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MVM301:
College Software as a Servive (SaaS) Pathfinders
Category: Discretionary
Milestones
| Target Date |
Title |
| 30-Mar-18 |
Closure |
RAG Status
GREEN
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Report by David Perry for January 2017
Achievements
- Met with DRS to discuss how the operational controls on cost were implemented so that the 'bill payer' shouldn't get any surprises.
- VoiceBank and RStudio Cluster VMs were health checked for scaling, performance and cost effectiveness
- Final report being written
- Agreement to move Closure to 31 Mar 2018
Issues
Next Steps
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MVM302:
Compute and High Performance Compute Strategy
Category: Discretionary
Milestones
| Target Date |
Title |
| 30-Mar-18 |
Closure |
RAG Status
GREEN
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Report by for Barry Horne for January 2017
Achievements
- Meeting arranged to discuss project brief
- Meeting being arranged (07/02/19) by PM for project kick-off, at Little France.
- Project brief in first draft format.
- Agreement to move Closure to 31 Mar 2018
Issues
- Programme Business Owner still to score priority for MVM302 in Research business context.
- Feedback on re-drafted request for project template outstanding from Portfolio Manager and Programme Business Owner for MVMRES
- Continued delays from EB (IS) stakeholder (IT Programme Manager), as result of campus IT matters, in moving brief to 1st draft.
Next Steps
- PM to circulate draft project brief (w/c 22/01/18) ahead of initial stakeholder meeting, with view to sign-off project brief and initiate project.
- PM will use meeting to address outstanding issues.
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MVM304:
Electronic Lab Notebook
Category: Discretionary
Milestones
| Target Date |
Title |
| 30-Mar-18 |
Closure |
RAG Status
GREEN
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Report by David Perry for January 2017
Achievements
- Awaiting the review of a paper digitization project
- Agreement to move Closure to 31 Mar 2018
Issues
Next Steps
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MVM305
Flexible Server hosting
Category: Discretionary
| Target Date |
Title |
| 30-Mar-18 |
Closure |
RAG Status
GREEN
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Report by Barry Horne for January 2017
Achievements
- PM discussed accelerating project and scoping work with CMVM Research IT lead.
- PM has had some initial discussions with some technical stakeholders in ISG.
- PM has started project brief.
- Agreement to move Closure to 31 Mar 2018
Issues
Next Steps
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MVM306
Network IT improvements
Category: Discretionary
| Target Date |
Title |
| 30-Apr-18 |
Closure |
RAG Status
GREEN
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Report by Jens Brincker for January 2017
Achievements
- List of prioritised switches still waiting to be replaced have been revised/updated
- Collected suggestions from MVM IS Campus network leads on how to improve working practices and collaborations with ITI CIS.
- Initial discussion with Duncan P, ITI CIS, on the suggested new working practices and collaboration.
- ITI CIS have confirmed they are ready to commence the switch replacement work in collaboration with the MVM IS Campus network leads
Issues
Next Steps
- Create/Document new procedures covering the new work practices/collaboration
- Get formal agreement on these procedures
- Set up kick off meeting for MVM 306
- ITI CIS and MVM IS Campus network leads to collaboratively plan the switch replacement work
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MVM308
Research computing induction
Category: Discretionary
| Target Date |
Title |
| 31-Jul-18 |
Closure |
RAG Status
AMBER
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Report by Anthony Davie for January 2017
Achievements
Issues
- Continued resourcing issues for identifying PM.
Next Steps
- Assign project manager and move towards project briefing.
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MVM310:
Information Governance Standards
Category: Discretionary
Milestones
| Target Date |
Title |
| 30-Mar-18 |
Closure |
RAG Status
GREEN
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Report by David Perry for January 2017
Achievements
- RSS016 has helped demonstrate that IS are missing standard documents for many of their services. SLSP's have now been developed for more of the existing services; including DataStore and the new Data Safe Haven.
- Agreement to move Closure to 31 Mar 2018
Issues
Next Steps
- Continue engagement with RSS016 for a real world example from the College but early adopters for this project may be further into 2018
- Finish off report
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MVM312:
Walled Garden Pathfinder
Category: Discretionary
Milestones
| Target Date |
Title |
| 30-Mar-18 |
Closure |
RAG Status
GREEN
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Report by David Perry for January 2017
Achievements
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Continue developing the processes to automatically ingest data generated on laboratory devices that exist outwith the Walled Garden. Solution has been designed; with new hardware procured and received.
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Reviewed the approach to migrate CJD Walled Garden into the UoE Data Safe Haven
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Agreement to move Closure to 31 Mar 2018
Issues
- RSS016 is taking priority over this project as it has a few early adopters that have no infrastructure otherwise.
Next Steps
- Complete process for automated data ingest; ensure that this process will be applicable for the new Data Safe Haven too.
- Migrate more project data folders from the old CJD system in to the new Walled Garden.
- This project report writing has slipped due to new the above activity and will continue as required.
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MVM314:
SEBI - Data Collection and Modelling
Category: Discretionary
Milestones
RAG Status
SUSPENDED
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Report by Colin Watt for January 2017
Achievements
Issues
Next Steps
- Un-suspend in February 2018
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MVM315
REACH
Category: Discretionary (Sponsor Funded - AUKCAR , Usher Institute)
Milestones
RAG Status
GREEN
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Report by Jamie Thin for December 2017
Achievements
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Web front end tidy-up
- Staging area created
- Drupal 8 core patched on 01-Feb
- webform and uoe_reach module reinstalled on 01-Feb
- Downtime minimised in LIVE by building staging area and then switching DNS over to enable quick switch-over on 5-Feb
- Phase 2a Release - Data Exports - All IS ADO build work complete
- Successfully deployed Data Exports to LIVE on Tues 19-Dec
- Handover to Production Support - in progress
- Operation Level Agreement (OLA) - Ana Heyn updated OLA based on feedback from the mtg on 26/10/17, and OLA now approved by Susan Buckingham
- Team booked for handover sessions and documentation for IS Production management has been completed by project team
- Peter Jackson has updated the Technical Architecture Design (TAD) and the Server level security policy (SLSP) documents
Issues
- Support of Front-end website has passed to Susan Buckingham in Reach business team in the Usher institute.
- Support of the custom oAuth drupal module and the Python / django / mysql stack will pass to IS Apps Production Management
- Extra effort was required by LTW WGI team to tidy up DEV , TEST and LIVE environments, after push to get LIVE for 4-Oct
- Budget - 16d for Web front end (LTW WGI team) and 90d for back-end integration and project management ( IS Apps). All 16d for LTW WGI have now been used and it is expected another 3 days effort will be needed to complete handover to support for Web front end.
Next Steps
- Complete handover to IS Apps Production Management
- Agree on-going annual support budget with IS Apps production management - propose 6 days in year 1 ( half day a month) - this budget figure can be renewed annually and revised in line with actual spend
- Close project
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