Report for January 2017
- Report Date
- January 2017
Report by Muriel Mewissen on behalf of Alan Gilchrist (MVMLAT Programme Managers)
for Sheila Lodge (MVMLAT Portfolio Owner)
and Paul Clark (MVM Portfolio Manager) and Catherine Elliot (MVM Portfolio Owner)
Section One: Programme Commentary, RAG and Resources Update
Commentary
This MVM Learning and Teaching programme was very active during January. In addition to the four ongoing active projects. Two new projects have started this month:
One project was closed:
One project moved to the Windows 10 Upgrade for Managed Desktops (W10) programme:
Four projects have been added to the programme and will start before July 2017:
- MVM118: Deployment of an online application to support assessment and feedback for MBChB
- MVM119: Data Migration and Data Creation for the online assessment and feedback application for MBChB
- MVM121: Assessment and Feedback Reporting
- MVM122: Biomedical Sciences submission word count facility
A lot of activities aim to address the college number one priority area: improving online assessment and feedback, and the number one priority for this MVM Learning and Teaching (MVMLAT) programme for the coming year. To address this, several projects dedicated to specific activities in this area will be initiated over the 2016/17. These projects are obviously related, and in order to provide coherence in their delivery, a Project Board will be appointed to oversee them. Reporting will also be done, jointly, on all projects to provide an overall picture. These projects are:
- MVM107: Procurement of an online application to support assessment and feedback for MBChB
- MVM118: Deployment of an online application to support assessment and feedback for MBChB
- MVM119: Data Migration and Data Creation for the online assessment and feedback application for MBChB
- MVM121: Assessment and Feedback Reporting
The overall status of the MVM Learning and Teaching programme is 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.
Forward Look - January 2017
Section Two: Projects Not Started
Another 16 projects may start later this year, these are:
Section Three: Projects in Progress
Project Info | Project Managers Commentary | ||||||||||
Speedwell Service Implementation Category: Discretionary Milestones
RAG Status AMBER |
Report by Muriel Mewissen on Behalf of Tim Gray for January 2017 Achievements this period:Deployment Review milestone achieved on 18 January 2017 Issues:No update available due to PM sick leave Next Steps:Closure |
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Connectivity - on-campus and off-campus
Category: Discretionary Milestones
RAG Status GREEN |
Report by Alan Gilchrist for January 2017 Achievements:A purchase order has been sent to the external consultant who would be carrying out the work to install Eduroam in NHS Lanarkshire, however we were unfortunately unable to complete the work before Christmas. We are continuing to work with NHS Lanarkshire and the consultant to schedule the install as soon as possible. The design for the communications regarding Eduroam in NHS spaces has been finalised and Alan is working with Gillian Kidd (LTW Graphics team) to get them printed in preparation for the NHS Lanarkshire completion. Issues:Next Steps:We are chasing up the NHS Forth Valley IT team to reopen the discussions for installation at their sites. |
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Strategy for upgrade of our teaching spaces (annual)
Category Discretionary Milestones
RAG Status GREEN |
Report by Alan Gilchrist for January 2017 Vet School:
Central Area:
Chancellor's Building:
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Procurement of an online application to support assessment and feedback for MBChB Category: Discretionary Milestones
RAG Status GREEN |
Report by Paul De'Ath for January 2017 Achievements this period
Issues
Next Steps
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Technology to support short-notice communications to students Category: Discretionary Milestones
RAG Status GREEN |
Report by Alan Gilchrist for January 2017 Alan Gilchrist and Lydia Crow met representatives from the Learning Teaching and Web Division on 30th January to discuss the scope of the project. Concerns were raised by Lydia and LTW regarding the complexity of the groups that would be required in order for the correct students to be targeted for specific texts and the admin overhead of this work. Questions were also raised as to the accuracy of the mobile phone numbers held within systems such as EEMeC.
Alan Gilchrist will be given access to the administration portal of Connecttxt to see how the system works and will then meet with Lydia, Nicola and the year coordinators to demonstrate the system. This will allow them to decide how much effort is required and how the administration overhead could be handled.
After the meeting, one of the LTW representatives mentioned that the Connecttxt service was likely to close within the next 12-18 months. We are therefore pushing for MVM to be one of the early adopters of the new notification service which is currently being scoped. |
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Technology to support TransNational Education (TNE) Category: Discretionary Milestones
RAG Status GREEN |
Report by Paul De'Ath for January 2017 Achievements this period
Issues
Next Steps
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Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects
Project Info | Project Manager's Commentary |
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MVM024 Integration and adoption of ISFM | This is a 15/16 project, potentially continuing in 16/17. This project was suspended in May 2016. This project is now closed. Any remaining activities will be completed as part of MVM120 Windows 10 rollout to computer labs within the Windows 10 Upgrade for Managed Desktops (W10). |