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The University website (UWS) is implemented on the Polopoly CMS platform. In 2011/12 a project (ITS087) was carried out to evaluate the Drupal CMS for use as an alternative platform for the University Website. The final report from ITS087 - Drupal Technical Evaluation recommended that if the University wished to progress with the Drupal CMS the next phase of the evaluation should be a project to test the solution in practice using a proof of concept (POC).
Current project status
| Report Date | RAG | Budget | Effort Completed | Effort to complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2012 | GREEN | 100.0 days | 24.2 days | 75.8 |
Upgrade Efinancials to 4.1
Current project status
| Report Date | RAG | Budget | Effort Completed | Effort to complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | BLUE | 525.0 days | 532.0 days | 0.0 |
The University currently operates Business Objects Version 11 (BOXI) release 2, this release of the software is now past its supported life. This project must deliver an upgrade to the University's BOXI platform in order to continue support for the platform from SAP and to leverage the benefits of enhanced functionality delivered in the releases following release 2.
The main benefits that this project will deliver are:
Current project status
| Report Date | RAG | Budget | Effort Completed | Effort to complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2014 | BLUE | 658.0 days | 658.0 days | 0.0 |
Project Summary:
The objectives for this project were identified as follows:
- To implement a fully supported new database infrastructure
- To increase transactional performance for appropriate applications
- To put in place a scalable solution that offers horizontal scaling, thus reducing future costs when growth is deemed necessary
- To ensure we fully utilise both data centres at King's Buildings and Appleton Tower
The deliverables for the project were:
· The current Oracle database infrastructure has reached an age where it is no longer satisfying the demands made of it. This is constraining Applications Division’s ability to offer the best services to the University and in some cases performance has been badly impacted. The current infrastructure will shortly reach end of life and support will become an issue.
Current project status
| Report Date | RAG | Budget | Effort Completed | Effort to complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2013 | BLUE | 288.0 days | 286.8 days | 0.0 |
Project Summary:
Analysis of Resource Usage:
Staff Usage Estimate: 1 days
Staff Usage Actual: 1 days
Staff Usage Variance: 0%
Other Resource Estimate: 1 days
Other Resource Actual: 1 days
Other Resource Variance: 0%
Explanation for variance:
Key Learning Points:
Outstanding issues:
Project Summary:
Contributors
Role | Department | Name |
Project Manager (Owner) | Project Services | D Cruickshank |
Programme Manager | Project Services | M Franceschi |
Business Area Manager |
Card Services | B Croucher |
Project Sponsor |
Project Summary:
The Objectives, Scope, and Deliverables stated in the Project Brief were:
Current project status
| Report Date | RAG | Budget | Effort Completed | Effort to complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2012 | BLUE | 0.0 days | 0.0 days | 0.0 |
Following on from the delivery of a web-based stock requisitioning system for the Human Genetics Unit through Finance project FIN074, the key aims of this 2012/13 project are to develop and to rollout the new eStores system to other areas of the University which incorporate a store.
Current project status
| Report Date | RAG | Budget | Effort Completed | Effort to complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2012 | BLUE | 117.0 days | 129.5 days | 0.0 |