Section One: Commentary, RAG, and Resources Update
Programme Commentary
This year's programme has now kicked off with last year's Portal Services project containing. This will be a busy year for the programme, this will kick off in September with a workshop to decide how this year's core funded projects will be coordinated and run.
Sprint 21 started – this is also an IP iteration (#4)
4th PI Planning session took place on 31st August
Decision taken to restart sprints on 7th September (sprint 22) – this takes into account feedback from previous PI planning sessions and planned annual leave during August
Work to complete the final stage of PI planning prior to recommencing sprints (on 7th Sep) is continuing – the Jira tickets will be created w/e 2nd Sep
Editorial Working Group - inaugural meeting took place on 9th August
Presentation of ILG to CAHSS took place 23rd Aug Presentation of ILG to MVM to be scheduled in Sep
Planning of DS 0.2 Jira tickets has started based on the previous PI planning sessions
Changes to Jira template reviewed with Scrum team
Purpose of Scrum ceremonies reviewed with team in order to look for opportunities to improve and optimise use of team members’ time
RFC Submission form drafted and uploaded to CAB Wiki page
Issues
None
Next Steps
Scrum Master handover (scheduled 6th Sep)
Continue with Designathon next steps
Start video documentation for desktop Search Summary component
Analysis of Multibrand Checklist session to be completed and outputs reviewed by stakeholders attending the checklist session
Inclusive data gathering to be added to Editorial Working Group backlog
Fixed deployment and update issues. Implemented new way of deploying code.
Work still continues to replace the current 'Web Application'. This will support legacy applications.
Working continuing on , Google Tag Manager module, Single Sign On Implementation
Testing JavaScript functionality
Return to School of Engineering (Drupal but non-EdWeb) migration.
Communication started with key stakeholders for the content migration schedule.
August Web publishers community event with about 60 attendees
Lead publisher list 95% complete
100 sites have accepted their migration phase and their 2 week time slot.
Work on local navigation and global navigation continues
Training outline structure built in Wiki and training and support materials ongoing.
Training dates now set for: Thursday 1 September
Training and video guidance continues - web form tutorial started
Issues
Still some issues with deployment and migration process which could effect dates of sites going live.
Project to stay Amber
Contingency built in as there are no plans for site migration during September 2022
Decided to pause the migrations for a short period and so will need to reschedule 5 sites which were due to go live due to some migration process issues.
Content we don't want to migrate still migrating
Image permission issues
URL not formating correctly
TPXimpact have stepped back as planned but this has slowed work as we adjust to this.
Project team reduced due to long term illness of one member - update now returned to work.
UX Manager left in August. Recruitment process started
Next steps
Use of taxonomies to create grouped content on listing pages
Requirements for possible Postgraduate Research Opportunities content type
Problems have been identified with the maintenance of the POS code data in MyEd which will delay one of the pilots.
The milestone relating to devolving content management has been moved out by a year, as the one pilot we have run didn't provide enough information for us to take this forward, and we'll need to do further research.
No progress or achievements were made this period as developer and other project team members were on annual leave until 15th August. The project team agreed that there would be no work carried out until their return.
Issues
On the developer's return they were not able to complete the analysis for Google Analytics as they were requested to help on P&M for testing bug fixes and for go-live. This has put WPS012 approximatively two weeks behind where we should be. Google Analytics 4 analysis and implement to DEV and TEST should have been completed. Resourcing has been re-assigned and secured to complete Google analytics 4 and React upgrades.
Next steps
Analysis for Google Analytics 4 to be completed
Google Analytics 4 to be deployed to DEV and TEST
React upgrade to DEV to commence
RAG Commentary
Due to P&M go-live, the developer had been conflicted to work on this from their return from annual leave on 15/08 resulting in no progress on WPS012 during August. This has now been resolved with work on Google Analytics starting form 01/09. Resourcing is assigned. Impact: a two week delay for the project with deployment and closure milestones extended.
Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects 2022/23
