

The project has closed. Closure Report is available.

OCP004 CPD Platform - Requirements, Market Analysis and Business Case - RAG Status: GREEN

Achievements in this period

• Wrap up meetings held with stakeholders to gather requirements and current concerns
• First draft of functional requirements compiled 
• Further supplier demos to understand the current market
• Intro meeetings with new Procurement Lead
• Induction planning for PM starting on 4th October
• IT Committee discussed an update on the project
• Paper drafted for Knowledge Strategy Commitee

Issues

• None

Next Steps

• Paper to be discussed at the Knowledge Strategy meeting on 18th October
• Full first draft of requirements to be shared with key stakeholders for comment
• Finalise full projections on numbers of learners and courses to feed in to licence projections
• Meet with final suppliers to understand the market
• Confirm the financial position and approval route
• Project Manager induction
• Establish the procurement governance