Report for July 2017

Report Date
July 2017

Section One: Programme Commentary, RAG and Resources Update - June DRAFT

 

 

Forward Look

For security reasons, images aren't duplicated during cloning. Please re-add or replace the image as required.

 

 

 

Resources Position

For security reasons, images aren't duplicated during cloning. Please re-add or replace the image as required.

 

 

 

Section Two: Projects Not Started

 

Project Info Programme Manager's Commentary
None  

 

 

Section Three: Projects in Progress

Project Info Project Managers Commentary

CSG011

Totara Pilot

Category: Discretionary (Sponsor funded)

 Milestones

Target date

Title

Complete

28/02/17

Planning 

YES

29/09/17

Phase 1 Delivery

NO

31/10/17 Phase 2 Delivery NO

30/11/17

Closure

NO

 

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

Target date

Title

Complete

21/04/17

Brief sign-off 

YES

09/06/17

Planning sign-off

YES

04/07/17 Discovery end NO

04/07/17

Back-end design sign-off

NO

03/10/17     

Deploy   to live                     

 

NO             

27/10/17     

Project closure                    

NO             

 

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. 

                                                                                                                                                 

 Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects

Project Info Project Managers Commentary

CSG007 (In-year)

Learning and Development Requirements for CSG

Category:Discretionary (Sponsor funded)

Project closure agreed December 2016

CSG010 (In Year)

Sport & Exercise Replacement Servers

Category:Discretionary (Sponsor funded)

Project closure agreed 15 June 2017

Documentation

Not available.