Overview

Background

This project will manage developments to be made to the Peace Agreements database PA-X (https://www.peaceagreements.org/) for 22/23.  The application has been developed over the last 10 years by Apps Dev for the School of Law - Political Settlement Research Programme (PSRP). Every year, PSRP put some budget towards additional improvements. 200 days have been pledged this year.

John Allison has been the primary contact/developer for the work up until now but has taken on a more senior role and has had less time to devote to these improvements. Consequently the work has been delayed and organisation has started to suffer (see JIRA diagrams). As a result, a project wrapper has been added to the development work to support delivery. The day-to-day dev work will now be handled by Callum Fenna-Roberts within John's team.

 

Scope

  • Existing JIRA improvements (see JIRA log)
  • Organising incoming additions to JIRA improvements
  • Production handover

 

Out of scope

  • Work being carried out by EPCC
  • Effort analysis on work outwith project (i.e. to be completed April onwards)

 

Objectives and Deliverables

Objectives and Deliverables Requirement
O1.  Organise improvements backlog  
        D1.  All JIRA tickets are organised/prioritised Must
O2.  Deliver improvements by 31st March  
        D2.  Deliver improvements in Sprints 1, 2, 3, 4 Must
O3.  Production handover  
        D3.1.  Complete TAD and SDS documents Must
        D3.2.  Handover to Production Must

 

Benefits

  • Well-organised continuous improvements
  • Supports sponsor in meeting funding requirements
  • Creates better support for future issues and improvements

 

Success Criteria

  • Stakeholders know what improvements are in the pipeline, what order / when they will be delivered, how they will be resourced
  • Improvements delivered by 31st March
  • Business is satisfied with progress and communication 
  • Process for managing improvements established and handover to Production

 

Project Milestones

Stage Milestone Due Date
Execute Sprint 1 01-Feb-2023
Plan Organise and prioritise JIRA 15-Feb-2023
Execute Sprint 2 15-Feb-2023
Execute Sprint 3 01-Mar-2023
Execute Complete TAD and SDS  24-Mar-2023
Deliver Deliver improvements sign-off 31-Mar-2023
Deliver Handover to Production 31-Mar-2023
Close Close 14-Apr-2023

Project Info

Project
Peace Agreements Database - Continuous Improvements 22/23
Code
HSS042
Programme
CAHSS Portfolio Projects
Management Office
ISG PMO
Project Manager
Alan Donald
Project Sponsor
Christine Bell
Current Stage
Close
Status
Closed
Project Classification
Grow
Start Date
16-Jan-2023
Planning Date
15-Feb-2023
Delivery Date
20-May-2024
Close Date
04-Dec-2024
Programme Priority
4
Overall Priority
Higher
Category
Discretionary