Report for October 2024

Project Info

Project Manager's Commentary

STU271 Prospective Student Web Future State

Category: Discretionary

Milestones

• Search and listings functionality (Nov 2024)
• Delivery of postgraduate research degree profile template (TBC Dec 2024)
• Undergraduate site build (October - February 2025)
• Undergraduate site (Entry 2026) go-live - March 2025
• Postgraduate site build (April to October 2025)
• Postgraduate site (Entry 2026) go-live - October 2025

RAG Status:

GREEN

Report by Neil Allison for October 2024

Achievements this period

• Project recommenced with development partners Manifesto
• Sprint 8 initiated and completed
  • Completion of the PGT template, used this as a basis for the PGR template which is underway
• Sprint 9 started
  • Further work on PGR template
• Liaison ongoing with Student Systems around their pilot API, informing the shaping of stories for upcoming sprints
• Public playback of usability testing of the editorial interface, engaging the user group in the prioritisation of usability issues.
  • No significant issues uncovered. Most will be addressed through trianing and support rather than development.

Issues

• None

Next steps

• Sprint planning for restart

STU272 Making Transitions Personal Review 24/25

Category: Discretionary

Milestones

RAG Status: Green

Report by Alexandra Mezeul for October 2024

Achievements this Period

• Recommendation emails to students was sent out on 28th October without any issues.
• Began work on completing D3.1
  • Reviewed Task Breakdown Schedule with the Project Team to confirm tasks and timing/duration of work for future Review cycles. This includes a RACI for the tasks in the work package.
  • A preliminary analysis on the effort from the RACI and Asta submissions was drafted and will be presented alongside the deliverable at project closure.

Issues

• No issues

Next Steps

• Agree and sign off on the Task Break Down for Deliverable 3.1
• Obtain Project Closure