Report for June 2021

Report Date
June 2021

Report by Muriel Mewissen for Fraser Muir (Portfolio Owner)

Section One: Programme Commentary, RAG and Resources Update

During June, the remaining two ongoing projects progressed well and are both on track to complete next month.

We note the publication of an news article on the "College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Embedding of a single College Workload Allocation Model" published on the ISG News website following the closure of HSS031 WAMS Business Embedding last month.

Also worth noting is the  publication of the Tobar An Dualchais website for which HSS028 Scoping and Options Analysis for Scottish Archival Resources Online was a scoping exercise, and completed in October 2019. Tobar An Dualchais provides access to three archives to ensure that Scotland’s rich oral heritage is safeguarded and made widely available for present and future generations.

The status of the programme is set to 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.

 

Programme RAG Overview & Forward Look - June 2021

 

 

Programme Resource to end of June 2021

 

Section Two: Projects Not Started

Project Info Core Funding Budget Allocation

Proposed area for projects this session:

  • None

CAHSS had a budget of 150 ring fenced days for 20/21. The following allocations have been made:

 

Section Three: Projects in Progress

Project Info Project Managers Commentary

HSS015

School of Economics Job Study

 

Milestones

The following milestones are provisional and dependant on the supplier providing the final dataset 

Target Date Title
23-Jul-2021 Project closure

 

RAG Status

AMBER

Report by Andy Stewart for June 2021

Achievements in the Last Period

  • Final data uploads completed with regards to 
    • Job application data 
    • remaining in-work data relating from October 2020 
  • Firewall changes requested to enable data access 

Issues

  • External researchers unable to access data due to a firewall issue 

Next Steps

  • Confirm data access issue resolved 
  • Switch-off the API as data no longer being supplied dynamically 
  • Close project 

HSS032

Xerte Pilot - authorisation and business case

 

Milestones

Target Date Title
16-Aug-2021 Project suspension ends
 
RAG Status 

SUSPENDED

Report by Muriel Mewissen for June 2021

Achievements in last period

  •  None. Project suspended.

Next Steps

  • Review and unsuspend project in August 2021

HSS037

Replacement of ECA Mini Portfolios - Business Analysis

 

Milestones

Target Date Title
5-Jul-2021

Analysis of possible existing, internal systems

5-Jul-2021 Analysis of ‘off the shelf’ solutions
19-Jul-2021 Validation of need for portfolio submissions
19-Jul-2021 Options appraisal, including costs and impact and recommendation
26-Jul-2021 Project Close
 
RAG Status

GREEN

Report by Sophie Izard for June 2021

Achievements in the Last Period

  • Options appraisal drafted and reviewed by project sponsor.
  • Project closure report drafted.

Issues

  • None

Next Steps

  • Options appraisal awaiting final indicative pricing from the learning technology team before it can be completed and shared with all stakeholders.
  • Project close.

 

Section Four: Closed Projects

Project Info Project Manager's Commentary

HSS031 WAMS Business Embedding

This project was started in September 2019 and was closed on the 21 May 2021. The closure report is available to view.
HSS033 Centre for Open Learning - Business Process and Systems Review This project was started in February 2020 and was closed on the 26 February 2021. The closure report is available to view.
HSS035 Centre for Open Learning - Migration of CLASS to the cloud This project was started in April 2020 and was closed on the 5 February 2021. The closure report is available to view.
HSS027 Hope Park Counselling Centre System Implementation This project was started in August 2018 and was closed on the 6 November 2020. The closure report is available to view.

HSS030 Student Voice Platforms Pilot

This project was started in June 2019 and was closed on the 14 August 2020. The closure report is available to view.

 

Section Five: Programme Risk Register

Risk RAG Comments
Risk 10: Disruption from the current Novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak GREEN

Since 18 March 2020, all staff, as well business partners, moved to working from home during the coronavirus pandemic and UK lockdown which followed on 24 March 2020.

Lockdown restrictions are easing further in Scotland with Edinburgh currently under level 2 of lockdown, with an expectation of a move to level 0 by the 19 July 2021 and all restrictions removed on 9 August 2021.

Probability and impact of this risk is reduced as restrictions continue to be eased, and the projects in this programme are close to delivery, and less likely to be affected. We expect the programme to be successfully delivered.

 

Section Six: Programme Meeting Minutes

Date Comments
15 June 2021 Programme Review for May 2021
24 May 2021 Programme Review for April 2021
14 April 2021 Programme Review for March 2021
11 March 2021 Programme Review for February 2021
10 February 2021 Programme Review for January 2021
25 January 2021 Programme Review for November & December 2020
11 November 2020 Programme Review for October 2020 - meeting notes 
14 October 2020 Programme Review for August & September 2020 - meeting notes
2 September 2020 Programme Review for July 2020 - meeting notes
22 July 2020 Programme Review for June 2020 - meeting notes
Programme Status
RAG Status
Overall
GREEN
Has formal escalation taken place?
No

Documentation

Not available.