Report for August 2025

Report Date
August 2025

Section One: Programme Commentary, RAG and Resources Update

Commentary

All projects are reporting a AMBER status

Ring Fenced

Sponsor Funded:

 

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.

 

Programme RAG Overview & Forward Look -August 2025

 

HSS5a5a5  

 

 

Programme Resource to end of August 2025

 

 

Section Two: Projects Not Started

Project                                                                           Programme Manager's Commentary 
                               

Section Three: Projects Closed

 

Project Programme Manager's Commentary   
HSS040 - ECA MiniPortfolio Procurement and Implementation Project closed August 2025 

Section Four: Projects in Progress

Programme, Course and Cohort Mailing List Solution  (HSS050)

 

 

RAG Status

AMBER

Report by Jack Ross for August 2025

Achievements

  • Meetings with the project team have continued.
  • Conversations/interviews have continued taking place with contacts within the schools.
  • The Project Sponsor has confirmed the intention for the solution to roll out across the University.

Issues

  • (ONGOING) Budget increase required. Referred to Project Sponsor and awaiting sign-off.
  • (ONGOING) Milestone update (below) to be referred to Apps Review once budget is agreed.

Next steps

  • SSP BA resource to be agreed.
  • Technical requirements to be validated by SSP BA.
  • Software Developer to complete build of user interface.
  • SSP Developers to complete new API(s) so that the user interface can extract data from EUGEX.
  • Service Management to prepare School Data Sync.
  • Interface (and backend API(s)) to be tested.
  • Solution to be deployed.

 

Proposed new Milestones

 

Stage Milestone Due Date Previous Date Complete
Initiate Project Initiation (MAJOR MILESTONE) 27-Feb-2025 No date available Yes
Plan Project Brief Completion (MAJOR MILESTONE) 28-Mar-2025 No date available Yes
Analyse Requirements gathering complete 27-Jun-2025 30-May-2025 Yes
Analyse Decision on solution made 04-Jul-2025 No date available Yes
Build School Data Sync prepared and associated works complete 19-Sep-2025 01-Aug-2025 No
Build New API(s) written 26-Sep-2025 18-Jul-2025 No
Build Front-end interface built 17-Oct-2025 25-Jul-2025 No
Accept Solution signed off in TEST environment 24-Oct-2025 08-Aug-2025 No
Deliver Solution deployed into LIVE environment (MAJOR MILESTONE) 14-Nov-2025 15-Aug-2025 No
Accept Solution signed off in LIVE environment 21-Nov-2025 22-Aug-2025 No
Close Project Closure (MAJOR MILESTONE) 28-Nov-2025 29-Aug-2025 No

 

Peace Agreements Database – Continuous Improvements 24/25 (HSS048)

 

RAG Status

ANBER

Report by Alan Donald for August 2025

Achievements

  • Fortnightly sprints have continued
  • Sprint organisation on Jira board updated
  • New PM identified for next project

Issues

  • N/A

Next steps

  • Complete closure report, move outstanding issues to next project

Peace Agreements Database – Continuous Improvements 25/26 (HSS052)

 

RAG Status

GREEN

Report by Sue Woodger for August 2025

This programe is secure

   
Programme Status
RAG Status
Overall
AMBER
Has formal escalation taken place?
No

Documentation

Not available.