Report for June 2017

CSG011

Totara Pilot

Category: Discretionary (Sponsor funded)

 Milestones

RAG Status : GREEN

Report by Ben Armstrong for Jun 2017

Achievements this period

• Completed build of system for pilot
• Finalised internal course catalogue for pilot
• Agreed and implemented support arrangements and resources for pilot (training guides, shared mailbox, JIRA)
• Pilot started 19th June with a selection of users from Finance, Procurement, CBS and Estates
• Further discussions held regarding Event Booking integration feasibility study and requirements for automated feed of staff joiners, changes and leavers

Issues

• No central system administrator in place to co-ordinate system administrators for pilot; Project Manager fulfilling role for now.

• EqIA not yet finalised - raise with project sponsor

Next Steps

• Call with supplier to discuss technical feasibility/specification (with related cost estimate) to integrate the UoE Event Booking application with Totara LMS, with integration of courses and booking process
• Work with DTI Change Manager to validate API request for starters, leavers and changes
• Feedback sessions and survey users to get initial feedback on pilot

CSG012

ESPA

Category: Discretionary (Sponsor funded)

 Milestones

RAG Status : RED

Report by Nicholas Graham for June 2017        

Achievements in the last period

• UX use case and persona elaboration progressed.
• Access to SQL Server db back-end agreed.
• Back-end databases & feeds discovery - recommendations made to customer and agreed.
• Access to Drupal instances and scripts requested.    
• Technical Architecture Document drafted - review and expansion ongoing.

Issues

• Completion of Discovery/Analysis milestones delayed due to inability to access EDINA Drupal instances and scripts.  

Next steps

• Gain access to EDINA Drupal instance and scripts.  
• Carry out Drupal/SQL Server gap analysis.
• Complete use case and persona elaboration.
• Complete Technical Architecture Document.   
• Transform UX and investigation products into product backlog.  
• Complete Delivery / Analysis milestones.
• Replan delivery of project on that basis. 

CSG007 (In-year)

Learning and Development Requirements for CSG

Category:Discretionary (Sponsor funded)

CSG010 (In Year)

Sport & Exercise Replacement Servers

Category:Discretionary (Sponsor funded)